Need Simple Hyperlink For Autodial

[njb]

Hi,
I am designing a mobile website for our services and need a simple hyperlink that a user can click on and it will automatically dial the phone number number. Similar in concept to when you have an email link on your site that someone clicks and they can send you an email. I am very new at this, so if this is a naive question, please be patient with me.

Thanks in advance
njb

[byuhobbes85]

This type of functionality is not built into web browsers by default. Programs like Skype will often have plugins that recognize phone numbers and create links to dial them in Skype. However, without a plugin for a special program like Skype, I'm not sure it's possible to do what you're asking.

[njb]

Thanks, byuhobbes85, for such a quick response. The mobile website is geared for Iphone and Smartphone users, and I was hoping that there was some way that by clicking on the link it would automatically dial my number. If that is not possible, I will just list the number.

I appreciate your feedback

[byuhobbes85]

I've never done any development for mobile devices, but I doubt what you're looking for is available. Specific devices may have a way of doing it, but I don't think there is any cross-platform solution.

[njb]

I found a script on the following site :
http://coding-talk.com/f16/click-to-call-script-5928/

However, I do not know what the "wtai://wp/mc;" means.

Any ideas on what it may mean?

[byuhobbes85]

The "http://" in your browser location bar tells the browser to use the hypertext transfer protocol. Since

wtai://wp/mc;

looks kind of like a URL, I thought maybe wtai is an alternative protocol.

I just did a Google search on WTAI. It's an acronym for "wireless telephone applications interface". Perhaps this is what you're looking for. Again, though, I don't know what the scope of this interface is and whether it has cross-platform support. I'm way out of my league now!

[njb]

If you're out of your league on this one, I'm not even in the ballpark

Thanks for the help