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Re: [ECS] [Fwd: CID Works!] Daniel Dubay Mon, 17 Aug 1998 12:02:11 -0400

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Thanks for this info Mark.  You used to have a "Character" item type but I
noticed it was dropped in an update.  This might make #1 easier?  Any reason it
was dropped?

Thanks

Dan Dubay

Mark Gilmore wrote:

> Ingo, 2 methods come to mind:
>
> 1) Using the SET/CHAR operator, set a number item to
>    the 1st char from the caller-id-name item.
>    Then compare it to 63 (ascii value for "?")
> 2) Create a text-item holding text "?" (you will have
>    to edit ecs.cfg manually to do so, given the problem
>    entering "?"). Then you can compare the text of this
>    item with the caller-id-name item via the IS/T1 operator.
> 3) Edit ecs.cfg manually and place the "?" where desired.
>
> > Mark Gilmore wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >     ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Subject: CID Works!
> > Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 22:53:47 -0400
> > From: "Ingo Dean (Outlook Express)" <Ingo_Dean@mentorg.com>
> > To: "Mark Gilmore" <markgilmore@cococo.net>
> >
> > Great!  The Out-of-Area CID stuff works!
> >
> > Now, one question...
> >
> > It looks like you set Caller-ID-Name to "?" when the number is valid,
> > but the name is not.  How do I check that?  I can't set a text item to
> > "?" for comparison, since that's the HELP button...
> >
> > Ultimately, I want my CID announcements to announce names only when
> > they're available, but if just the number is available, I want the
> > number announced.
> >
> > |       Do      Local Phone Session     Set             Local-Phone-Button
> > |       Do      Remote Phone Sess.      Set             Remote-Phone-Button
> > |
> > |       BEGINIF Caller-ID-C             Is Not Now      None
> > |       Do      Text-A                  T1<-T1          MSG:Call From
> > |       Do      Text-A                  Set             <Space>
> > |       Do      Text-A                  T1/A<-T1        Caller-ID-Name
> > |
> > |       If      Caller-ID-Number        Is GT           CID:Out-Of-Area
> > |       Then    Text-A                  Set             <Space>
> > |       Then    Text-A                  Set             a
> > |       Then    Text-A                  Set             t
> > |       Then    Text-A                  Set             <Space>
> > |       Then    Text-A                  T1/A<-T1        Caller-ID-Number
> > |
> > |               Announce it:
> > |       Do      Text-A                  Set             Display/Log/Speak
> > |       ENDIF

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