Saturday, September 6, 2008

How to add a phone book entry?

On your web site's Contact Us page, you probably want to provide an easy way for visitors to add your contact number into their Contacts list without quitting the browser. The Add Phone Book Entry WTAI URL allows you to do just that. The following link prompts a user to add the phone number +18001234567 as ABC Corp in their phone Contacts list :

        <6a7href="wtai://wp/ap;+18001234567;ABC Corp">
Add our contact number
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Adding a Contacts list entry from a web site

The complete syntax of the WTAI URL allows you to use a WML variable to capture the return status value of the operation. Table lists the possible return values.

wtai://wp/ap;[phone number];[contact name]![variable name]

Table The status codes after the Add Phone Book Entry operation

Status code

Description

0

Success

-1

Unspecified error

-100

The contact name parameter is too long or unacceptable

-101

The phone number is invalid

-102

The phone number is too long

-103

The phone entry cannot be written

-104

The phone book is full


The corresponding function in WMLScript is addPBEntry:

var flag = WTAPublic.addPBEntry ("+18001234567", "ABC Corp");

So far, I have covered the WTAI public library URLs and functions, which all Nokia devices support. Some phones might support extended WTAI libraries, which provide functions for call management, SMS texting, and more Contacts list operations. You need to check your phone manual and the Forum Nokia web site (http://forum.nokia.com) to find out exactly what WTAI calls are supported on your device.

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