[asterisk-users] Sending Fax Dialplan with Retry Attempt

[Zoel Hairi]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Zoel Hairi
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 11:21 PM
> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Sending Fax Dialplan with Retry Attempt
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> > bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Schmidt
> > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 8:32 PM
> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Sending Fax Dialplan with Retry Attempt
> >
> > Am 19.12.11 14:26, schrieb Zoel Hairi:
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a problem with Fax For Asterisk, the Successful Rate when
> > sending Fax are very Low especially when we send the Fax just once.
> Now
> > I’m trying to modify the dialplan so it will keep trying to send the
> > fax for maximum 5 times at once and it only retry if the Sending
> Status
> > has Error in it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Here is the dialplan :
> > > exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${FAXOPT(error)}" =
> > "NO_ERROR"]?FaxStop:RetryAttempt2)
> > >
> > > ;===================== The Call Stop Here … L
> >
> > hello,
> >
> > you dont have RetryAttempt2 in your dialplan maybe thats why it
> stops.
> >
> > best regards
> >
> > Stefan
> 
> Hi Stefan,
> 
> Sorry, My Mistake, in dial plan there's already RetryAttempt2
> 
> Below is the Correct One :
> 
> [fax-tx]
> ;Fax For Asterisk - Digium
> exten => s,1,NoOp(**** SENDING FAX ****)
> exten => s,n,Wait(6)
> ;zoel : Insert to MySQL
> exten => s,n,MySQL(Connect connid localhost zzzz zzzz asterisk)
> exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${MYSQL_STATUS}" = "0"]?:mysql_error,1)
> exten => s,n,MYSQL(Query resultid ${connid} INSERT INTO fax_activity
> SET
> date=now(),faxfile="${FAXFILE}",faxtxnumber="${FAXTXNUMBER}",faxresult=
> "Sent to
> Spooler",faxpages="${FAXPAGES}",faxstatus="${FAXERROR}",faxline="${CHAN
> NEL}")
> exten => s,n,MYSQL(Disconnect ${connid})
> ;zoel : End Insert to MySQL
> ; Set FAXOPTs
> exten => s,n,NoOp(**** SETTING FAXOPT ****)
> exten => s,n,Set(FAXOPT(ecm)=yes)
> exten => s,n,Set(FAXOPT(headerinfo)=TEST FAX)
> exten => s,n,Set(FAXOPT(localstationid)=1234567)
> exten => s,n,Set(FAXOPT(maxrate)=14400)
> exten => s,n,Set(FAXOPT(minrate)=2400)
> ; Send the fax
> exten => s,n,NoOp(**** SENDING FAX RETRY ATTEMPT 1 : ${FAXFILE} :
> ${FAXOPT(error)} ****)
> exten => s,n,SendFAX(${FAXFILE})
> ;zoel : Add Retry Attempt 2
> exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${FAXOPT(error)}" =
> "NO_ERROR"]?FaxStop:RetryAttempt2)
> ;===================== The Call Stop Here … 
> exten => s,n(RetryAttempt2),Wait(6)
> exten => s,n,NoOp(**** SENDING FAX RETRY ATTEMPT 2 : ${FAXFILE} :
> ${FAXOPT(error)} ****)
> exten => s,n,SendFAX(${FAXFILE})
> ;zoel : Add Retry Attempt 3
> exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${FAXOPT(error)}" =
> "NO_ERROR"]?FaxStop:RetryAttempt3)
> exten => s,n(RetryAttempt3),Wait(6)
> exten => s,n,NoOp(**** SENDING FAX RETRY ATTEMPT 3 : ${FAXFILE} :
> ${FAXOPT(error)} ****)
> exten => s,n,SendFAX(${FAXFILE})
> ;zoel : Add Retry Attempt 4
> exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${FAXOPT(error)}" =
> "NO_ERROR"]?FaxStop:RetryAttempt4)
> exten => s,n(RetryAttempt4),Wait(6)
> exten => s,n,NoOp(**** SENDING FAX RETRY ATTEMPT 4 : ${FAXFILE} :
> ${FAXOPT(error)} ****)
> exten => s,n,SendFAX(${FAXFILE})
> ;zoel : Add Retry Attempt 5
> exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${FAXOPT(error)}" =
> "NO_ERROR"]?FaxStop:RetryAttempt5)
> exten => s,n(RetryAttempt5),Wait(6)
> exten => s,n,NoOp(**** SENDING FAX RETRY ATTEMPT 5 : ${FAXFILE} :
> ${FAXOPT(error)} ****)
> exten => s,n,SendFAX(${FAXFILE})
> ; Hangup! Print FAXOPTs
> exten => s,n(FaxStop),NoOp(FAXOPT(ecm) : ${FAXOPT(ecm)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(filename) : ${FAXOPT(filename)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(headerinfo) : ${FAXOPT(headerinfo)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(localstationid) : ${FAXOPT(localstationid)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(maxrate) : ${FAXOPT(maxrate)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(minrate) : ${FAXOPT(minrate)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(pages) : ${FAXOPT(pages)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(rate) : ${FAXOPT(rate)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(remotestationid) : ${FAXOPT(remotestationid)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(resolution) : ${FAXOPT(resolution)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(status) : ${FAXOPT(status)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(statusstr) : ${FAXOPT(statusstr)})
> exten => s,n,NoOp(FAXOPT(error) : ${FAXOPT(error)})
> ;zoel : Insert to MySQL fax_activity
> exten => s,n,MySQL(Connect connid localhost zzzz zzzz asterisk)
> exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${MYSQL_STATUS}" = "0"]?:mysql_error,1)
> exten => s,n,MYSQL(Query resultid ${connid} INSERT INTO fax_activity
> SET
> date=now(),faxfile="${FAXOPT(filename)}",faxtxnumber="${FAXTXNUMBER}",f
> axresult="${FAXOPT(status)}",faxpages="${FAXOPT(pages)}",faxstatus="${F
> AXOPT(error)}",faxline="${CHANNEL}")
> exten => s,n,MYSQL(Disconnect ${connid})
> ;zoel : Insert to MySQL fax_activity
> exten => mysql_error,1,Noop("Error Connection Mysql")
> exten => mysql_error,n,Macro(hangupcall)
> 
> So do you have any suggestion ?
> 
> Thanks
> ZH

Hi All,

So it seems that you cannot use the same channel to SendFax twice in one Dial Plan at a time, cause at the end of the 1st attempt to send the fax the channel is already been hang up. That made it impossible to execute SendFax again on the same channel.

And finally make new call file from the dial plan is the best alternative to achieve my purposes.

Thanks 
Zoel Hairi