i have an Excel-Sheet in which i create phone hyperlinks by vba with the format
tel:+49 1234 56789
(in the actual link there is "%20" included for spaces like this: "tel:+49%201234%2056789"). The hyperlink is working fine and clickable on a Windows PC (e.g. it opens Skype to call the number), but it also has work when I open the Excel file on an Iphone. So if i click on the number it should open the call menu.
So far i have tried using "callto:" instead of "tel:" and different phone number formatting, but nothing worked so far. A short click on an Iphone does nothing, and if I do a long click i can just copy the number.
tel is the correct protocol to use and it works.
I created a sample Excel file and manually set the link to
tel:+49%201234%2056789
When the Excel file is opened in Excel for iPhone, tap the cell with the link and then tap Link
Then tap Open
and then tap Call
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I'm testing on iOS 13.2 this link from a webpage:
Open IG
It first opens the IG app, and then right away opens IG in Safari, and below displays a message if I want to switch to the app.
why does it make two actions at once?
I want to make only one action - either have it open Instagram right away with the correct path, or open instagram in web version right away.
I know I can use this link format instead:
Open IG 2
But it is not the format I wish to use, but I'm not sure if it supported on all phones, and also it might do nothing if a user does not have the app installed, right?
I have written an iPhone App that looks at a webpage. (I have authorized the App to access Calendar.) One of the links is a calendar link. When I look at that link with Safari, I get a message.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/opzhxcrg8ye2z4v/Screen%20Shot%202018-11-23%20at%201.17.15%20PM.png?dl=0
"The website is trying to show you a calendar invite. Do you want to allow it ...". I can then add it to my calendar. However, when I open that identical link inside my app, my app does not recognize it is a calendar link and then I get options to either Open, Add to Read List, copy ...".
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wd7n8n9bz764wih/Screenshot%202018-11-23%2013.20.53.png?dl=0
My question is how to get my App to recognize that a link is a calendar link?
One determines what should be in the file by the suffix and the MIME content type.
For icalendars, the suffix is .ics and the MIME content type is text/calendar. If a link does not have .ics suffix your app can ignore it, if it has a .ics, then it should check the header for the mime-type.
What is a MIME type?
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types/Complete_list_of_MIME_types
What a browser or device actually does with the file depends on what the user has set in the settings. EG: a .pdf will topen in the way that the user has told the browser to open .pdf's - either in browser or adobe reader.
EG in windows for development purposes, I have specified that calendar links (links with suffix .ics) should be opened in my editor rather than my calendar.
I have an angular based website with a whatsapp share button using the url-scheme.
I'm trying to open whatsapp with text containing a URL. As in angular based sites, the site name contains an hashtag (%23). Like the following example:
whatsapp://send?text=Hello All%0AHow are you%0A%0Ahttp://www.example.com/%23/login
This works perfectly on android device.
However, on iOS, the whatsapp get opened but the text isn't imbeeded in the input area. (specifically version 9 as I only have devices of that version)
Any Suggestions ?
Often via gmail I am sent an link to the location of a file on the company server, ie
afp://Client/Somename/Someothername/Bla/Bla/Bla/Hereisthefile.file
or
file:///Volumes/Client/Somename/Someothername/Bla/Bla/Bla/Hereisthefile.file
Sometimes this name is so long that it literally takes a minute to navigate to the folder. Is there a way, or a widget or software that would allow me to either click on the link, cut an past the link, so that I can navigate directly to the path? I know that gmail forbids this directly in an email, but perhaps there is a work around?
In OSX:
Triple-click the entire path to select it (not just the blue part)
Press command c to copy the link
Click anywhere on the desktop or make sure you switch to Finder
Press command k
Paste the link into the Server Address box
Press connect or enter and arrive at the folder destination.
Hope that helps!
Space Age Crystal's suggestion will work for your afp (and smb) links, but it won't work for file links.
For file links, substitute these last three steps:
Press Shift-Command-G: Shift-⌘-G
Paste the link into the Go to the Folder box
Press Go (or press the return or enter key) to arrive at the folder destination.
I am developing my first blackberry app, I have strings.xml where I keep all HTML content I may need to display in some screens. I can successfully display the html content but nothing happen when you click the web links.
For example, I have the following in strings.xml
<![CDATA[Hazcheck systems]]>
When I load the above string into a screen, I see the link as expected, but, nothing happen when I click it.
I tried to remove CDATA tags, but, it didn't help. Any ideas?