[asterisk-users] Wait for input

[Steve Edwards]

> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Joseph L.
> Casale
>
> After dialing an extension and reaching a dial plan, how
> does one read input and what is that variable (I the input
> is stored as a defined system var) called? Given I don't know
> what any of these terms are, its making it hard to search :)

On Wed, 28 May 2008, Darryl Dunkin wrote:

> The function is 'read'.
>
> Read(variable[|filename][|maxdigits][|option][|attempts][|timeout])
>
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+cmd+Read

Or, depending on what the OP is trying to accomplish, maybe "waitexten()" 
is what he is looking for.

Thanks in advance,
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