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Re: [ECS] Event to Update call-id lists David Mccoll Wed, 3 Mar 1999 02:57:10 -0800

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Event success. I will upload a tidbit as soon as I work out the finishing
touches. Yipee no more CID file edits.

David M


>>:
>>:Well I live with a bunch of girls, 5 to be exact. Yes I know: poor
>Dave.
>>:Anyway the girls change every couple months. Yes, it gets even better.
>But
>>:it becomes a nuisance to update the CID file all the time. So I got to
>>:thinking about ways to allow them to do the work for me. I think USER
>input
>>:could have many uses. Anyway I thought it would make for a challenging
>and
>>:interesting event. Shall we have a competition for best usage and code
>?
>>:
>>:I plan three implementations of the event. One from an X-10 Maxi-pad,
>one
>>:from one of those little Genovation 2-line LCD keypads and the other
>on the
>>:Panasonic PBX/Bigmouth combo where I am going to try to pull it off as
>a
>>:local phone-macro.
>>:
>>:Normally I use a single CID file. A separate file for each user may be
>>best.
>>:A text item that would automatically be appended to the number after
>entry
>>:and the complete string would be appended to the users CID file with a
>DOS
>>:command.
>>:
>>:Example Dialog as follows:
>>:ECS: CALL ID EDITOR
>>:ECS: Enter Number and press #
>>:User: 8756465#
>>:ECS: Enter USER NUMBER and press #
>>:User: 2#
>>:ECS: 8756465 added to USER 2 CID List
>>:
>>:The actual CID file would look like this:
>>:USER 2 CID List
>>:3331212    2    Jasmin's Friend
>>:8756465    2    Jasmine's Friend
>>:
>>:Notice the state for all of the numbers in USER 2's (Jasmine's) file
>can be
>>:the same. The same state number allows easier filtering for
>personalized
>>:Phone-Box User 2's outgoing message based on CID.
>>:
>>:Inputting the hyphen - in the xxx-xxx-xxxx or adding a persons name to
>the
>>:number could be ugly unless there was really good voice prompting or
>keypad
>>:overlays. I guess a touchscreen could make this much more interesting.
>>:
>>:David M
>>:
>>:
>>:-----Original Message-----
>>:From: Michael David <michael@michaeldavid.com>
>>:To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
>>:Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 9:19 PM
>>:Subject: Re: [ECS] Event to Update call-id lists
>>:
>>:
>>:>Hmmm, what an interesting idea.  Are you suggesting that when a guest
>>comes
>>:>to the house, you have them walk over to the keypad and type in their
>>phone
>>:>number And, by extension, if you had a text terminal there, they
>could
>>:enter
>>:>their name too.
>>:>
>>:>OK, taking it a step further, wouldn't it be great to have them email
>the
>>:>info to you, in some predefined form, or have a web form somewhere
>they
>>:>could fill out.   ECS, or some external program, would then parse the
>>data,
>>:>and append it to the CID file.
>>:>
>>:>Hmmmm...
>>:>
>>:>Cheers!
>>:>
>>:>Michael David
>>:>michael@michaeldavid.com
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