asterisk users - Jan 2004 - Enter Pin followed by Pound key

Im trying to create a custom application via the AGI.  I want to
authenticate the users that dial in with a userid and pin.  However, the
number of digits in the PIN and userid are variable, and therefore I need to
allow the user to "press enter" by hitting the pound key.  How would I
accomplish this in the AGI?

stream_file doesnt seem to work, since it only allows one digit to be
pressed.
get_data seems to only allow a fixed number of digits to be entered.


Thanks
Gary Franczyk

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Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Enter Pin followed by Pound key

> Im trying to create a custom application via the AGI.  I want to
> authenticate the users that dial in with a userid and pin.  However, the
> number of digits in the PIN and userid are variable, and therefore I need
to
> allow the user to "press enter" by hitting the pound key.  How
would I
> accomplish this in the AGI?
>
> stream_file doesnt seem to work, since it only allows one digit to be
> pressed.
> get_data seems to only allow a fixed number of digits to be entered.
Sorry if I'm speaking out of school, as I have never programmed AGIs, but
from what you described, the stream_file taking one digit at a time should
be sufficient.

string entry
while (keypressed != #)
{
    entry += keypressed
}

In this way, you could "build up" your string of digits.

Don't know how AGI is working specifically, but hopefully this will trigger
some thought or idea.
>
>
> Thanks
> Gary Franczyk
>
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Hi!
> Im trying to create a custom application via the AGI.  I want to
> authenticate the users that dial in with a userid and pin.  However, the
> number of digits in the PIN and userid are variable, and therefore I need
to
> allow the user to "press enter" by hitting the pound key.  How
would I
> accomplish this in the AGI?
Did you look at the appliation Digit()? If you must use AGI then
 
   EXEC Digit ...

might do it for you.
> stream_file doesnt seem to work, since it only allows one digit to be
> pressed.
> get_data seems to only allow a fixed number of digits to be entered.
Why not use either of those repetitively and check in your AGI script if 
# was the digit, then accumlate what you have?

Cheers, Philipp

This has worked for me....

my $empid = $AGI->get_data('employee',-1,5);

It is set to accept 5 digits but hitting pound before the fifth digit
works to satisfy.

-gcc

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Im trying to create a custom application via the AGI.  I want to
authenticate the users that dial in with a userid and pin.  However, the
number of digits in the PIN and userid are variable, and therefore I
need to allow the user to "press enter" by hitting the pound key.  How
would I accomplish this in the AGI?

stream_file doesnt seem to work, since it only allows one digit to be
pressed. get_data seems to only allow a fixed number of digits to be
entered.


Thanks
Gary Franczyk

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