[Asterisk-Users] Retrieving dtmf, passing to shell, and getting the result

[John Millican]

> I have my asterisk server up and running on OS X and now need to add the
> capability to play a sound file asking for a 5 digit number, play another
> message asking for a 2 digit number, pass these variables to a shell
> script, and get the result. I have tried a number of different scenarios
> but they are not working. I have read through the wiki, past posts, and
> numerous websites.
> The sound files are enter-first & enter-second
> The shell script is CheckNumbers.sh
>
> exten => 2,2,get_data ("enter-first","10000","5")
> exten => 2,3,get_data ("enter-second","10000","2")
> exten => 2,4,system(/usr/local/Scripts/CheckNumbers.sh ${firstnumber,
> secondnumber)
>
>
> I really appreciate your help!
>
> Jane
Jane,
try this
 exten => 2,2,read (firstnumber,enter-first,5)
 exten => 2,3,read (secondnumber,enter-second,2)
 exten => 2,4,system(/usr/local/Scripts/CheckNumbers.sh  ${firstnumber} 
${secondnumber})
I believe it is the syntax that is holding you back.
John M