To initiate a chat in Skype for Business, we can use:
Open Skype Business
However, is it possible to have open the window and pre-populate it with text - like we would if we use a mailto we can set the subject by using
Email
Related
We would like to add a hyperlink in our intranet which when clicked will open google chat conversation with the specified bot developed using Google Chat API.
When creating a chatbot via https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/chat.googleapis.com/hangouts-chat?project=xxxxxxxx, the only identifying information about the bot appears to be an App ID (Project Number) and the Bot name.
As of 2020 version of Google Chat, there appears to be no documentation on how to create a direct URI to a user or bot ID) say something like https://chat.google.com/users/XXXXXXXXX where XXXXXXXX is the Bot ID
An inspection of the Google Chat Web Widget (https://chat.google.com) roster/contact list when communicating with the bot suggests that bot identifiers are of the form user/bot/114553095703997684XXX or user/114553095703997684XXX where 114553095703997684XXX is the App Id referenced earlier.
How can we programmatically construct a direct URI to the chat bot given its App ID or Name?
There is currently no method to create a URL that opens a space with a user or bot.
To get a list of spaces you would need to already be part of one.
I would suggest creating a Feature Request if you have not yet. Create an Issue and submit it as a Feature Request.
I had created bot app using Circuit SDK and got a sandbox in circuitsandbox.net. To create a bot application I went to "Manage Applications" -> "Custom Apps" and created a bot app. It works great but only way to add bot to conversation I found is to type his full mail in "Add Conversation" menu. Is it possible to found him like common user (searching by his name)?
Bots can be added via email as you noted, and not by its name.
But the new way to add bots to conversations is via the sidebar. This will be available very shortly, probably in a week or two.
I know its easy to add Skype link using https://www.skype.com/en/developer/create-contactme-buttons/ .
But can the similar stuff be done for SkypeForBusiness ?
Creating a link like this works with my employer.
Chat with Skype
I didn't see anything useful on the SDK site.
A quick Google search for "Skype for Business button" returned many results. I don't see anything explicitly saying that you can. Have you tried to use a Skype for Business account when creating a Contact Me button? If so and it didn't work I'd say the answer is no, the functionality isn't available..
Skype for Business has extensive set web APIs available through Web SDK which you can use to achieve your functionality. Is the user on your website an anonymous user or authenticated to Skype for Business?
If the user is authenticated then you can do P2P calls through the SDK, else you would need to create meeting to let the anonymous user talk to a Skype for Business authenticated user.
Also, follow the Web SDK sample and check out Conversation Control that should solve your purpose.
No, you can't create a Skype Button for Skype For Business, because SFB uses email addresses as the handle, and these aren't accepted by the contact me button creator here: https://www.skype.com/en/developer/create-contactme-buttons/
I know one can't access internal storage of another app,but can we make an app that just gets the names of all other apps installed?
No you do not have access to the other apps installed that are not "Microsoft" apps. The best you can do is have access to "launchers." Read this article by Jeff Blankenburg: http://www.jeffblankenburg.com/2010/10/07/31-days-of-windows-phone-day-7-launchers/
Per Jeff's article (source code is available via the url above):
For a quick look at the list of Launchers, here’s what you’ve got so far:
using Microsoft.Phone.Tasks;
BingMapsDirectionsTask – allows you to provide turn by turn directions from either a start AND end point, or from the user’s current location to an end point.
BingMapsTask – you can use this task to launch a map with a specific point labeled.
ConnectionSettingsTask – a task that allows you to direct your users to their wi-fi, bluetooth, and other settings of their device.
EmailComposeTask – allows the user to send an email using their email accounts.
MarketplaceDetailTask – launches the Windows Phone Marketplace, and takes the user to a specific product offering.
MarketplaceHubTask – launched the Windows Phone Marketplace, and allows you to specify a category of applications to show by default.
MarketplaceReviewTask – takes the user to the Windows Phone Marketplace to review the current application.
MarketplaceSearchTask – launches search results for the Windows Phone Marketplace, based on a search term your user enters (or that you specify.)
MediaPlayerLauncher – launches the internal Media Player application, and plays the media file that you specify.
PhoneCallTask – launches the Phone application and displays the provided phone number and name. The phone call isn’t dialed until the user presses “Call.”
SearchTask – think of this as a way to provide a Bing search from your application.
SMSComposeTask – launches the Messaging application, and presents the user with the ability to send a text message. You can specify recipients and message body, but the user has to send it.
WebBrowserTask – launches the Web Browser, and navigates to the specified URL.
Also, Windows Phone 8 has released some new features to add to this list. Check out the new items via MSDN.
I'm working on an app that uses an email log in form within the app.
my goal is to have the application take the String from the text field (quite easy) and then post it somehow to the email provider's website's log in form, does anyone know how I might do this? and if not, does anyone have any links I might find useful?
P.S. I am writing this email client for Mac OSX, not iPhone.
This is generally not how you want to do this.
Email clients access/send the users' emails using protocols such as SMTP, POP3, or IMAP, and not by interacting with the web interface of the email provider.
You could try using a library like VMime, which should let you connect to your users' mailboxes using the above protocols.