[asterisk-users] Question about Read() application

[Kingsley Tart]

What sort of "problem with Read()" are you expecting to encounter, and
what do you mean by "keep going"?

Cheers,
Kingsley.

On Thu, 2011-11-17 at 10:10 -0600, Danny Nicholas wrote:
> Hello again list,
> 
>                               Did the following: (on 1.4.42
> installation)
> 
> asterisk -rx "core show application read"
> 
>  
> 
>   -= Info about application 'Read' =-
> 
>  
> 
> [Synopsis]
> 
> Read a variable
> 
>  
> 
> [Description]
> 
>   Read(variable[|filename][|maxdigits][|option][|attempts][|timeout])
> 
>  
> 
> Reads a #-terminated string of digits a certain number of times from
> the
> 
> user in to the given variable.
> 
>   filename   -- file to play before reading digits or tone with option
> i
> 
>   maxdigits  -- maximum acceptable number of digits. Stops reading
> after
> 
>                 maxdigits have been entered (without requiring the
> user to
> 
>                 press the '#' key).
> 
>                 Defaults to 0 - no limit - wait for the user press the
> '#' key.
> 
>                 Any value below 0 means the same. Max accepted value
> is 255.
> 
>   option     -- options are 's' , 'i', 'n'
> 
>                 's' to return immediately if the line is not up,
> 
>                 'i' to play  filename as an indication tone from your
> indications.conf
> 
>                 'n' to read digits even if the line is not up.
> 
>   attempts   -- if greater than 1, that many attempts will be made in
> the
> 
>                 event no data is entered.
> 
>   timeout    -- An integer number of seconds to wait for a digit
> response. If greater
> 
>                 than 0, that value will override the default timeout.
> 
>  
> 
> Read should disconnect if the function fails or errors out.
> 
>  
> 
> I need for Asterisk to “keep going” if I have a problem with Read() or
> at least playback some kind of warning.  Any suggestions?
> 
> P.S.   The “Read should disconnect” line does not show up in my 10.0
> install.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Danny Nicholas
> 
>  
> 
> 
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