Voxeo Developers Corner

If you want to build voice, SMS or IM applications using the VoiceObjects On-Demand service we announced today, here are the five easy steps you need to do to begin:

1. CREATE AN EVOLUTION ACCOUNT (if you don’t already have one) – Just head over to evolution.voxeo.com and sign up for a free account. If you already have an account, you’re all set.

2. DOWNLOAD/INSTALL VOICEOBJECTS 10 DESKTOP FOR ECLIPSE – Head over to:

http://developers.voiceobjects.com/trials/downloads.php?product=vod

And download “Desktop for Eclipse” (DfE) for either Windows or Mac OS X. The download has everything you need. You do not need to separately download/install Eclipse.

The installation does come with a full “Documentation” directory if you would like to read more about VoiceObjects.

Note: If you already have Eclipse installed on your system, we will be releasing the plugin separately later… for right now, though, you need to download the full bundled DfE and run VoiceObjects On-Demand out of this installation.

3. LAUNCH VOICEOBJECTS 10 DfE – Double-click the “Eclipse” icon and start up Desktop for Eclipse.

4. CHANGE FROM STANDALONE MODE TO VOICEOBJECTS ON-DEMAND – Go up to the “Eclipse” menu and choose “Preferences”. You will see a screen like this:

Click on “VoiceObjects” on the left side and select the radio button next to “Work with VoiceObjects On-Demand”. Enter the login credentials for your Evolution account (that you may have created in step #1), press “Test connection” and, assuming that works, press “OK”.

5. START WORKING WITH THE SAMPLE APP – You now will see a “Guess my number” app visible on the left side of your Eclipse window. That’s a VoiceObjects sample app. Click the arrow next to the name to see “Version 1.0″:

Double-click “Version 1.0″ to see the app in the Object view. Open up the Components and then Module areas:

Control-click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) the Guess My Number module and choose to “Deploy Application” to the “VOD Sample App” service:

Start calling!

NOTE: We have identified a bug where the “Click to call using Skype” function does not work on the Mac version of VoiceObjects 10 DfE. We’re still working on it… in the meantime, you can use Phono to call the app or configure additional numbers in Evolution.

That’s it… now, there is a lot more you can do with it. For starters, you can log back into Evolution and add a phone number for voice or SMS and add IM names. (Stay tuned for a blog post on that!) You can also check out the documentation that comes with your installation…. and watch for more blog posts here.

Related posts:

1. 3 Simple Steps To Get Started Building Voice, SMS and IM Apps With VoiceObjects On-Demand
2. Video: How to Get Started with VoiceObjects On-Demand to Build Voice, SMS, IM and Mobile Web Apps
3. In the new year, have you tried VoiceObjects? (It’s free to download)
4. VoiceObjects documentation now available online in PDF
5. What the VoiceObjects acquisition by Voxeo means for voice application developers…

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