[asterisk-users] Is channel local what I need?

[sean darcy]

On 1.6.0.16-rc1:

I'm using app_fax.so to send a fax, and then send a confirm.

'send' =>           1. 
Set(UniqueFile=/var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/call-${UNIQUEID}) [pbx_config]
                     2. System(env echo -e 
"Channel:DAHDI/g0/........\\nContext:fax-tx\\nExtension: s\\nPriority: 
1\\n" >${UniqueFile}) [pbx_config]



[ Context 'fax-tx' created by 'pbx_config' ]
  's' =>            1. SendFAX(${FaxFile}.tif) 
[pbx_config]

   'h' =>            1. Set(RID=${REMOTESTATIONID}) 
[pbx_config]
                     ..................
                     7. Set(GLOBAL(StatusFile)=${StatusFile}) 
[pbx_config]
                     8. 
Set(UniqueFile=/var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/call-${UNIQUEID}0) [pbx_config]
                     9. System(env echo -e 
"Channel:DAHDI/g0/...........\\nContext:fax-confirm-tx\\nExtension: 
s\\nPriority: 1\\n" >${UniqueFile}) [pbx_config]


The first fax goes through, but the status fax dies:

     -- Executing [h at fax-tx:9] System("DAHDI/1-1", "env echo -e 
"Channel:DAHDI/g0/...........\\nContext:fax-confirm-tx\\nExtension: 
s\\nPriority: 1\\n" >/var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/call-1254077933.390") 
in new stack
     -- Hungup 'DAHDI/1-1'
[Sep 27 14:59:24] NOTICE[8413]: pbx_spool.c:357 attempt_thread: Call 
completed to DAHDI/g0/..............
     -- Attempting call on DAHDI/g0/............. for s at fax-confirm-tx:1 
(Retry 1)
     -- Requested transfer capability: 0x00 - SPEECH
        > Channel DAHDI/1-1 was answered.
     -- Executing [s at fax-confirm-tx:1] SendFAX("DAHDI/1-1", 
"/var/spool/asterisk/tmp/fax-tx-status-20090927_1459.tif") in new stack
[Sep 27 15:00:57] WARNING[8433]: app_fax.c:178 phase_e_handler: Error 
transmitting fax. result=2: Timed out waiting for initial communication.

I'm also the receiving side. The first fax rings and is answered. The 
status fax never rings.
Now I think the problem is that I'm in channel DAHDI/1-1, but that 
channel has been hungup.

So...I tried:

9. Dial(local/s at transfer-to-confirm/n)        [pbx_config]

[ Context 'transfer-to-confirm' created by 'pbx_config' ]
's' =>   1. NoOp(YooHoo)                     [pbx_config]
   2. Set(UniqueFile=/var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/call-${UNIQUEID}) 
[pbx_config]
          3. NoOp(YooHoo2)                     [pbx_config]
          4. System(env echo -e 
"Channel:DAHDI/g0/.........\\nContext:fax-confirm-tx\\nExtension: 
s\\nPriority: 1\\n" >${UniqueFile}) [pbx_config]

But that just dies:

     -- Executing [h at fax-tx:9] Dial("DAHDI/1-1", 
"local/s at transfer-to-confirm/n") in new stack
     -- Called s at transfer-to-confirm/n
   == Spawn extension (fax-tx, h, 9) exited non-zero on 'DAHDI/1-1'
     -- Hungup 'DAHDI/1-1'
[Sep 27 15:17:41] NOTICE[8607]: pbx_spool.c:357 attempt_thread: Call 
completed to DAHDI/g0/12036378447
     -- Executing [s at transfer-to-confirm:1] 
NoOp("Local/s at transfer-to-confirm-fdda;2", "YooHoo") in new stack

And that's it. It never executes priority 2, or anything else.

sean