Send email on ring with caller id info

[Raptor]

Hi not sure if this has been asked before but i am trying to send an email with the caller id info when someone calls the house.

i can't work out how to do it and cant find the solution anywhere...

any ideas?

Raptor

[stevea]

It's probably more than you are looking for, but my SnevlCID package does it. You can set it up to work directly with HSPhone. I have it send me a text message (you can separately do an email as well) each time a call comes in. The whole package is probably overkill for just doing what you want, but if you don't come up with some other way, it would do it.

Steve

[Raptor]

Thanks Steve, i will search for it

[Rupp]

If you are using HomeSeer Phone then select a trigger type of phone and then in the On CallerID Available. Then in the actions select email

[stevea]

If you are using HomeSeer Phone then select a trigger type of phone and then in the On CallerID Available. Then in the actions select email

I forgot about the CallerID available trigger. That does sound like the easiest way to do what he wants.

Steve

[Raptor]

Hi,

the issue here is i can't get the email to show the caller id info from the script.

it is sending me the email just withouth the caller id/

Raptor

[stevea]

Raptor,

I hadn't noticed your follow-up post, so assumed you were good to go. Sorry for abandoning you.

A short script should do you:

Sub Main(ByVal parms as Object)
        Dim num as String = hsp.CIDnumber(1)
        Dim name as String = hsp.CIDname(1)
        Dim msg as String = "A call was received from " & name & ", at number " & num
        Dim s_to as String = ""
        Dim s_from as String = "insert from address here>"
        hs.SendEmail(s_to,s_from,"Phone call",msg)
End Sub 

Create an event that is triggered on "CID available" as Rupp suggested, and use this script (save it as a .VB file) as the action.

Make sure you put in the right TO email address, and the FROM needs to be a legit email address. Of course, you need to have set up email in the HS config.

Steve