[Asterisk-Users] Zap - What is going on?

[Etienne Pretorius]

Dope --- *sheepish grin*. Sorry. Thanks for the help.

Kind Regards
Etienne

Technical Support
Kingsley Technologies


Rob Scott wrote:

>For a start it should be 
>
>${EXTEN}
>
>You have to realize that ALL variables look like that.
>Dollar-open-curly-brackets-variablename-close-curly-brackets.
>
>So it didn't see your text as a variable and it tried to call the number
>$EXTEN on Zap/g2.
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Etienne
>Pretorius
>Sent: 04 April 2005 13:27
>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Zap - What is going on?
>
>Ok - I was told that you set a group for Zap channels.
>
>So I tried to make use of my Zap channels.... so the 2 I am interisted
>in is channel 3 and channel 4.
>I make Channel 3 in use bu calling a line... then I try to call another
>line so expecting to have Zap channel 4 open and allowing me to make a
>call, but it just keeps on ringing... and then times out. Can anyone
>please shed some light on this for me?
>
>extensions.conf
>
>[outgoing]                                                      ;Dial 
>"0" on the phone for external line
>                                                                ;SIP
>Phones need another way... they act like a cell phone
>exten => _0,1,Dial(Zap/g2/$EXTEN,20,tr)                         ;Try 
>finding a line...
>exten => _0,2,Goto(_0-${DIALSTATUS},1)                          ;Jump 
>based on status (NOANSWER,BUSY,CHANUNAVAIL,CONGESTION,ANSWER)
>
>exten => _0-ANSWER,1,Goto(_0,102)
>exten => _0-.,1,Goto(_0,1)                                      ;Try 
>another line
>
>exten => _0,102,Congestion
>exten => _0,103,Hangup
>
>Asterisk Console:
>
>    -- Starting simple switch on 'Zap/1-1'
>    -- Executing Dial("Zap/1-1", "Zap/g2/$EXTEN|20|tr") in new stack
>    -- Called g2/$EXTEN
>    -- Nobody picked up in 20000 ms
>    -- Hungup 'Zap/4-1'                                                
>                                    <===========That channel is free and
>has a seperate phone line connected to it.
>    -- Executing Goto("Zap/1-1", "_0-NOANSWER|1") in new stack
>
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