[asterisk-users] Please dont tell me this is impossible

[Thorsten Göllner]

So take a look here:
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/stream+file

Am 29.06.2012 16:06, schrieb CDR:
> This is from the documentation of Perl-AGI
> "$AGI->stream_file($filename, $digits, $offset)
> Executes AGI Command "STREAM FILE $filename $digits [$offset]"
> This command instructs Asterisk to play the given sound file and
> listen for the given dtmf digits. The fileextension must not be used
> in the filename because Asterisk will find the most appropriate file
> type. $filename can be an array of files or a single filename.
> Example: $AGI->stream_file('demo-echotest', '0123');
> $AGI->stream_file(['demo-echotest', 'demo-welcome'], '0123');
> Returns: -1 on error or hangup, 0 if playback completes without a
> digit being pressed, or the ASCII numerical value of the digit if a
> digit was pressed"
>
> It does not mention that it returns the offset at which the file
> stopped playing. Also, if you could get that number, then restarting
> the stream would result, I guess, in an audible interruption. Please
> advise how to get the offset on the result and I will try.
> Yours
> Philip
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 6:27 AM, Thorsten Göllner <tg at ovm-group.com> wrote:
>> Am 29.06.2012 11:38, schrieb CDR:
>>
>>> I have been fighting all night with version 1.8 and have not found a
>>> way to do this with any command or Perl AGI->command. I need to play a
>>> file and wait until the customer presses at least $maxdigits to
>>> return, BUT, the file must continue playing until $maxdigits is
>>> received or $timeout has expired. So far I found impossible to achieve
>>> this functionality. Am I missing something?
>>> Philip
>>
>>
>> The Playcommand will be interrupted by the key but the agi result contains
>> the offset. So you can play this file from offset again until you $maxdigits
>> has been pressed. Take a look here:
>> https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/AGICommand_STREAM+FILE
>>

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