[Asterisk-Users] IAX dialplan problem?

[Colin Anderson]

[default]
 
exten => 1,1,Playback(YouPressedOne)
exten => 1,2,Playback(BecauseYouPressed1IWillCallCarol)
exten => 1,3,Goto(first-ivr,s,1)
 
exten => 2,1,Playback(YouPressedTwo)
exten => 2,2,Playback(BecauseYouPressed1IWillCallCarol)
exten => 2,3,Goto(second-ivr,s,1)
 
exten => 3,1,Playback(YouPressedTwo)
exten => 3,2,Playback(BecauseYouPressed3IWillSendYouToVoicemail)
exten => 3,3,Goto(third-ivr,s,1)
 
[first-ivr]
 
exten => s,1,Dial(InsertDialStatementHere)
exten => s,2,Playback(Goodbye)
exten => s,3,Hangup
 
[second-ivr]
 
exten => s,1,Dial(InsertDialStatementHere)
exten => s,2,Playback(Goodbye)
exten => s,3,Hangup
  
[third-ivr]
 
exten => s,1,VoiceMailMain(default)
exten => s,2,Playback(Goodbye)
exten => s,3,Hangup
 
Get it? In a context (which is the name specified in brackets) , the first
number in a statement indicates the extension, which Asterisk interprets
through a DTMF tone (you press buttons to dial something) or a DID number
for inbound calls (in the case of a PRI) and executes statements according
to the priority, which is the next number. 
 
The first number 'exten => 1' allows you to group related statements
together and bind them to an extension number ( which could be internal /
outbound, could be external / inbound) and the second number 'exten => 1,1'
specifies the order in which the statements are executed. After a statement
is executed, and it could be executed incorrectly or correctly, or it could
have executed successfully or unsucessfully, it will then process the next
line in the context until it runs out of stuff to do. 
 
When you dial out, Asterisk determines the context in which your phone is to
be run in, and tries to match what you dialled to an extension specified in
the context for your phone. If there is no match, it tries the s extension.
If the s extension does not exist or is invalid, Asterisk returns a busy
tone and "404 not found" on your phone. 
 
When someone dials in, Asterisk tries to match the DID number against an
extension in the inbound calls context. If there is no match, it tries the s
extension in the inbound calls context. If the s extension does not exist or
is invalid, Asterisk rejects the call. 
 
The s extension is a special kind of extension. It means, "Execute these
statements regardless of the extension specified in the context unless told
otherwise, or if there is no match for the extension requested".  In the
example above, pressing 1 or 2 will do something, but if you press any other
digit, Asterisk will hang up the call. Why? Because in the [default]
context, I specified something for Asterisk to do if I press 1 or 2, but I
didn't specify it for any other number and I didn't specify an 's' extension
which would have handled a keypress other than 1 or 2. 

-----Original Message-----
From: John Crowhurst [mailto:fyremoon at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 1:23 PM
To: Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IAX dialplan problem?




On 9/19/05, Thameem Ansari < thameem.ansari at gmail.com
<mailto:thameem.ansari at gmail.com> > wrote: 


You are doing correct. But you have to explain what you want to do? As per
your second configuration, if you dial 1 then it will ring....Post exactly
what you are trying to accomplish?


I don't actually have dialplan created, as I'm trying to see if I can get it
to work. 


What I would like to do is present me with a menu when I first press the
connect button on the phone, give me a set of options like 'press 1 to call
Carol', 'press 2 to call Jenny', 'press * for voicemail', etc.

--
John



-Thameem


On 9/19/05, John Crowhurst <  <mailto:fyremoon at gmail.com>
fyremoon at gmail.com> wrote:

Hello, I'm a newbie to the asterisk system.

I'm trying to configure a dialplan so that when I use my IAXy it will prompt
me with an IVR and then send me off to different things like dial and
voicemail from that.

I've tried various combinations but I can't seem to get it to work properly.
Here is an example:

[default]
exten => s,1,Answer
exten => s,2,Ringing

It gives me a dialtone and waits for an input, but if I do:

[default]
exten => 1,1,Answer
exten => 1,2,Ringing

And then dial 1 it rings...

Am I doing something wrong? Any suggestions or pointers gratefully received.

Thanks in advance,

John





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