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Tag: skype

Skype API Basics – Part 1

June 3, 2010Brian ClineC#.NET, linux, Programming, Windowsautomating Skype, skype, Skype API, Skype4Com, Skype4Java, Skype4Py

What is the Skype API? The Skype API is an easy way to create plugins that can dramatically change the way Skype functions. For example, we could make a program that reads messages out loud as we receive them instead of having to check for new messages. The Skype API is potentially very different for…

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Determine if Skype is Installed

May 25, 2010Brian Cline.NET Framework, C#.NET, Programmingc#.net, Programming, Registry, skype, Skype4Com, Windows

The easiest method of checking whether Skype is installed is actually to check for a Registry Key. We, of course, can’t check C:Program Files for a Skype Directory because the user could have installed elsewhere (or maybe if 64 bit the operating system did?) Skype’s API Document provides us with the following information: To check…

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