As Part of our survey we need to double check(validate) the phone
number... I would like to dial the number and record it only if I
hear the tone... Any tip on how to do that inside a form ?
-Max
Faculte Des Sciences
Universite d'Etat d'Haiti
hey max,
you'd have to build your own widget to do something like that. before
you dive into any code, have you considered more manual alternatives?
when the surveyor collects the number, ask the participant to
flash/beep the surveyor's phone. when the call comes through, odk
collect will show a dialog about an incoming call. the surveyor can
decline this call and continue the survey knowing the number is valid.
because the call was declined, no charges would be incurred.
any reason why that wouldn't work?
yaw
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On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 19:38, max larson wrote: > As Part of our survey we need to double check(validate) the phone > number... I would like to dial the number and record it only if I > hear the tone... Any tip on how to do that inside a form ? > > -Max > Faculte Des Sciences > Universite d'Etat d'Haiti > > -- > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en >Hi Yaw,
Thanks for your tips
when the surveyor collects the number, ask the participant to
flash/beep the surveyor's phone. when the call comes through, odk
collect will show a dialog about an incoming call. the surveyor can
decline this call and continue the survey knowing the number is valid.
because the call was declined, no charges would be incurred.any reason why that wouldn't work?
- Yes unfortunately many people that are living in the camps might not
have credit even they have a phone... So by making the surveyor issue
the call, we avoid this problem.
Thanks
-Max
yeah, in that case, you gotta build a widget. all you need is java
programming experience and the help from the devs at
opendatakit-developers@googlegroups.com
the alternative is to do a long press on the phone number when you
type it in, copy and paste it into the dialer to make the call, and
then come back to the survey. not exactly easy, but it works.
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On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 08:29, Max wrote: > Hi Yaw, > > Thanks for your tips > >> when the surveyor collects the number, ask the participant to >> flash/beep the surveyor's phone. when the call comes through, odk >> collect will show a dialog about an incoming call. the surveyor can >> decline this call and continue the survey knowing the number is valid. >> because the call was declined, no charges would be incurred. >> >> any reason why that wouldn't work? > > - Yes unfortunately many people that are living in the camps might not > have credit even they have a phone... So by making the surveyor issue > the call, we avoid this problem. > > Thanks > > -Max > > -- > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en >thanks Yaw
-M