[Asterisk-Users] How to find out if a new voicemail exists

[Ben Higley]

There is the application HasNewVoicemail
server1*CLI> show application hasnewvoicemail
server1*CLI>
  -= Info about application 'HasNewVoicemail' =-

[Synopsis]
Conditionally branches to priority + 101 with the right options set

[Description]
HasNewVoicemail(vmbox[/folder][@context][|varname[|options]])
Assumes folder 'INBOX' if folder is not specified. Optionally sets
<varname> to the number of messages
in that folder.
  The option string may contain zero of the following character:
        'j' -- jump to priority n+101, if there is new voicemail in folder
'folder' or INBOX
  This application sets the following channel variable upon completion:
        HASVMSTATUS             The result of the new voicemail check
returned as a text string as follows
                <# of messages in the folder, 0 for NONE>

> On Wednesday 18 January 2006 07:21, Sean Cook wrote:
>> Koopmann, Jan-Peter wrote:
>> > I would like to see if during a call a new voicemail was recorded. I
>> want
>> > to send a SMS to mobile phones if someone recorded a message on our
>> > voicemail system.
>> >
>> > I can use VMCOUNT to see if there are new messages in the Inbox but
>> this
>> > will result in new SMS being sent even if the caller hangs up during
>> the
>> > Voicemailpromt, at least if there are still unread/unheard messages in
>> > the inbox.
>> >
>> > Is there some option or variable I missed or is this a feature
>> request?
>> >
>>
>> I believe you can use the externnotify to accomplish this...
>
> Here[1] is a small, untested script that does something similar to what
> you
> are asking. Maybe you could modify it to you needs.
>
> HTH
>
> hads
>
> [1]http://astug.org.nz/pipermail/users/2005-November/000022.html
>
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