Re: iSeries/RPG Application TAPI Interface

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not familiar with TAPI, but I do know that the OS/400 sockets API
supports telephony.  I believe it's intended for an ISDN connection, and
allows you to dial & communicate over an ISDN network.

Not really sure if that translates directly to what you're doing.  I have
to admit, I'm not much of a telephone guy.  But, you might want to check
out the Sockets Programming manual for information:

 
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/ic2924/info/rzab6/rzab6mst.pdf

My sockets stuff only works with TCP/IP sockets, not telephony, but it
should be relatively easy to adapt.  All you have to do is define the
AF_TELEPHONY constant to the correct number, and create a sockaddr_tel
data structure that matches the ILE C version.

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Scott Klement  http://www.scottklement.com

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Bruce Guetzkow wrote:

> I have an RPG application that displays account information in a display
> file (5250 emulation/iSeries Access).  Among the information displayed
> is a phone number, which our agents must manually dial.  Our phone
> system is TAPI compliant.
>
> I would like to give our agents a command key to press (or click) to
> dial the phone number for them.  Has anyone on this list done this?  Any
> documentation I could be directed to to get more information?
>
> My first guess is that I'll need to do some sockets programming, which
> I've never done before, but I'll stick with my motto:
>       YLSNED - You Learn Something New Every Day
>