You can write php script to perform this using REST calls. On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 9:41 PM, Jacob Gaiski <[email protected]> wrote: > Had the same issue. > You mean permitting guests right? > Make sure all guests have the same externalid and external user type. > Otherwise it'll generate new records per guest. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 29, 2012, at 10:01 AM, Markus Nilsson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I see, maybe for the future then, if more see a need for it. >> >> However, if I do understand how it works, it would be fairly easy (?) to >> add a URL to the room on the Room-info tab (where current participants >> etc are listed) which could be the same link as would be sent when >> inviting someone. >> >> If I understand correctly the hash is matched against a username and >> email, maybe this link could just be matched against a generic >> name/email; like "Participant, [email protected]"? >> >> >> This would solve 90% of my issue, since then we would not need to rely >> on emails at all from the system, the hoster could just schedule the >> webcast/demo; click on the room on his/her "Home Page", and there copy >> this generic link, and send to participants, or add to newsletter. >> >> This would make all users have the same generic name, but that would >> anyway make the system much easier to use for us! >> >> Does this make sense? Would it be simpler than the what we discussed >> below? >> >> /Markus >> >> >> ons 2012-08-29 klockan 22:28 +1000 skrev George Kirkham: >>> While simple to phrase, the change would require a reasonable amount >>> of coding and so it may take some time before we can expect the >>> developers to adopt and then code the change. >>> >>> >>> >>> While you are waiting, please don’t discount Openmeetings existing >>> ability to invite a person to a meeting room, either in the meeting >>> room or by calendar event, even when that person does not have an >>> Openmeetings account, as this would answer your statement “It would >>> also be useful when we are doing a demo for a specific customer, where >>> we could just send them the meeting link”. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> >>> George Kirkham >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Markus Nilsson [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2012 9:16 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Meeting room URL >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi George, >>> >>> Thanks for the quick response! >>> >>> Yes, this is pretty much what I'm after. I currently use webex for >>> these kind of webcasts, but would very much like to use OpenMeetings >>> instead. >>> >>> Let's say I offer a webcast, and announce that in one of our >>> newsletters. Then anyone who reads it can just click the link, and and >>> enter their name and/or email, and then join. >>> >>> It would also be useful when we are doing a demo for a specific >>> customer, where we could just send them the meeting link, without them >>> registering (since they will probably only use this service once). >>> >>> Kind Regards >>> >>> Markus >>> >>> ons 2012-08-29 klockan 21:05 +1000 skrev George Kirkham: >>> >>> Markus, >>> >>> >>> >>> So what you are looking for is a URL to which someone accesses >>> OpenMeetings, but instead of creating an OpenMeetings account, they >>> can enter their user name and then get to enter a specific >>> pre-arranged meeting room? This would be handy for Web Casts? Is that >>> want you are thinking? >>> >>> >>> >>> I don’t know how to write the change, but understanding the actual >>> issue and having a solution planned is half way there. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> >>> George Kirkham >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Maxim Solodovnik [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2012 8:34 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Meeting room URL >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sure, your patch is welcomed :) >>> >>> On Aug 29, 2012 5:25 PM, "Mukesh Reddy" >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Maxim, >>> I'm thinking it's a great option. Is that possible?? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Maxim Solodovnik [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:47 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Meeting room URL >>> >>> But it will be unable to "and the user gets a chance to enter >>> his name, and then join the meeting" >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Alexei Fedotov >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hello Markus, >>>> You can send an invitation email yourself and get the link. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With best regards / с наилучшими пожеланиями, Alexei >>> Fedotov / Алексей >>>> Федотов, http://dataved.ru/ >>>> +7 916 562 8095 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Markus Nilsson >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi! >>>>> >>>>> I'm completely new to OpenMeetings, but like what I see so >>> far! >>>>> >>>>> I have a quick question... >>>>> >>>>> I'm having some trouble with understanding how to send >>> links to the >>>>> people I want to invite to meetings. What I want to do, is >>> to get >>>>> some generic URL to a meeting room, which I can send to the >>> people I >>>>> want to join. >>>>> >>>>> Lets say I create a new meeting in the calendar for next >>> week. I >>>>> don't invite anyone, because I want to handle that myself, >>> by e.g. >>>>> sending the link to someone over Skype, post in a >>> newsletter etc. Is >>>>> it possible to retreive such a link from the system, where >>> when >>>>> someone clicks it, OpenMeetings checks that the room is >>> open/valid, >>>>> and the user gets a chance to enter his name, and then join >>> the >>>>> meeting? I.e. the link should be useable multiple times, >>> and not be for some specific user. >>>>> >>>>> Kind Regards >>>>> Markus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> WBR >>> Maxim aka solomax >>> >>> >>> >>
-- WBR Maxim aka solomax
