Comments on: Skype + Applescript = poor man’s voice web services

By: Richard K Miller

Richard K Miller — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:49:44 +0000

Cool, thanks DMS!

By: DMS

DMS — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:42:00 +0000

Put together a script to dial and sms/text message through skype, controlled by applescript. No additional tools, i.e. Alfred, required.
http://photolifetoys.blogspot.com/2011/12/applescript-control-over-skype-call.html

By: Scott Murray

Scott Murray — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:35:04 +0000

Thanks for this! Your code helped me put together this AppleScript which makes it easy to initiate Skype calls via Alfred:

http://alignedleft.com/projects/2011/Call%20with%20Skype.alfredextension.zip

More info on Alfred here: http://www.alfredapp.com/

By: dwerg85

dwerg85 — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:35:38 +0000

blazena: that can be more or less easily (albeit tediously) done by making three different scripts and attaching them to ical events. there’s probably a more savvy way of doing it, but that’s how i schedule sms messages.

By: Blazena

Blazena — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:02:08 +0000

Hello, I would like to program and call some mobile telephone numbers .
for example: 9:00 call to 782638947, 9:02 call to12398499, etc.
Also, I want to call 3 different mobile phones at the same time.
I tried to find it out online but unfortunately I couldnt find anything..
I would be very happy if someone could help me for this. Thank you!

By: Don

Don — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:21:50 +0000

Great! thanks again
Don

By: Chris B.

Chris B. — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:35:03 +0000

Any time! Need any other help, just ask. Cbb2296@gmail.com

By: Don

Don — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:51:51 +0000

Thank you so much for that! Awesome!
Don

By: Chris B

Chris B — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:54:29 +0000

yah Don I have a script here that I wrote for you just replace YOUR TEXT HERE with what you want to send in the message and replace YOUR PHONE NUMBER HERE with your phone number also, make sure to enable access for assistive devices.

tell application “iChat”
activate
end tell
tell application “System Events” to keystroke “n” using {command down, option down}

– Type ‘phone #’
delay 1.719537
set timeoutSeconds to 2.0
set uiScript to “keystroke \”YOUR PHONE NUMBER HERE
\”"
my doWithTimeout(uiScript, timeoutSeconds)

end run

on doWithTimeout(uiScript, timeoutSeconds)
set endDate to (current date) + timeoutSeconds
repeat
try
run script “tell application \”System Events\”
” & uiScript & ”
end tell”
exit repeat
on error errorMessage
if ((current date) > endDate) then
error “Can not ” & uiScript
end if
end try
end repeat
end doWithTimeout
– Type ‘TEXT MESSAGE’
delay 1.719537
set timeoutSeconds2 to 2.0
set uiScript2 to “keystroke \”YOUR TEXT HERE
\”"
my doWithTimeout2(uiScript2, timeoutSeconds2)

end run

on doWithTimeout2(uiScript2, timeoutSeconds2)
set endDate to (current date) + timeoutSeconds2
repeat
try
run script “tell application \”System Events\”
” & uiScript2 & ”
end tell”
exit repeat
on error errorMessage
if ((current date) > endDate) then
error “Can not ” & uiScript
end if
end try
end repeat
end doWithTimeout2
end

By: Don

Don — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:26:05 +0000

Hi there. Wondering if some kind person could help me. I’m desperately looking for a really simple applescript that will send me a simple SMS message. I have purchased EvoCam for my home security system which works incredibly well but I really need it to send me an sms when motion is detected.
I’m sure this would be dead simple for anyone who knows how to applscript but unfortunately I don’t.
Thanks in advance!
Don