Is it possible to interact with Skype for Linux using shell scripts and, if so, to what degree? I'd like to automate Skype somewhat and would like to use shell scripts and cron for this purpose.

I know on a Mac you can use AppleScript like so: osascript -l AppleScript -e "tell application "Skype" to get URL "callto://person"" to call someone, is there a similar call for Linux?

Thanks in advance.

I am also looking for this solution. anyone know how to do this?

Thank you

With 1.3 you have 2 possibilities to connect to skype. Using X11 APi or Dbus vers 0.22 (which is quite outdated).

You could write yourself a proxy in C using the example online which takes the commands on stdin and prints the returns on stdout. Shouldn't be too hard with the example by hand.

With this proxy you should be able to do what you want.

Philipp

[quote=pkolmann]With this proxy you should be able to do what you want.[/quote]

Look here.
https://developer.skype.com/Docs/ApiDoc/Usi...pe_API_on_Linux

At the bottom you find: source of skype-action-handler used with skype: URIs

This should get you on your way.
Philipp