[asterisk-users] Setting caller id value on outgoing calls using .call files

[Jared Smith]

On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 16:10 -0400, Arpit Mehta wrote:
> exten => _.,4,Set(CALLERID(all)=Joe <911>)
> exten =>
> _.,5,system(cp /var/spool/asterisk/1.call /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/)
>  

You need to set the Caller ID in the call file itself.  The sample call
file (sample.call) in the Asterisk source contains the following line:


Callerid: Wakeup Call Service <(555) 555-5555>

Hopefully that gets you going in the right direction.


-- 
Jared Smith
Community Relations Manager
Digium, Inc.