[Asterisk-Users] paging system (long)

[Steven Critchfield]

Maybe it's me, but it looks like you need to change to AGI instead of
extension logic for parts of this below.

Write a AGI app that does the authenticate, and record of message. If
the user hangs up the phone it is fine since the AGI still is running,
and can then submit a qcall to then start the outbound process. When
recording, I'd make sure the file has a garunteed unique name. In the
qcall you can then reference this unique name to make sure to play this
newly created file.

For the qcall setup, make it a macro so you can pass parameters to it,
specifically the file you want to be played back.

On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 11:03, Jon Pounder wrote:
> I'm back on the paging again - still can't get it working as I wish.
> 
> 
> I have listed two attempts below where I run into basically the same problem
> [pagejon] - I drop a file in the spool directory that starts that context, 
> I must use a device though that the outbound call is placed by. The phones 
> ring, and when picked up get connected to the device I specify - the 
> festival stuff is never played that I can tell.
> 
> problem - I don't want the call connected to a local device. I want the 
> called party to hear the festival text if they answer, and if not, 
> subsequent dials to other numbers should take place in order until one answers.
> 
> 
> [pagejon]
> 
> exten => 1,1,Dial(${jonexts}|25)
> exten => 1,2,festival,you didn't answer
> exten => 1,102,festival,you answered
> 
> 
> Second attempt - all goes well leaving the message. Then I want to hangup 
> on the caller in some way (which 899 does), in reality the caller stays 
> connected, and then the "pagee's" extensions start to ring. If I use a 
> hangup directly the script stops there.
> 
> This is what I want to happen :
> 1)authenticate (works)
> 2) leave message (works if they hit # and don't hangup)
> 3) then hangup on caller, but keep thread running
> 4) dial to first set of pagee's extensions, wait for answer
> 5) if unanswered dial another set of numbers and wait
> 6) when something is answered play a festival message
> 7) transfer the pagee to voicemail so they can listen to the message just 
> left for them
> 
> 
> [paging]
> ; page jon
> exten => 870,1,authenticate,/etc/asterisk/pageraccess
> exten => 870,2,Voicemail,u5901		; record their message in the "paging box"
> exten => 870,3,transfer,899|1			; hangup
> exten => 870,4,goto,104			;
> exten => 870,103,wait,0			; need this since hangup could fail as well as vm
> exten => 870,104,SetCallerid,Pager <870>
> exten => 870,105,Dial,${JonExts}|30		; jon house phones
> exten => 870,106,goto,107
> exten => 870,206,Dial,zap/g2/${JonCell}|60
> exten => 870,207,festival,you were paged.
> exten => 870,208,Voicemailmain
> 
> 
> help ?
> 
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Steven Critchfield  <critch at basesys.com>