[asterisk-users] Setting outgoing callerid on when using a PRI

[Jason Parker]

Doug Lytle wrote:
> Dave Fullerton wrote:
>> Note "num" and not "number" I don't know if that was a change from 1.4
>> to 1.6 or if Doug mistyped it.
>>    
> 
> Not a mistype.  I've been using number all along, but looking at the 
> docs shows that I've been incorrect.  It must concatenate the number 
> down to num.  Looks like I've got a little modifying to do this evening:
> 
> 
> core show function CALLERID
> livonia*CLI>
>    -= Info about function 'CALLERID' =-
> 
> [Syntax]
> CALLERID(datatype[,<optional-CID>])
> 
> [Synopsis]
> Gets or sets Caller*ID data on the channel.
> 
> [Description]
> Gets or sets Caller*ID data on the channel.  The allowable datatypes
> are "all", "name", *num*, "ANI", "DNID", "RDNIS".
> Uses channel callerid by default or optional callerid, if specified.
> 
> Doug
> 

The documentation is correct, but the way the check really works, is that it
reads the first 3 chars and matches it to "num".

This means that "num", "number", and "numnumnumIloveapplesauce" would all
technically match.