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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been through all the documentation, forums and
lists, but I still can't resolve a particular problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For various reasons, I can't use either
authenticate or Disa in my application (primarily as I deal with a
great</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>deal of inbound traffic, i.e. automatic dialers,
PBX's with ARS, antique LCR applications, etc...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>that can't or won't send the '#' to terminate the
field). I'm hoping to get a servicable Asterisk system up and
running</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>without doing a great deal of 'C'
coding.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I thought that I'd use the CIDNAME structure in
Asterisk Db as a starting point (just to get the sucker up and
running)!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll not bore you with the dozens of dialplans I've
tried, suffice to say what I'd like to be able to do is</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>a dbget CIDNAME (or lookupcidname) based on digits
entered by the caller, for example:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> exten =>
_XXXXXXX9XXXXXXXXXX,1,SetVar(AUTHCODE=${EXTEN:0:7})
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Asterisk moves the first 7 digits of the dialed
digit string to the AUTHCODE variable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What I'd like to be able to do is do a lookup on
CIDNAME, determine if the digits</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>in the variable AUTHCODE match, and if so route the
call, and if there isn't a match, handle the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>call in an alternate manner.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sure I could complicate this, but I'm really not a
"C" programmer. Besides, using CIDNAME allows </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>a simple method to add or delete users, and being
able to retrieve</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>an existing Asterisk record helps me to understand
the system a little better without going through</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the aggravation and the learning curve of setting
up AGI or an external database.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've spent days on this with no success. It seems
pretty straightforward (Basically, if Asterisk </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>see's XXXXXXX dialed by the caller that
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>matches an entry in ${CIDNAME} place the call,
otherwise, don't). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've tried hundreds of variations, gotten close a
time or two, but inevitably, I either get a parsing error,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>or the program allows any 7 digits to pass, or
simply errors out without branching.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've asked several "Asterisk" users, but mostly
they keep referring me to the same "voicemail" scripts,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and Macro's in the documentation, that I (just call
me stupid) can't seem to grasp in their application</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to my problem. If anyone has a better suggestion or
recommendation as to how to accomplich the same end, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd appreciate your input.</FONT></DIV>
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