[Asterisk-Users] Pause during dialing to enter another number

[Brian Capouch]

John Novack wrote:
> 
> 
> William Suffill wrote:
> 
>> I'd suggest Dial(trunk/18005555555,30,D(1ww5555ww25555)
>>
>> That will cause it to dial that DMTF string on connect and w  causes a 
>> pause. I haven't tested it just referenced
>> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+cmd+Dial
>> and
>> http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/2004-November/071853.html 
>>
>>
> Yet the Wiki says otherwise. w and W allow call recording
> 
> What is the CORRECT information regarding dialing and inserting pauses??
> 

I have posted this same response to this same issue already a few weeks ago.

There are two separate syntactic uses of "w"

One of them is an OPTION to the Dial() command; it enables recording, as 
you note.

The other is a PSEUDO-DIGIT used in a DTMF string; it causes a short 
pause in the stream of DTMF down the channel.

In other words, there's no confusion because each is used in a different 
syntactic context.

B.