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Visual Scripter - Version 1.0
A few years ago I developed a lot of Voice Response System (VRS) related software.
At the time (1995) there where not a lot of good Windows based solutions available, so at one point I thought it would be nice to create my own Voice Response System.
I’ve never really finished to complete system, but here's the part that I did finish: Visual Scripter (it took me more than 6 months to write the code!).
Originally it was written for a Windows NT system with NMS telephone boards, but unfortunately these boards are not sold anymore (they stopped making them in 1998). So I've removed all the code related telephony. Also I've updated most of the code to today’s standards.
Since this project was lying around for some years and I don't really know what to do with it, I decided to publish this article to my website. Maybe someone is working on a similar project and likes to play with the code...
Visual Scripter is a visual script designer where the user can visually design the scripts without having a lot of programming experience.
This is a complete solution with a build in expression parser and debugger to test the created scripts.
The user can drag objects (nodes) from the toolbar to the document area and link them together using linking arrows. You can also define error links in case a node fails to execute.
Key features:
- Drag 'n drop for easy script development.
- User definable variables (string and numeric) -> automatically added when first used and then integrated in the develop environment.
- Build-in expression parser with Basic-like syntax with most a lot of standard functions like: AND, OR, XOR, SIN, COS, TAN, LOG, LEN, CHR, ABS, VAL, RANDOM, LEFT, MID, RIGHT, TRIM, several date and time functions and many more.
- Easy database (dBase) usage.
- Integrated debugger to go step by step through your script.
- Undo/Redo
- Cut/Copy/Paste clipboard support.
- Print support
- Possibility for interprocess communication between scripts or external application using Shared Memory and synchronization objects(events).
- Fun to play with..
Short description of the available nodes:
For most of the nodes you can specify direct values or variables for their parameters. You can even use the build-in functions as parameter!
When you press OK in most cases the entered values validated. And syntax errors are displayed including the error position.
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Pickup the phone
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Pickup a ringing (incoming) or an available (outgoing) line.
Places the line in off hook state. Normally this node is the first in a script.
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Hang-up the phone
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Hang-up a phone line that was previously picked up with 'Pickup the phone'
Places the line in on hook state.
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Transfer a call
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Transfer a call from one line to another.
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Play audio
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Play audio file to caller.
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Record audio
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Record audio from caller.
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Get input from caller
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Get input digits (response) from caller.
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Get DTMF tones
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Record a string of DTMF tones. For example to collect data from the caller.
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Play DTMF tones
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Play DTMF tones to the caller or outgoing line.
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Wait for a call
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Wait for an incoming call for a specified amount of time.
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Wait for a tone
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Wait for a tone for a specified amount of time.
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Wait for a voice
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Wait for a voice for a specified amount of time.
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Connect to agent
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Connect the current call to an agent.
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Disconnect from agent
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Disconnect the current call from an agent.
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Wait for agent disconnect
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Wait for the agent to disconnect.
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Sleep
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Temporarily stops executing the script for a specified amount of time.
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Exit script
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Stops executing the script.
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Assign variable
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Assign a value to a variable. This can be a simple string or number, but also a complex expression.
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Insert text to logfile
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Insert a line of text into the logfile.
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Test expression
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Compares to values (variables or expressions).
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Jump to label
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Jump to a label. This node just works like a 'goto' command.
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Label
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Label where you can jump to. A label is automatically assigned an alphabetic character.
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Call subscript
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Load a subscript and execute it.
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Write to shared memory
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Write data shared memory. If the shared memory block (specified by name)
does not exists it will be created (4k). The data will be written as a string.
This node can be used to share data between scripts or an external application.
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Read from shared memory
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Read data from shared memory. The shared memory block (specified by name)
needs already to be created. The data will be read as a string.
This node can be used to share data between scripts or an external application.
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Flag up
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Raise a flag (= signaled state). This node can be used to signal another script or an external application.
A flag is a named event that can be shared between processes.
If the event does not exists it will be created.
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Flag down
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Lower a flag (= non-signaled state). This node can be used to put an event in non-signaled state.
A flag is a named event that can be shared between processes.
If the event does not exists it will be created.
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Wait for a flag
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Wait for a flag to be raised (is in signaled state).
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Execute program
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Execute an external application.
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Open database
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Open a dBase database (*.DBF).
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Close database
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Close a dBase database (*.DBF).
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Add record to database
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Add a new record to a database.
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Delete record from database
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Delete a record from database.
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Goto record
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Goto a specific record (top, bottom, next, previous, recno).
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Search record
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Search for a record.
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Update record
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Update a value in the current record.
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Supported functions:
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AND
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Logical-and.
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OR
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Logical-or.
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XOR
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Logical-xor.
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MOD
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Divides two numbers and returns only the remainder.
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NOT
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Performs logical negation on an expression.
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SQR
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Calculates the square root of a number.
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SQRT
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Calculates the square root of the given expression.
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SIN
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Calculates the sine of an angle.
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COS
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Calculates the cosine of an angle.
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TAN
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Calculates the tangent of an angle.
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ARCTAN
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Calculates the arctangent of an angle.
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LOG
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Calculates the natural logarithm of a number.
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EXP
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Calculates the exponential.
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ASC
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Returns an Numeric representing the character code.
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LEN
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Returns the length of a string.
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ABS
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Returns the absolute value of a number.
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SGN
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Returns the sign of a number.
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VAL
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Returns the numbers contained in a string as a numeric value.
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RANDOM
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Returns a random number
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MAX
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Returns the maximum of two values.
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MIN
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Returns the minimum of two values.
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NOW
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Returns the current date/time as number.
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STR$
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Returns a String representation of a number.
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CHR$
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Returns a String containing the character associated with the specified character code.
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LEFT$
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Returns a String containing a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.
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MID$
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Returns a String containing a specified number of characters from a string.
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RIGHT$
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Returns a String containing a specified number of characters from the right side of a string.
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TRIM$
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Returns a String containing a copy of a specified string without leading spaces and trailing spaces.
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LOWER$
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Returns a String containing a copy of a specified string in lower case.
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UPPER$
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Returns a String containing a copy of a specified string in upper case.
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DATE$
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Returns the current date as a string.
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TIME$
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Returns the current time as a string.
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FORMAT$
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Returns a formatted string, which can be time, date or another valid format expression.
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+
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plus
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-
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minus
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*
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multiply
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/
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divide
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=
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equal
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<>
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not equal
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>=
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greater than or equal
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<=
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less than or equal
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>
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greater than
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<
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less than
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^
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raise a number to the power of an exponent.
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()
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grouping
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Revision history:
October 03, 2003
- Initial revision.
Download zipped executable
Download source code
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