From: dean.earley@icode.co.uk   
      
   mwulfe@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > I want to use my PC to make telephone calls, without using VOIP or the   
   > Internet.  So for example, using VB (VB6 or .Net), I want to define   
   > the number to call, and using the mscomm component (or other, if more   
   > appropriate), use the audio card's speakers and mic to listen and   
   > talk.   
   >   
   > I have tried the VB6 DIALER.VBP, but it does some strange things, like   
   > leaving the line open even after the port is closed, and will not   
   > really make a connection.   
   >   
   > Does anyone have a more up-do-date example of how to do this?   
      
   You may want to look at the TAPI (telephony API) and its associated VB   
   control.   
      
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   Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)   
   i-Catcher Development Team   
      
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