[asterisk-users] Dynamically toggling ConfBridge recording from conference menu

[Kevin P. Fleming]

On 02/01/2012 11:42 AM, Josh Freeman wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm using ConfBridge in an application where I need a conference admin
> to be able to start and stop recording using a conference menu option.
>
> Currently, I'm doing this by defining ConfBridge menu options
>
> 7=dialplan_exec(conference_functions,rec_start,1)
> 9=dialplan_exec(conference_functions,rec_stop,1)
>
> The rec_start and rec_stop extensions simply start/stop MixMonitor on
> the channel of the admin who presses 7/9. However, what I'd really like
> to do is to be able to execute the equivalent of the CLI "confbridge
> record start xxxx" command, so that the recording would be independent
> of the participant channel.
>
> I suppose I could do this with a System call, something like
> System(asterisk -rx "confbridge record start xxxx") - but is there a
> better, less-roundabout way of getting there?

Unfortunately at this time there isn't any 'record' control available 
directly in the ConfBridge menu system, although it would surely not be 
hard to add.

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