UNHIDE A PHONE NUMBER WITH VB?

[verspieren]

Is it possible to create a program wich will be able to display an hide phone number ?

with mscomm ?

is someone has an idea ... )


many thanks.

 

[williamu]

I assume you are refering the the CallerID of a Phone call. If this is the case then you can buy ActiveX controls for this or if the budget it tight you can do it yourself using the TAPI from MS.



William
Software Engineer
ICQ No. 56047340

 

[verspieren]

Exactly !

Since a couple of days i'm harrassed by anonymous calls !

The goal is to be able to detect an incoming call and to know what is the real phone number ( callerid )!

what about 'mscomm' ?

DO you have a sample ?


MANY MANY thanks for your help.

 

[williamu]

Well first of all you need to get your provider to enable caller ID on your phone line. The next and the cheapest option is to buy a phone that supports caller ID. Job done, simply look at the number then either answer or ignore.

The other option is to plug your phone into your modem and have your code do the work (but this is not easy) even if done with mscomm.

As far as an example is concerned I don't have one for mscomm.

HTH

William
Software Engineer
ICQ No. 56047340

 

[williamu]

Oh! I forgot to mention that this service will only show number's where a number has not been withheld by the caller. In the UK it's 141 (I think) before you dial.

There are other cases when calls come from networks that don't support it at all. Some telecoms companies do have a service that will prevent people from calling you if they are withholding their number by advising them not to redial.
This only applies to a 141 type scenario, but non forwarding networks get through.




William
Software Engineer
ICQ No. 56047340