Script to call a phone number from a Windows PC

[drmurdoch]

Is there such a thing ?

Topic change:
was - windows Script to call a phone number and call my extension if they answer ?
update - Script to call a phone number from Windows

Could be triggered by
(i) a telephone number (only) in the clipboard.
(ii) An Autohotkey program. (I could make this). But I would need a script that could call a phone number from a predetermined extension.

 

[MGD4me]

And, you might want to add an additional 'feature' to your request:

Once the called party answers to play an appropriate recording, such as "Please stay on the line while we connect you to drmurdoch". Otherwise, if there is more than a couple of seconds of "dead air" while calling your extension, they could just hang up believing it is another robo call.

 

[drmurdoch]

if there is more than a couple of seconds of "dead air"

For sure

I see these "Call Back" scripts.

Asterisk Queue Callback

https://www.voip-info.org/asterisk-tips-call-back/

Asterisk tips Call Back

https://www.voip-info.org/asterisk-tips-call-back/

Another cool script -> Click-to-Dial

http://nerdvittles.com/?p=168 ( file download - http://nerdvittles.com/trixbox123/Click2Dial.zip )

For those new to this technology, the basic idea behind Click-to-Dial or click to call applications is that folks can visit your web site, click on a link after plugging in their phone number, and a call is placed from your Asterisk PBX connecting you and them without the visitors incurring any long distance charges. The initial call to you is placed first, and it can be to any extension on your Asterisk system or even your cellphone if you have more than one outbound (termination) trunk. If you don't answer, no second call is placed. Once you answer, the outbound call to the web site visitor is placed.