[asterisk-users] Passing call duration to an AGI Script

[Adi Simon]

Hi Martin,

Thanks for your reply. Maybe I wasn't clear enough. I am already running AGI
periodically
inside a call and it runs just fine. I'm using a patch for asterisk (can be
found here <http://asterisk-backports.org/wiki/index.php/User_talk:KNK>) to
do so. In short i'm using it for a prepaid system that needs to allow more
than one prepaid call to run simultaneously.

Anyway, I solved my problem by changing the code a bit. I added an AGI
variable that holds the timestamp of the call answer time, thus allowing me
to use it as an anchor for knowing how much time passed since the beginning
of the call.

Thanks again,

Adi.



On 5/31/07, Martin Smith <martins at bebr.ufl.edu> wrote:
>
>  Hi Adi,
>
> AGI is probably best viewed like any other dialplan application (and with
> DeadAGI something that happens after, but anyway) -- in my opinion. I've
> seen people do some pretty wild stuff with it, but in the end, when I wonder
> if the Manager interface or AGI interface is most appropriate for a given
> task, I ask questions like "Would I want to do this with another
> application? Is this even possible with another application?".
>
> In your case, I'd say you probably couldn't say... periodically execute a
> dialplan application that runs in the middle of a call without interrupting
> the call (with AGI, anyway). I'd recommend using the Manager interface and
> polling for call durations / listening for events and acting on the
> information you get back (I'd assume the answered duration is one of those
> values you could poll for).
>
> Hope this helps -- others, please jump in if I'm way wrong :)
>
>
> Martin Smith, Systems Developer
> martins at bebr.ufl.edu
> Bureau of Economic and Business Research
> University of Florida
> (352) 392-0171 Ext. 221
>
>
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> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:
> asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Adi Simon
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 31, 2007 5:54 AM
> *To:* asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> *Subject:* [asterisk-users] Passing call duration to an AGI Script
>
>
>  Hi,
>
> I'm trying to find a way of passing the actual call duration (something
> like ANSWEREDTIME) to an AGI
> script that runs periodically during a call. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adi.
>
>
>
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