asterisk users - Oct 2003 - How to use the Cut() command to chop off an ending character

I used to be able to pass dial strings to IAX2 providers with #
characters at the end of the string. This is how we end dial strings for
international calls.

So, I would like to be able to selectivity chop off any # characters at
the end of string, only if they exist. Basically as follows (chopping
off the leading '9' with ${EXTEN:1} syntax:

EXTEN from Phone        EXTEN for Dial String

9011445551212#          011445551212
9011445551212           011445551212

StripLSD isn't helpful in the second case, but potentially Cut could do
it. I can't, for the life of me, figure out the syntax for Cut to do
this. Understood that I need to set a new variable with the result of
Cut and use this as the dial string.

Any optimal way to chop off the errant # (and maybe the leading 9 at the
same time)????

Regards,

--- Gavin Adams
Promisant (Technology) Ltd.
Atlanta, GA

I don't see what the problem is, Asterisk will see them as two separate
extensions

Exten => _9011xxxxxxxxx#,1,StripLSD(1)      (or _9011.# if there is not
a fixed number of digits, change the other xxxxxxx to be .)
Exten => _9011xxxxxxxxx,2,Dial(IAX2/${exten:1}@.....  (or exten:4 if you
do not need to send off the 011)


And then have another one for when you don't press #

Exten => _9011xxxxxxxxxx,1,Dial(IAX2/${exten:1}@.....

Regards,
 
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Adams, Gavin
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 2:24 PM
> To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] How to use the Cut() command to chop off an
> ending character
> 
> pamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp)
> 
> I used to be able to pass dial strings to IAX2 providers with #
> characters at the end of the string. This is how we end dial strings
for
> international calls.
> 
> So, I would like to be able to selectivity chop off any # characters
at
> the end of string, only if they exist. Basically as follows (chopping
> off the leading '9' with ${EXTEN:1} syntax:
> 
> EXTEN from Phone        EXTEN for Dial String
> 
> 9011445551212#          011445551212
> 9011445551212           011445551212
> 
> StripLSD isn't helpful in the second case, but potentially Cut could
do
> it. I can't, for the life of me, figure out the syntax for Cut to do
> this. Understood that I need to set a new variable with the result of
> Cut and use this as the dial string.
> 
> Any optimal way to chop off the errant # (and maybe the leading 9 at
the
> same time)????
> 
> Regards,
> 
> --- Gavin Adams
> Promisant (Technology) Ltd.
> Atlanta, GA
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Joakimsen [mailto:andrew@envisionstudio.net]
> 
> I don't see what the problem is, Asterisk will see them as two
separate
> extensions
> 
Thanks for the response Andrew,

Okay, in my case I don't have a set number of digits (taking into
account all countries, etc.).
> Exten => _9011xxxxxxxxx#,1,StripLSD(1)      (or _9011.# if there is
not
> a fixed number of digits, change the other xxxxxxx to be .)
exten => _9011.#,1,StripLSD(1)      ; will work for me, no bother
creating
                                    ; a 2nd exten for intl calls

But now that I've stripped the #, would the following work:

exten => _9011.#,2,Dial(IAX2/{EXTEN:1})

or would EXTEN now match on _9011. only? If that's the case, it might
mess up my other intl exten of:

exten => _9011.,1,Dial(IAX2/{EXTEN:1})
exten => _9011.,2,Congestion

Many ways to skin the cat, looking for the best solution.

Regards,

--- Gavin

On Friday 24 October 2003 13:23, Adams, Gavin wrote:
> So, I would like to be able to selectivity chop off any # characters
> at the end of string, only if they exist. Basically as follows
> (chopping off the leading '9' with ${EXTEN:1} syntax:
exten => _X.,1,Cut(newexten=EXTEN,#,1)
exten => _X.,2,Goto(${newexten}|3)
exten => _X.,3,WhateverElse

-Tilghman