[Asterisk-Users] How to delay dialing

[Terence Parker]

Hi Tilghman,

Thanks for your reply - really appreciated!

I have tried applying your patch, but unfortunately get the following
compilation errors:

chan_vpb.c: In function `int vpb_call(ast_channel*, char*, int)':
chan_vpb.c:683: syntax error before `char'
chan_vpb.c:696: `t' undeclared (first use this function)
chan_vpb.c:696: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each
   function it appears in.)
make[1]: *** [chan_vpb.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/home/downloads/Telephony/asterisk-0.7.1/channels'
make: *** [subdirs] Error 1

Looking at the patch file, am I correct in assuming then that the
Voicetronix OpenLine4 does in fact support the comma and ampersand
characters - but that it's just a matter of getting the asterisk's chan_vpb
to translate the use of 'w' and 'f' to ',' and '&' respectively for the
Voicetronix API?

Thanks again,

Terence


> 1)  The 'W' character is only for the zaptel channel.
> 2)  It's case insensitive (i.e. it does NOT need to be uppercase).
> See line 2387 of zaptel.c if you'd like to confirm this for yourself.
> 3)  There is no current way within Asterisk to insert a pause into the
> Voicetronix driver.
> 4)  There is no current way within Asterisk to insert a flash-hook
> into the Voicetronix driver.
> 5)  The solution for 3 and 4 is attached.  This patch will allow you
> to use the 'w' OR the 'W' character to insert a pause and to use the
> 'f' or 'F' character to insert a flash-hook.  Please note (VERY
> IMPORTANT): in the Voicetronix driver, the pause is 1.0 seconds, not
> 0.5 seconds, like it is in the Zaptel driver.
>
> -Tilghman
>