[asterisk-users] How to write data to astdb?

[Lee Jenkins]

Vincent Delporte wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>     I'm trying to fill CID data into the astdb using AsteriskWin32's 
> asterisk.exe, to no avail: The batch file stops after the first line, 
> and just waits:
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> rem c:\cygroot\mystuff>import.bat
> rem
> rem c:\cygroot\mystuff>C:\cygroot\bin\asterisk.exe -rx 'database put 
> cidname 123 "My cellphone"'
> rem
> rem Asterisk module loaded successfully
> rem Asterisk entry point foundW2003*CLI> Updated database successfully
> rem Verbosity is at least 1
> rem STUCK HERE!
> 
> C:\cygroot\bin\asterisk.exe -rx 'database put cidname 123 "My cellphone"'
> C:\cygroot\bin\asterisk.exe -rx 'database put cidname 456 "This is a test"'
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> I don't know why the batch script stops after the first line.
> 
> So, I installed ActivePerl and the asterisk-perl package from CPAN, and 
> tried this, but it doesn't work either:
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> use Asterisk::AGI;
> 
> $AGI = new Asterisk::AGI;
> $AGI->database_put('cidname', '5555', 'my number');
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> Is there a way to access astdb directly, instead of through an AGI script?
> 
> Thank you.
> 

There are built in Asterisk commands for this:

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+database



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Warm Regards,

Lee