[asterisk-users] Using * in extension name

[Daniel Hazelbaker]

(Hope you don't mind me replying to the list)

Okay, time for me to feel stupid.  Yes I was forgetting to start with  
an underscore.  Somehow while I was looking at all the examples it  
never clicked that that should be there. :P

Daniel

On Dec 19, 2007, at 11:34 AM, Martin Smith wrote:

> If you could show us what you ARE using (the full line of the  
> dialplan),
> I might be able to offer more suggestions. For example, with the full
> line, I might notice if you're starting the pattern with the  
> underscore,
> which I believe is required to pattern match *at all*.
>
> Martin Smith, Systems Developer
> martins at bebr.ufl.edu
> Bureau of Economic and Business Research
> University of Florida
> (352) 392-0171 Ext. 221
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of
>> Daniel Hazelbaker
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:21 PM
>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> Subject: [asterisk-users] Using * in extension name
>>
>> 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.  But I can't get that far.  If I use *7268 specially
>> it works
>> fine, but as soon as I introduce any wild card char (X, N, Z,
>> !, .) it
>> responds with 404 and nothing is logged.
>>
>> Can * be used in this manner in a dialplan?  If so then any
>> suggestions on what I can check to see why it is doing this?
>> If not,
>> does anybody have a better suggestion for me?  I'd rather not use a
>> regular digit as the "begin" code.
>>
>> Daniel Hazelbaker
>>
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