Thanks, I managed to get an old PHP script that did the same thing for the organization's website and modified it to echo "SET VARIABLE x y" instead.
Nabeel > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Ashton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: May 6, 2006 3:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Look up date and get values > > Nabeel, > > I'd have to agree with John, perl would handle it simply for > you. Depending on how many records your going to store and > how many concurrent users, you could also use SQLite which is > an easy install, very small foot print and takes minimal > resources. Installing the perl module DBD::SQLite will also > install the database. > > For reading text files I use a perl module called Text::Delimited. > > Mike > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On 5 May 2006 at 21:37, Nabeel Jafferali wrote: > > > > I have a list of dates (the first column) and > values as such: > > 0101 0530 1220 0630 > 0201 0531 1221 0629 > . > . > 3012 0626 0111 0429 > 3112 0625 0113 0433 > > I need to look up the values corresponding to > today's date, i.e. > ${DATETIME:0:4}, and pass them into an Asterisk > variable. I could put the > data into MySQL and use the MySQL() command, > but that almost seems like > overkill, especially because the data is so > small and is static (and MySQL > is not currently installed on the Asterisk box). > > Is there an easy was to store this in a file > and lookup directly in the > Dialplan? Is there a Linux application that I > could pass in a System() > command to do it? > > > > You could write a Perl script to store the data in > whatever format > you need into a file and another Perl script to search > and respond > however you require > > JP > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > Mike Ashton > > Quality Track Intl > > Ph: 647-722-2092 x 251 > Cell: 416-527-4995 > Fax: 416-352-6043 > > QTI CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION > > The contents of this material are confidential and > proprietary to Quality Track International, Inc. > and may not be reproduced, disclosed, distributed or used > without the express permission of an authorized representative of QTI. > Use for any purpose or in any manner other than that > expressly authorized is prohibited. > If you have received this communication in error, please > immediately delete it and all copies, and promptly notify the sender. > > >
