[asterisk-users] Re: Real-time and priority "n"

[Ronald Wiplinger]

Brian Capouch wrote:
> Tony Mountifield wrote:
>> In article <452874A4.5050204 at elmit.com>,
>> Ronald Wiplinger <ronald at elmit.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is it exclusive? Either Realtime or priority "n" ???
>>>
>>> If so, what is the better way?
>>
>>
>> I believe 'n' is just a shorthand way of writing "previous line + 1",
>> and gets converted into an actual number as the dialplan is compiled.
>> After compilation, the information about whether a line had been given
>> as 'n' or as a specific number has been lost, as far as I know.
>>
>
> Rows can be added to a database table at any time.  Imagine a series 
> of priorities added to a table using nothing more than "n" as a 
> priority number beyond the first one.
>
> Now imagine wanting to add a new priority in between any two arbitrary 
> entries in the table.  How would you even specify which two lines 
> should surround it, when they have no identifying "serial number" 
> associated with them?
>
> Unless you were to add a new field, e.g. "priority location 
> identifier," or somesuch.  Which does nothing more than move back to 
> the present situation.
>
> The extensions.conf parser adds a "real" priority to each line, but in 
> Realtime that responsibility falls on the DB maintainer.
>
> B.
>

Short: EXCLUSIVE

thanks!

bye

Ronald


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