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Name: Peter S.
Date: July 13, 2005 at 08:30:37 Pacific
OS: MS-DOS 6.22
CPU/Ram: 486/66
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Hi, is there any program that will get the caller ID information from the telephone line and display it on the screen? (My caller ID is activated) I have an internal modem that works fine on COM2.

Thanks!


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Name: wizard-fred
Date: July 13, 2005 at 09:07:19 Pacific
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The next thing you need to verify is whether your modem supports caller id. Seach google for caller id. There are a few sites that have a test program for the modem. Otherwise check your moden's manual.


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Response Number 2
Name: Peter S.
Date: July 13, 2005 at 10:23:31 Pacific
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Yes, the manual says it supports Caller ID


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Response Number 3
Name: Peter S.
Date: July 13, 2005 at 10:30:59 Pacific
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I found a program at FileLibrary.com called "CallInfo" (callin10.zip)

http://www.filelibrary.com/Contents/DOS/2/6.html

However the link us broken. Does anyone know where to get Callinfo?


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Name: hiho
Date: July 13, 2005 at 12:04:58 Pacific
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http://files.chatnfiles.com/Nightowl%2015/007A/files.htm


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Name: wizard-fred
Date: July 13, 2005 at 12:56:22 Pacific
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If you only need to display the information on the screen, all you need is a terminal program. Just open com2 and wait for input. You may have to set it for 1200 baud to match the callerid output of the modem.

You can write a similar program in QBASIC.


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Response Number 6
Name: Peter S.
Date: July 13, 2005 at 13:14:00 Pacific
Reply:

Could you point me in the direction of the QBASIC program?


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Response Number 7
Name: hiho
Date: July 13, 2005 at 13:49:24 Pacific
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"You can WRITE a similar program in QBASIC"

QBASIC is included in the MS-DOS install....


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Response Number 8
Name: Peter S.
Date: July 13, 2005 at 14:40:31 Pacific
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YES, I know that! I guess I should have clarified. I mean could someone help or tell me where to find the QBASIC program because I have little experience with writing them. Or at least get me started.


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Response Number 9
Name: jboy
Date: July 13, 2005 at 18:13:45 Pacific
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.. kinda doubt you'll be initially successful if you are only now aware of the concept.

As already mentioned, it should be part of your DOS install - it's what runs that version of DOS Edit and the excellent 'Help' interface.

Once you manage to find the application - next stop -> programming

Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. -John Wayne


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Response Number 10
Name: wizard-fred
Date: July 14, 2005 at 01:35:08 Pacific
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In place of programming may I recommend letting your fingers do the walking.

Google - caller id dos

http://www.filelibrary.com/Contents/DOS/2/6.html - prg 213 to enable your modem. prg 217 to display te caller id.

Caller ID - http://www.modem-help.co.uk/help/clid.html - has a good example of using a terminal program to test and do caller id.

I didn't give a basic example since I don't have a modem on this computer. (wireless lan)
Using a terminal program with an initialization string to enable the modem is what I would do, to save the calls turn logging on.


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Response Number 11
Name: Peter S.
Date: July 15, 2005 at 18:42:32 Pacific
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Well I dug out my old copy of QuickFax II and entered the command AT#CID=1. The caller's name, the date and the time now show up on the screen. Thanks


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