[asterisk-users] Using * in extension name

[Philipp Kempgen]

Daniel Hazelbaker wrote:
> I am trying to setup an extension of *7XXX that will allow me to dial  
> *7 and then any extension and use the Pickup application to pickup a  
> ringing phone.  Ideally it will also check if the phone is ringing  
> somehow and then either dial the extension or pick it up if it is  
> ringing.

I'm not sure if it's possible to do anything in the dialplan
after Pickup() even if it didn't work, but you might try
something like this:

_*7. => {
	Pickup(${EXTEN:2}@to-users);
	Dial(Local/${EXTEN:2});
}

I find your idea a bit unusal anyway because when Pickup()'ing
a call I almost never want to talk to the original callee.

Regards,
  Philipp Kempgen

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