[asterisk-users] Passing Variables with IAX

[Douglas Garstang]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Florell [mailto:astmattf at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 1:50 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Passing Variables with IAX
> 
> 
> We have had success with sending data in the dialstring. I know this
> isn't optimal at all, but it has worked flawlessly for us for the last
> two years.
> 
> We just send the data (star-delimited) in the dial string and parse it
> out in an AGI script on the other end where you can assign it to a
> variable if you like. Here's and example of one dial string we used
> today over IAX:
> 7275551212*TESTCAMP*12345*JOHN STEWART*CUSTOMER SERVICE*54321
> 
> You can use alpha-numeric and as long as you match by a wildcard and
> parse through an AGI on the other end it all works out well.
> 
> As for true and proper variables in IAX streams, that would be a very
> nice feature.
> 
> MATT---

Thanks for the reply Matt. It's good to know I'm not going crazy and someone else has tried to do this. I thought about passing the variables in one of the IAX arguments, but wasn't sure if it was the best way or not. Turns out it might be.

Doug.