[Asterisk-Users] IVR Question

[Olle E. Johansson]

tony banks wrote:
> Hello
> 
> In my IVR menu whenever user select the option number 1 then it should jump to echo context, I think call did jump to "echo" context but I always get the following warning and I hear couple of beeps and then call hung ups. 
> 
> -- Goto (echo,s,1)
> WARNING[1227879616]: File pbx.c, Line 1160 (pbx_extension_helper): No application ' Background ' for extension (echo, s, 1)
> 

> extension.conf has following lines under "echo" context
> 
> [echo]
> exten => s, 1, Background (demo-echotest)
> exten => s, 2, Echo
> exten => s, 3, Background (demo-echodone)
> exten => s, 4, Goto(mainmenu,s,6)
> 
> 
> Could you please tell me where I could be wrong ?
The error message assist you, curiously enough. Beware of spaces!
exten => s,1,Background(demo-echotest)
should work.

Is there a reason why Asterisk doesn't just remove spaces in these places?

/O