[asterisk-users] HELP - Client wants to reverse Asterisk Functionality

[Danny Nicholas]

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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve 
> Edwards
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 4:19 PM
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> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] HELP - Client wants to reverse Asterisk 
> Functionality
>
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2011, Danny Nicholas wrote:
>
> > I?m putting Asterisk in to replace an existing IVR and that
> PBX system
> > uses * to terminate number input instead of #.
>
> How about an AGI executing some mix of get data, get option, stream 
> file, or wait for digit and accumulate the digits yourself.

Or you can use WaitExten instead of Read.

This sounded like a great idea, but I need numbers that are 4-16 digits in
length,  so I'm going to explore Steve's AGI suggestion (at least in 1.4,
waitexten seems to be only good for 1 digit responses)