You could also do this using the operator extension in the Voicemail application.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 23 Jun 2006 22:10:14 -0000, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:undrhil.1528785@bloglines.com">
undrhil.1528785@bloglines.com</a></b> &lt;<a href="mailto:undrhil.1528785@bloglines.com">undrhil.1528785@bloglines.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I just realized that I came up with a way to use DISA and still allow for<br>voicemail-like activity.&nbsp;&nbsp;Set background() to play your greeting and then<br>program in an exten with 9 which would then point you to your DISA dialtone.
<br> If the caller doesn't press 9, have them go to the general &quot;leaving a message&quot;<br>stage or whatever you want to do with real callers.<br><br>Undrhil<br><br>--- Asterisk<br>Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion &lt;
<a href="mailto:asterisk-users@lists.digium.com">asterisk-users@lists.digium.com</a><br>wrote:<br>The number &quot;dialed&quot; after Background is stored in the EXTEN variable<br>and can be used in the Dial application.<br>
&gt;<br>&gt; -----Original Message-----<br><br>&gt; From: <a href="mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com">asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com</a><br>&gt; [mailto:<a href="mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com">
asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com</a>]On<br>Behalf Of Don<br>&gt; Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 5:29 PM<br>&gt; To: Asterisk Users<br>Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion<br>&gt; Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users]<br>Asking for phone number to dial
<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; background just accepts input while<br>other sounds...etc...are being played...<br>&gt; instead of waiting for something<br>to end and then accept input.<br>&gt; It doesn't store the number...etc...then
<br>add it to dial command for a zap<br>&gt; channel<br>&gt;<br>&gt; ----- Original Message<br>-----<br>&gt; From: &quot;T. Shaw&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:xytek@hotmail.com">xytek@hotmail.com</a>&gt;<br>&gt; To: &lt;<a href="mailto:asterisk-users@lists.digium.com">
asterisk-users@lists.digium.com</a>&gt;<br><br>&gt; Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 5:19 PM<br>&gt; Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Asking<br>for phone number to dial<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Isn't that what the Background() application
<br>does?<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; <a href="mailto:xytek@hotmail.com">xytek@hotmail.com</a><br>&gt; &gt; &quot;blah...&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br><br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;From: &quot;Don&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:sales@xwebfactor.com">sales@xwebfactor.com</a>&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;Reply-To: Asterisk<br>Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;Discussion&lt;
<a href="mailto:asterisk-users@lists.digium.com">asterisk-users@lists.digium.com</a>&gt;<br><br>&gt; &gt;&gt;To: &lt;<a href="mailto:asterisk-users@lists.digium.com">asterisk-users@lists.digium.com</a>&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;Subject: [Asterisk-Users]
<br>Asking for phone number to dial<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:51:00 -0400<br><br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;Does anyone know where to find an example or able to provide an<br>example of<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;how to do the following:
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;When asterisk answers<br>a call...<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;Ask for number to dial...then dial that number?<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;I am basically<br>dialing into the asterisk box and then wanting it to take
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;the digits<br>I enter and dial them on an outbound zap trunk...<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;I basically am<br>just not sure how to have asterisk accept the digits and<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;then use them<br>
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<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Anthony D Cennami<br>