[asterisk-users] Using Local Channels with Originate

[Michael Collins]

I haven't quite gotten this working yet but I am going to update the
thread with what I have learned. Maybe this will help the next guy who
tries to figure this out...

 

The trick to using the DIALSTATUS seems to be to put it in the handler
for the h (hang-up extension). 

 

    [outdialer]

    exten => 100, 1, Dial(${numberToDial})

    exten => h, 1, Goto(s-${DIALSTATUS},1)

 

    exten => s-ANSWER,1,NoOp("Answered")

    exten => s-BUSY,1,NoOp("Busy")

    exten => s-NOANSWER,1,NoOp("Not answered")

    exten => s-CANCEL,1,NoOp("Cancelled")

    exten => s-CONGESTION,1,NoOp("Fast busy")

    exten => s-CHANUNAVAIL,1,NoOp("Channel unavailable")

 

    [dialerplan]

    exten => s,1,Background(demo-congrats)

    exten => s,n,WaitExten

    so on ...

 

Here are the manager commands I am using:

 

    Action: login

    Username: test

    Secret: nottelling

 

    Action: originate

    Channel: Local/100 at outdialer/n

    Context: dialerplan

    Extension: s

    Priority: 1

    Variable: numberToDial=ZAP/4/1234567890

 

    Action: logoff

 

I am always getting ANSWERED for ${DIALSTAUS} so something is not quite
right. Hopefully I am getting closer.

 

 

Brian,

 

What kind of Zap hardware/telco lines are you using?  I am using PRI and
I am able to get a dial status in the hangup extension.  The problem I
run into is that I get "NO ANSWER" as the hangup cause even for invalid
phone numbers... I also get cluttered CDR's.  In the meantime I'm
working on a solution that I hope will give the best of both worlds.
I'm relying on the API events instead of local channels.  I'll post more
information when I've made more progress.  However, I've made 2500 test
calls and I haven't lost a single 'OriginateSuccess' or
'OriginateFailure' event.  (I'm keying on these, specifically the
'OriginateFailure' event because it has a 'Reason' value that gets
populated: 0=Invalid, 3=No Ans, 5=Busy.)

 

Hope to have more info posted this week.

 

-MC

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