[Asterisk-biz] text till answer

[ChB]

btw: a parallel call gets exactly the same position of the track, there's no second cat beeing started - guess that's also the default behaviour of asterisk for moh?!



On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:16:19 +0200
ChB <a0305292 at unet.univie.ac.at> wrote:

> well, in my case the file is beeing played from the position where the last hangup has happened - that also leaves a process playing the file endlessly. guess i'll have to figure out why it doesn't get the right signal to stop the script... but thanks so far...
> 
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:09:07 +0300
> gmail lists <vstath at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > The shell script I sent you (I have replaced the mpg123 binary with
> > it) does EXACTLY what you want.
> > 
> > At least it does exactly that in my installation....
> > 
> > On MOH it does cat file (from the beginning of the file). You either
> > do something different or I'm totally wrong.
> > 
> > 
> > On 30/08/05, ChB <a0305292 at unet.univie.ac.at> wrote:
> > > i've had already activated raw-output, still that doesn't solve the issue with
> > > play from the beginning till pickup.
> > > regards
> > > christian
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:34:14 +0300
> > > gmail lists <vstath at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Ah, ok, found it in the Wiki also:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.voip-info.org/tiki-index.php?page=Asterisk+mpg123+faking+it
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 30/08/05, gmail lists <vstath at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > You can simply use this trick to do your job reliably and without need
> > > > > for real mpg123:
> > > > >
> > > > > file: mpg123 (just the same name but it will be a shell script)
> > > > >
> > > > > --------
> > > > >
> > > > > #!/bin/sh
> > > > > while [ 1 ]; do cat /var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3/please-wait.raw || exit; done
> > > > >
> > > > > --------
> > > > >
> > > > > and use a program to save the MOH file in RAW mode (I use audacity for windows).
> > > > >
> > > > > Each time your caller is on MOH he will hear the file from start.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think this (from the top of my head and without testing) will do the
> > > > > trick for you.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 30/08/05, Trevor G. Hammonds <trevor at skyhost.net> wrote:
> > > > > > My suggestion is to background a short "please wait..." file, then dump them
> > > > > > into the Dial command with the m option.  Use a specifically-created MOH
> > > > > > class with a "please continue to hold..." message mixed into the music every
> > > > > > X seconds.  This way, they always hear the message before entering the hold
> > > > > > queue, and as long as the call is ringing, they continue to hear MOH
> > > > > > interspersed with your message.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >                 Sincerely,
> > > > > >                 Trevor Hammonds
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ChB wrote on Monday, 29 August 2005 6:18 PM:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > well, problem is that the sound file contains the information "please
> > > > > > > hold the line, were right with you" so the called person should be
> > > > > > > able to pick up the call and stop the playback of the file, basically
> > > > > > > i want the m-feature, just for _every_ call, from the beginning.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > regards
> > > > > > > christian
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Monday Aug 2005 11:45:21 -0400 "Tony Fontoura" <tony at fontoura.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> Suggestion:
> > > > > > >> Use "play" to answer the call with your sound file and only then dial
> > > > > > >> the extension.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > >> From: Christian Benke
> > > > > > >> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 11:36 AM
> > > > > > >> To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
> > > > > > >> Subject: [Asterisk-biz] text till answer
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> hello!
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> i'm looking for a feature to play a sound-file containing a text
> > > > > > >> until the called party picks up the phone. i've already tried with
> > > > > > >> the 'special' musiconhold-feature by adding the m-option at the end
> > > > > > >> of DIAL but it
> > > > > > >> is not exactly what i want. the proble m with the m-option is that
> > > > > > >> the file is played to a second caller at the same position as it was
> > > > > > >> played to the first caller, so when the second person calls, the text
> > > > > > >> is played somewhere in the middle of the track instead of the
> > > > > > >> beginning. i only works when the file has already been fully
> > > > > > >> played(e.g. when there was enough time between the first and the
> > > > > > >> second call). i want to play a text for every caller(that is played
> > > > > > >> from the beginning) until the called party picks up the phone, is
> > > > > > >> that possible? th ank you for all suggestions!
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> regards
> > > > > > >> chris
> > > > > >
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