Skype Integration with Access 2003?

[Guest]

For one of my projects as an IT intern at a mortgage company, I am attempting
to create a sales pipeline database using Access 2003. The company uses
SkypeOut for its calls to clients, and its current web-based database (which
I'm basing this database off) integrates with Skype nicely (i.e. each client
phone number is replaced with a button to call whichever client is being
viewed). I'd like to get Access to do something like this, to make it easier
on the Account Executives. Instead of having to copy/paste phone numbers into
Skype, I think it'd be nice to just click a button.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make this work? I'd be most
appreciative.

--Ben

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

For one of my projects as an IT intern at a mortgage company, I am attempting
to create a sales pipeline database using Access 2003. The company uses
SkypeOut for its calls to clients, and its current web-based database (which
I'm basing this database off) integrates with Skype nicely (i.e. each client
phone number is replaced with a button to call whichever client is being
viewed). I'd like to get Access to do something like this, to make it easier
on the Account Executives. Instead of having to copy/paste phone numbers into
Skype, I think it'd be nice to just click a button.

I'd suggest searching the Skype website using the keywords API or
Visual Basic or locate a page meant for developers. Quite often
Visual Basic code works quite well in Access.

Tony
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[Paul Shapiro]

Or look at the code that's running on the website now. If it's not VB, use
it as a model for writing your code.

 

[Ken Warthen]

Ben,

Did you ever find a solution for Skype integration? I'm looking at doing
something similar and was curious if you were able to get it to work.

Ken Warthen
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