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example14a-linux.vxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<vxml version="2.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/vxml">

<meta name="description" content="Calling OptimTalk Object example"/>
<meta name="author" content="OptimSys, s.r.o., Czech Republic (http://www.optimsys.cz)"/>
<meta name="copyright" content="free for any purpose"/>

<noinput> Hey, don't sleep! </noinput>

<var name="apptolaunch"/>

<form>
  <field name="apptolaunch">
    <prompt>
      Welcome. The power of external functions will be demonstrated to you.
      Choose one of the following applications, I will launch it for you. 
      <enumerate/>
    </prompt>

    <nomatch>
      <prompt>I didn't understand you. Please choose from the following list: <enumerate/></prompt>
    </nomatch>

    <option dtmf="1" value="mc"> midnight commander </option>
    <option dtmf="2" value="ls"> directory listing </option>
    <option dtmf="3" value="lynx"> lynx </option>
    <option dtmf="4" value="none"> none </option>

    <filled>
      <if cond="apptolaunch=='none'">
        <prompt> OK, I will launch no application. Goodbye. </prompt>
        <exit/>
      <else/>
        <assign name="application.apptolaunch" expr="dialog.apptolaunch"/>
        <goto next="#launch"/>
      </if>
    </filled>
  </field>
</form>

<form id="launch">
  <object codetype="application/x-ot-extfn" classid="appcall#appCall">
    <prompt> Launching the selected application </prompt>
    <param name="app" expr="apptolaunch"/>
    <param name="params" expr="''"/> 
      <!-- this example cannot pass any parameters to the application -->

    <catch event="error.semantic">
      External function failed. Error message: <value expr="_message"/>
      <exit/>
    </catch>
    <filled>
      External function was successful.
    </filled>
  </object>

</form>

</vxml>
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example14a-win32.vxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<vxml version="2.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/vxml">

<meta name="description" content="Calling OptimTalk Object example"/>
<meta name="author" content="OptimSys, s.r.o., Czech Republic (http://www.optimsys.cz)"/>
<meta name="copyright" content="free for any purpose"/>

<noinput> Hey, don't sleep! </noinput>

<var name="apptolaunch"/>

<form>
  <field name="apptolaunch">
    <prompt>
      Welcome. The power of external functions will be demonstrated to you.
      Choose one of the following applications, I will launch it for you.
      <enumerate/>
    </prompt>

    <nomatch>
      <prompt>I didn't understand you. Please choose from the following list: <enumerate/></prompt>
    </nomatch>

    <option dtmf="1" value="notepad"> notepad </option>
    <option dtmf="2" value="mspaint"> paint </option>
    <option dtmf="3" value="regedit"> registry editor </option>
    <option dtmf="4" value="none"> none </option>

    <filled>
      <if cond="apptolaunch=='none'">
        <prompt> OK, I will launch no application. Goodbye. </prompt>
        <exit/>
      <else/>
        <assign name="application.apptolaunch" expr="dialog.apptolaunch"/>
        <goto next="#launch"/>
      </if>
    </filled>
  </field>
</form>

<form id="launch">
  <object codetype="application/x-ot-extfn" classid="appcall#appCall">
    <prompt> Launching the selected application </prompt>
    <param name="app" expr="apptolaunch"/>
    <param name="params" expr="''"/>
      <!-- this example cannot pass any parameters to the application -->

    <catch event="error.semantic">
      External function failed. Error message: <value expr="_message"/>
      <exit/>
    </catch>
    <filled>
      External function was successful.
    </filled>
  </object>

</form>

</vxml>
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example14b-linux.vxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<vxml version="2.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/vxml">

<meta name="description" content="Calling OptimTalk Object example"/>
<meta name="author" content="OptimSys, s.r.o., Czech Republic (http://www.optimsys.cz)"/>
<meta name="copyright" content="free for any purpose"/>

<noinput> Hey, don't sleep! </noinput>

<var name="apptolaunch"/>

<form>
  <field name="apptolaunch">
    <prompt>
      Welcome. The power of external functions will be demonstrated to you.
      Choose one of the following applications, I will launch it for you. 
      <enumerate/>
    </prompt>

    <nomatch>
      <prompt>I didn't understand you. Please choose from the following list: <enumerate/></prompt>
    </nomatch>

    <option dtmf="1" value="mc"> midnight commander </option>
    <option dtmf="2" value="ls"> directory listing </option>
    <option dtmf="3" value="lynx"> lynx </option>
    <option dtmf="4" value="none"> none </option>

    <filled>
      <if cond="apptolaunch=='none'">
        <prompt> OK, I will launch no application. Goodbye. </prompt>
        <exit/>
      <else/>
        <assign name="application.apptolaunch" expr="dialog.apptolaunch"/>
        <goto next="#launch"/>
      </if>
    </filled>
  </field>
</form>

<form id="launch">
  <block>
    <prompt> Launching the selected application </prompt>

    <script> <![CDATA[
      var objAttrs = new Object();
      objAttrs.classid="appcall#appCall";
      objAttrs.codetype="application/x-ot-extfn";
      var params = new Object();
      params.app = apptolaunch;
      params.params = ''; // this example cannot pass any parameters to the application
      CallOptimTalkObject (objAttrs, params);
    ]]> </script>
  </block>

  <catch event="error.semantic">
    <prompt> External function failed. Error message: <value expr="_message"/></prompt>
    <exit/>
  </catch>

  <block>
    External function was successful.
  </block>
</form>

</vxml>
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example14b-win32.vxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<vxml version="2.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/vxml">

<meta name="description" content="Calling OptimTalk Object example"/>
<meta name="author" content="OptimSys, s.r.o., Czech Republic (http://www.optimsys.cz)"/>
<meta name="copyright" content="free for any purpose"/>

<noinput> Hey, don't sleep! </noinput>

<var name="apptolaunch"/>

<form>
  <field name="apptolaunch">
    <prompt>
      Welcome. The power of external functions will be demonstrated to you.
      Choose one of the following applications, I will launch it for you. 
      <enumerate/>
    </prompt>

    <nomatch>
      <prompt>I didn't understand you. Please choose from the following list: <enumerate/></prompt>
    </nomatch>

    <option dtmf="1" value="notepad"> notepad </option>
    <option dtmf="2" value="mspaint"> paint </option>
    <option dtmf="3" value="regedit"> registry editor </option>
    <option dtmf="4" value="none"> none </option>

    <filled>
      <if cond="apptolaunch=='none'">
        <prompt> OK, I will launch no application. Goodbye. </prompt>
        <exit/>
      <else/>
        <assign name="application.apptolaunch" expr="dialog.apptolaunch"/>
        <goto next="#launch"/>
      </if>
    </filled>
  </field>
</form>

<form id="launch">
  <block>
    <prompt> Launching the selected application </prompt>

    <script> <![CDATA[
      var objAttrs = new Object();
      objAttrs.classid="appcall#appCall";
      objAttrs.codetype="application/x-ot-extfn";
      var params = new Object();
      params.app = apptolaunch;
      params.params = ''; // this example cannot pass any parameters to the application
      CallOptimTalkObject (objAttrs, params);
    ]]> </script>
  </block>

  <catch event="error.semantic">
    <prompt> External function failed. Error message: <value expr="_message"/></prompt>
    <exit/>
  </catch>

  <block>
    External function was successful.
  </block>
</form>

</vxml>
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