[asterisk-users] how to avoid call waiting? Or check DIALSTATUS before Dial()?

[Yehavi Bourvine]

You check for BUSY. Check for IN_USE instead. That's what I do here (on 1.4,
but I guess that 1.6 behaves similarly).

When an extension is in IN_USE state I have a decision tree after consulting
a database:


   - If the user wants waiting call - dial him/her/
   - If the user doesn;t want waiting call but wants voicemail answer - send
   to voicemail with B prefix.
   - If niether is wanted - play busy.

                      Regards, __Yehavi:

2009/5/15 sean darcy <seandarcy2 at gmail.com>

> I have two internal analogue extensions off a TDM400P. If the first is
> busy, I'd like to ring the second. So:
>
> [incoming]
> exten =>s,1,Answer()
> exten =>s,n,Dial(${mainline},60)
> exten =>s,n,ExecIf($["${DIALSTATUS}" = "BUSY"]?Dial(${secondline},30))
>
> But it doesn't work because * first tries Call Waiting on the main line.
> Here I dial out:
>
>     -- Starting simple switch on 'DAHDI/1-1'
>     -- Executing [140 at internal:1] Answer("DAHDI/1-1", "") in new stack
>     -- Executing [140 at internal:2] Set("DAHDI/1-1", "CALLERID="house"
> <2127873453>") in new stack
>     -- Executing [140 at internal:3] Dial("DAHDI/1-1",
> .............................
>
> And now an incoming call:
>
>     -- Executing [s at incoming:1] Answer("IAX2/nhi-10929", "") in new stack
>     -- Executing [s at incoming:2] Dial("IAX2/nhi-10929", "DAHDI/1,60") in
> new stack
>     -- Called 1
>     -- IAX2/nhi-10929 requested special control 20, passing it to DAHDI/1-2
>     -- IAX2/nhi-10929 requested special control 20, passing it to DAHDI/1-2
>     -- IAX2/nhi-10929 requested special control 20, passing it to DAHDI/1-2
>     -- DAHDI/1-2 is ringing
>     -- IAX2/nhi-10929 requested special control 20, passing it to DAHDI/1-2
>     -- IAX2/nhi-10929 requested special control 20, passing it to DAHDI/1-2
>     -- CPE supports Call Waiting Caller*ID.  Sending 'Seandarcy/212 573
> 1432'
>
>
> Is there a way to check the status of a dahdi channel _before_ dialing it?
>
> exten =>s,n,ExecIf($["DAHDI/1${DIALSTATUS}" =
> "BUSY"]?Dial(${secondline},30)) ??
>
> What's special control 20  ??
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> sean
>
>
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