Accessing the DialAssist data

Q:
Is there any documentation or SDKs available for the ARA
DialAssist program?


A:

At this time, there is no official SDK or support for third
party access to the DialAssist system. However is quite
possible to look at the  DialAssist Pref file  yourself. 
You of course have follow all the rules about not opening
the resource when Dial Setup does (standard resource mgr
problems)

NOTE:: USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT YOUR OWN RISK!! THIS
IS NOT SUPPORTED BY DTS AND COULD (WILL PROBABLY) CHANGE IN
THE FUTURE

The DialAssist prefs are kept in the DialAssist Pref file in
the preference folder (no surprises there)

DialAssist Pref Information 

File Creator    'dlsu'
File Type       'dspf'

All the relevant info is kept in the resource fork under the following resources:

'DSPF'  0           // Dial Setup prefs record resource id.
'DSPF'  1           // Country Codes list resource id. 
'DSPF'  2           // Prefixes list resource id.
'DSPF'  3           // Long Distance Carriers list resource id.
'DSPF'  4           // Suffixes list (Credit Card) resource id.


// Dial Setup prefs record   'DSPF' 0
{
    short   	version;	// should be  0
    Str31		areaCode;	// Current Area Code
    short		numCCodes;	// number of Country codes records
    short 		curCCode;  	// current country code record
    void*       reserved;           
    short 		numPrefixes;	// number of Prefix records
    short 		curPrefix;  	// current Prefix record
    short       notused;
    void*       reserved;
    short		numCarriers; 	// number of Long Distance Carrier records
    short 		curCarrier;  	// current Long Distance Carrier record
    void*       reserved;
    short   	numSuffixes;   	//  number of Suffix (credit card) record
    short  		curSuffix;     	//  current Suffix (credit card) record
    void*       reserved;   
};



// Country codes record  'DSPF' 1
{
    Str31       countryName;
    Str31       countryCode;
    Str31       countryIAC;

};


/* 
    Example Country Codes List 'DSPF' 1

     "Australia",           "61",   "0011",
     "Austria",             "43",   "00",
     "Belgium",             "32",   "00",
     "Canada",              "1",    "011",
     "Denmark",             "45",   "009",
     "Finland",             "358",  "990",
     "France",              "33",   "19",
     "Germany",             "49",   "00",
     "Great Britain",       "44",   "010",
     "Greece",              "30",   "00",
     "Hong Kong",           "852",  "106",
     "Iceland",             "354",  "90",
     "Indonesia",           "62",   "00",
     "Ireland",             "353",  "16",
     "Italy",               "39",   "00",
     "Japan",               "81",   "001",
     "Malaysia",            "60",   "00",
     "Netherlands",         "31",   "09",
     "New Zealand",         "64",   "00",
     "Norway",              "47",   "095",
     "Philippines",         "63",   "00",
     "Singapore",           "65",   "005",
     "Spain",               "34",   "07",
     "Sweden",              "46",   "009",
     "Switzerland",         "41",   "00",
     "United States",       "1",    "011"
 */
 


// Other Dialing Setup lists  'DSPF' 2 - 3
{
    Str31       name;
    Str31       code;
};

/* 
    Example Prefixes  List 'DSPF' 2

     "Outside Line - 9",        "9,",
     "Outside Line - 8",        "8,"
*/


/* 
    Example Long Distance Carriers  List 'DSPF' 3

     "Dial 1",              "1",
     "AT&T (USA)",          "10288 0",
     "MCI (USA)",           "10222 0",
     "Sprint (USA)",        "10333 0"
*/


/* 
    Example Suffixes (Credit Card) List 'DSPF' 4

     "My Credit Card",      "ееее ееее ееее ееее ееее",
     "My Calling Card",     "ееее ееее ееее ееее ееее"
*/

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