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=== System Examples ===
=== System Examples ===
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See '''[[Trigger Examples#System Examples]]'''.
==== Script to open a screen for dialing a number ====
Suppose a library contains a field called Phone containing a phone number.
 
:; Add a new trigger: Set Event to '''Opening an Entry View card''', Phase to '''After display of the entry'''.
 
:'''Trigger script:'''
<source lang="javascript">
i = intent("android.intent.action.DIAL"); // Create information exchange object Intent
                                          // with the action of DIAL
i.data("tel:"+entry().field("Phone"));    // The data will be the phone number obtained
                                          // from the field Phone
i.send();                                // Send the message
</source>
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==== Script to open app to send SMS message ====
The phone number will be obtained from the field Phone and the text of the message will be obtained from the fields ContactName and Notes.
 
:; Add a new trigger: Set Event to '''Opening an Entry View card''', Phase '''After display of the entry'''. It will run synchronously.
 
:'''Trigger script:'''
<source lang="javascript">
msg = "Dear, " +
    entry().field("ContactName") +
    "\n" + entry().field("Notes");          // Form the message from ContactName & Notes
i = intent("android.intent.action.SENDTO"); // Create intent object to open the app for sending
i.data("smsto:"+entry().field("Phone"));    // Provide the phone number in format smsto:number
i.extra("sms_body" , msg);                  // Insert the text of the message to sms_body
i.send();                                  // Send the message
</source>
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==== Script to insert an appointment into Google Calendar ====
Suppose a library contains the time and name of an appointment.
 
:; Add a new trigger: Set Event to '''Creating a new entry''', Phase to '''Before saving the entry'''. It will run synchronously.
 
:'''Trigger script:'''
<source lang="javascript">
i = intent("android.intent.action.INSERT");      // Create Intent object
i.data("content://com.android.calendar/events");  // Data contains Google Calendar URI
i.extra("title", entry().field("Title"));        // Get event name from field Title
i.extra("description",
    entry().field("Description"));                // Get description from field Description
i.extraLong("beginTime",
    entry().field("Begin").getTime());            // Get start time from field Begin
                                                  // Begin is of type DateTime
                                                  // Additional parameter is of type Long,
                                                  // so extraLong() is used for conversion.
i.extraLong("endTime",
    entry().field("End").getTime());              // Get end time from the field End
                                                  // Requires same conversion as above
i.send();                                        // Send the message
</source>
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