Messenger Question!

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Not exactly a DB question but the storing will be done in a DB and using PHP.

Anyways with the growing demand of IM's I want to add to my site easy access for people contact me. I could add my Yahoo! username for Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger email address but I want to make it easier for people to add me, most people won't bother doing it the long way.

So want I want to do is store my id's to a DB than run a query to fetch the id required than output a hyperlink to the user to add me. When they click the hyperlink it will automatically detect if they have got that Messenger system on their system and if logged in I will be added to the list. If not logged in or have the Messenger than it will display a error.

Is there a way to DETECT if they have Yahoo! or MSN Messengter installed?

Also I know the hyperlink code to add users from a url for Yahoo! Messenger but does anyone know it or some code for MSN Messenger?

Thanks for your time.

J

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Re: Messenger Question!

JeRRy wrote:
>
> Not exactly a DB question but the storing will be done in a DB and using PHP.
>
> Anyways with the growing demand of IM's I want to add to my site easy access for people contact me. I could add my Yahoo! username for Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger email address but I want to make it easier for people to add me, most people won't bother doing it the long way.
>
> So want I want to do is store my id's to a DB than run a query to fetch the id required than output a hyperlink to the user to add me. When they click the hyperlink it will automatically detect if they have got that Messenger system on their system and if logged in I will be added to the list. If not logged in or have the Messenger than it will display a error.
>
> Is there a way to DETECT if they have Yahoo! or MSN Messengter installed?

You could through activex or possibly a java applet, but not with php or
javascript.

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Re: Messenger Question!

http://www.tech-recipes.com/internet_tips1157.html


Should help you out I hope


Wasn't awfully difficult to source either

Method:

Step one: Enter google.com.au in internet browsing client of choice
Step two: use "msn messenger add contact html hyperlink code?" as search
query

Was first result, could have even gone: "I'm Feeling Lucky" on that one
;-)


good luck!


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From: "Chris"
To: "JeRRy"
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Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Messenger Question!


> JeRRy wrote:
>> Not exactly a DB question but the storing will be done in a DB and
>> using PHP.
>> Anyways with the growing demand of IM's I want to add to my site
>> easy access for people contact me. I could add my Yahoo! username
>> for Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger email address but I want to
>> make it easier for people to add me, most people won't bother doing
>> it the long way.
>> So want I want to do is store my id's to a DB than run a query to
>> fetch the id required than output a hyperlink to the user to add me.
>> When they click the hyperlink it will automatically detect if they
>> have got that Messenger system on their system and if logged in I
>> will be added to the list. If not logged in or have the Messenger
>> than it will display a error.
>> Is there a way to DETECT if they have Yahoo! or MSN Messengter
>> installed?
>
> You could through activex or possibly a java applet, but not with php
> or javascript.
>
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Re: Messenger Question!

On 4/5/06, Julien Bonastre wrote:
> http://www.tech-recipes.com/internet_tips1157.html
>
>
> Should help you out I hope
>
>
> Wasn't awfully difficult to source either
>
> Method:
>
> Step one: Enter google.com.au in internet browsing client of choice
> Step two: use "msn messenger add contact html hyperlink code?" as search
> query
>
> Was first result, could have even gone: "I'm Feeling Lucky" on that one
> ;-)
>

Missed that part...

That won't tell you what a person has installed on their computer, but
I guess you could put both msn & yahoo links on your site and the
person can click the right one...

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Re: Messenger Question!

----- Original Message -----
From: "chris smith"
To: "Julien Bonastre"
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Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Messenger Question!


On 4/5/06, Julien Bonastre wrote:
> http://www.tech-recipes.com/internet_tips1157.html
....

Missed that part...

That won't tell you what a person has installed on their computer, but
I guess you could put both msn & yahoo links on your site and the
person can click the right one...


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Yes thats what I do, as was mentioned actually detecting their client is
much more of a process, involving actual interaction with client browser
software/modules, therefore requiring so many conditions to be met,
correct browser type/version, security controls set to allowable level,
messenging client in question is actually running and installed as
expected by your script, and then of course actually writing this script
to check for it.

All sounds like too much for as far as I am concerned, if a user can't
choose between two or three possible supported messenger clients than
they shouldn't have access to a digital instrument such as computer. I
hate illiterate computer consumers [yes, not users, consumers, they only
become users once they realise you don't NEED a mouse to operate a
computer NOR do you refer to the case of a computer as a "modem")

Anyway, rant aside... toodles!




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Re: Messenger Question!

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Thanks for your response :)

Chris wrote: JeRRy wrote:
>
> Not exactly a DB question but the storing will be done in a DB and using PHP.
>
> Anyways with the growing demand of IM's I want to add to my site easy access for people contact me. I could add my Yahoo! username for Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger email address but I want to make it easier for people to add me, most people won't bother doing it the long way.
>
> So want I want to do is store my id's to a DB than run a query to fetch the id required than output a hyperlink to the user to add me. When they click the hyperlink it will automatically detect if they have got that Messenger system on their system and if logged in I will be added to the list. If not logged in or have the Messenger than it will display a error.
>
> Is there a way to DETECT if they have Yahoo! or MSN Messengter installed?

You could through activex or possibly a java applet, but not with php or
javascript.

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