[Asterisk-Users] callerid name modification (or adding)

[Steven Critchfield]

On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 15:45, john lawler wrote:
> Is there any way to take an incoming callerid string and remove the 
> given "name" part of it and replace it w/ something arbitrary, or add to 
> a blank name string (possibly by looking up the number in a database)?

Be glad I'm ridding my angst in other ways than lazy users these days.

show application setCidName

 -= Info about application 'SetCIDName' =- 

[Synopsis]:
  Set CallerID Name

[Description]:
  SetCIDName(cname[|a]): Set Caller*ID Name on a call to a new
value, while preserving the original Caller*ID number.  This is
useful for providing additional information to the called
party. Sets ANI as well if a flag is used.  Always returns 0


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Steven Critchfield  <critch at basesys.com>