[asterisk-users] PhpAgi call generation

[Nitesh Divecha]

Thanks Lee,

That really helped me to get my project started... I am in process of 
developing IVR based Notification System which is going to integrate 
with my IVR based Time clock system.

Notifications will be based on, if an employee is late to clock in, 
event should trigger and generate a .call file and call the supervisor 
and let him know that XYZ employee is late, do you want to inform an 
employee... etc...

Cheers,
Nitesh




Lee Jenkins wrote:
> Nitesh Divecha wrote:
>   
>> Is there any info on how to create .call files with some examples? And 
>> where to place this file? And how to initiate it..?
>>
>> Thanks man...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nitesh
>>
>>
>>
>> Christopher Robinson wrote:
>>     
>>> That should be pretty easy to do with a .call file.  The context that 
>>> you drop your called party off to will play the sounds and do the 
>>> transfer.  So really you need to concentrate on creating that context, 
>>> the .call files are very easy to generate.
>>>
>>>
>>> Nitesh Divecha wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Finally, this is what I was looking for... to generate a call.
>>>>
>>>> I have been working on my Time Clock application, where an employee will 
>>>> call into the system using his cellphone to clock in and clock out his 
>>>> hours. And it works perfect...
>>>>
>>>> Now I was looking for an option where or if an employee is late to clock 
>>>> in, the system has to generate a call and call the supervisor and inform 
>>>> him that XYZ employee is late and give an option to supervisor "Would 
>>>> you like to call XYZ employee, Press 1" and the system will call the XYZ 
>>>> employee and connect with the supervisor...
>>>>
>>>> Is it something feasible to do using the .call files? Or I am way too 
>>>> off...
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Nitesh
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Christopher Robinson wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>         
>>>>> I've done this many times, also used the .call files.  If you don't need 
>>>>> your application to initiate the call the .call files are the better way 
>>>>> to go, otherwise it's a bit too much file management overhead.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's some working code on our end.  In this case the Channel is 
>>>>> actually a context which makes the actual call, but I've used it both ways.
>>>>>
>>>>> <?php
>>>>>   require('PHPAGI/phpagi-asmanager.php');
>>>>>
>>>>>   $callid = 'Somebody';
>>>>>
>>>>>   $asm = new AGI_AsteriskManager();
>>>>>   if($asm->connect())
>>>>>   {
>>>>>     $call = $asm->send_request('Originate',
>>>>>             array('Channel'=>"LOCAL/17165555555 at voicepulse",
>>>>>                   'Context'=>'called_party_context',
>>>>>                   'Exten'=>'899',
>>>>>                   'Timeout' => '1000',
>>>>>                   'Async'=>'1',
>>>>>                   'MaxRetries' => '5',
>>>>>                   'RetryTime' => '5',
>>>>>                   'Priority'=>1,
>>>>>                   'Callerid'=>$callid));
>>>>>     $asm->disconnect();
>>>>>   }
>>>>> ?>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> nik600 wrote:
>>>>>   
>>>>>     
>>>>>           
>>>>>> hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i'd like to write a simply application in php with phpAgi that:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - connect to Asterisk
>>>>>> - call an external number using a Zap channel
>>>>>> - play a message
>>>>>>
>>>>>> here is some code:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <?php
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $asm = new AGI_AsteriskManager();
>>>>>>
>>>>>> if ($asm->connect()) {
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $asm->Originate("Zap/g1/1","number","default","1");
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /*
>>>>>> play message...
>>>>>> */
>>>>>> } else {
>>>>>>         die("error\n");
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ?>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But it doesn't work.
>>>>>> Is it possible to create a program like this?
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>             
>
> Sorry, I can't help you with PHP.  All my stuff is in pascal.  But here 
> is a link to call origination info:
> http://www.voip-info.org/tiki-index.php?page=Asterisk+auto-dial+out
>
> I did something a bit like what you're doing, but it was a script to 
> call into the system and generate a "broadcast" type message to a 
> different party.  Again, a bit different, but the elements are all the 
> same; call control, origination, database access, etc. Its in pascal, 
> but the syntax is very easy to understand and may give you an idea of 
> how program flow might be.
>
> http://www.leebo.dreamhosters.com/apscripts/msgcast/
>
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