Recognising a phone number on a Blackberry

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Hi there,

I am customising a database to be accessed from a Blackberry device and am reaching a little block when it comes to having phone numbers as hyperlink (to automatically call that number directly from the form).

If the number is formatted as 44(777)7777777 for example, the device recognises that as a phone number and I can call it. If, however, the number is formatted as 07777777777 it does not recognise this.

Is there a way anyone can tell me to enable the device to somehow know that I might want to call the number?

Thanks!

Alex

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Subject: Recognising a phone number on a Blackberry

Hi Alex

here is a copy and paste from one of the development guides which you can download from the BalckBerry web site. It explains how you have to format the HTML in order get ‘active’ phone links for the different network types:

"Phone links The browser supports the following types of phone links:

• Wireless Telephony Application Interface (WTAI) Make Call links (URI form): <a href="wtai://wp/

mc;14165551212">Call office

• telephone links in i-mode format: Call office

• Direct Connect links on iDEN® networks: Call office

• Computer Telephone Integration (CTI): Call office

When users click a phone link, the phone opens and a dialog box appears. Users select whether or not to make

the call."

The extract was taken from the “BlackBerry Wireless Handheld Browser 4.0” guide: http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/BlackBerry_Wireless_Handheld_Browser_4.0_Content_Developer_Guide?func=doc.Fetch&nodeId=765890&docTitle=BlackBerry+Wireless+Handheld+Browser+4.0+Content+Developer+Guide

Mike.

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Subject: Recognising a phone number on a Blackberry

have code in the form to reformat phone numbers to specific format when saving.