On 6/17/23 08:47, Steve Matzura wrote:
Both Background() and WaitExten() allow the caller to enter DTMF
digits. Asterisk then attempts to find an extension in the current
context that matches the digits that the caller entered. If Asterisk
finds a match, it will send the call to that extension.
My question then is, is "*" a valid exension, as in:
I'd have to assume yes. I don't use WaitExten() and I set
autofallthrough=no in the /etc/asterisk.conf, since that is the way
I've always expected Asterisk to work; my dialplan examples are based
on that.
The below example shows a call coming into a DID, playing background
prompts and excepting input during play.
;****************
;* Auto attendant
;****************
exten => 5175551212,1,Gosub(check-blacklist,s,1)
same => n,Gosub(check-hours,s,1)
same => n,Gosub(holiday-check,s,1)
same => n,Gosub(get-callerid,s,1)
same => n,Goto(auto-attend,s,1)
[auto-attend]
include => dial-by-extension
;*************
;* Set timeouts
;*************
exten => s,1,Set(TIMEOUT(response)=8)
same => n,Set(TIMEOUT(digit)=2)
same => n,Set(LOOPCOUNT=0)
same => n,GotoIf($["${Holiday}" = "YES"]?HOLIDAY:BEGIN)
same => n(BEGIN),Answer()
same => n,Wait(1)
;****************************************************
;* Play the 'Welcome message' and office hours message
;****************************************************
same => n,Background(${voice}/welcome)
same => n,Background(${voice}/business_hours)
same => n,Background(${voice}/8am_5pm)
same => n(HOLIDAY),Background(${voice}/dial_anytime)
same => n(DIRECTORY),Background(${voice}/directory_assist)
same => n,Background(${voice}/press_1)
same => n,Background(${voice}/to_ring_after_hours)
same => n,Background(${voice}/press_2)
same => n,Background(${voice}/absence_delay)
same => n,Background(${voice}/press_3)
;************************************
;* If 1 is pressed, go to Dial by name
;************************************
exten => 1,1,Goto(directory,s,1)
;***************************************
;* If 2 is pressed, dial the Foyer phone
;***************************************
exten => 2,1,Goto(dial-by-extension,4255,1)
;***********************************************
;* If 3 is pressed, dial absence/delay extension
;***********************************************
exten => 3,1,Gosub(cellphone-callerid,s,1)
exten => 3,n,Voicemail(3888@sip,us)
exten => 3,n,Hangup()
;********************************************
;* If 8# is pressed, go to Voicemail Main menu
;********************************************
exten => 8#,1,VoiceMailMain(@sip)
exten => 8#,2,Hangup()
This is not the complete dialplan; I also have error checking and a
loop counter.
Doug