[Asterisk-Users] Manager cmd: originate without picking up the fone?!

[Ravi Shankar]

Here is what you have to do with the call files. I think similar thing 
can be done with manager API "originate" command just translate/format 
into corresponding manager API option.

The .call file should appear something like this and it has to be placed 
in /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing of asterisk-1,

Channel: local/3001 at sip ; Any extension can be called using 
local/<extension>@<context>
MaxRetries: 2
RetryTime: 60
WaitTime: 30
Context: sip
Extension: 2001
Priority: 1

In asterisk we should have the following entries in extensions.conf file,

[sip]
exten => 3001,1,MyOriginateScript()
exten => 3001,2,Hangup

2001 is the called party and as soon as he answers MyOriginateScript() 
will pick up the call. Hope this helps.

regards,
Ravi

Arnd Vehling wrote:

> Hi There,
>
> we are developing a dialer application using the java lib
> to interface with the asterisk manager protocol. It works
> fine so far. The only problem we have is that if we use
> the "originate" command the user is required to pick up
> the fone _bevore_ asterisk will originate the call to
> the desired destination.
>
> What we would like to do is to place the call, check if
> the other end is available (ringing event) and only then
> let the user pickup the fone. Otherwise we would only display
> a text message "Destination 'Busy' etc.
>
> Does anyone know if/how this is possible?
>
> cheers,
>
>   Arnd
>
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