Calling conference bridge numbers with Skype

I like Skype, but one of the features it has always lacked is a way to directly call into conference call bridges.

With a little help from AppleScript I finally managed to make that happen:

on run {input, parameters}

 set phone_number to "+1......"
 set dtmf to "1234567894#,*1234#" 

 tell application "Skype"
 set active_call to send command "CALL " & phone_number script name ""
 set skype_call_id to word 2 of active_call
 delay 10
 set bridge to "ALTER CALL " & skype_call_id & " DTMF "
 repeat with tone in the characters of dtmf
 if tone contains "," then
 delay 2
 else
 send command bridge & " " & tone script name "s2"
 delay 0.2
 end if
 end repeat
 end tell
end run

Copy and edit the above, remember to set the phone_number and dtmf variables.

Note: the dtmf variable treat’s “,” as a 2 second pause to use for conf call bridges that are a bit slow

Save it as a Service and you can now directly call your conference line directly from any app via the Service menu.

Tags: applescript, skype