I just discovered labels in the dialplan. Maybe someone (hint: the author) could like, do something crazy, and say, update the unofficial docs on voip-user? There's nothing there about labels in the pages for extensions.conf OR the Goto() command. I'm not going to do it. I've realised that when people post documentation about something they think they understand, on incorrect or incomplete assumptions, that they invariably post something wrong, which just fuels more incorrect information, and hurts others. That's why it's the developers that should write the docs. Anyway... How can I use Goto() to jump to a label in a different extension or context? When you have a lot of loops and such in a single extension, you end up wanting to use multiple labels called 'start', 'next' etc. I assume(hope!) that the namespace of labels is in a single context? ie can you use the same label name in another context? You then have to break a single extension up into multiple ones JUST to be able to use labels effectively. Doug.
Um, followed the link on the extensions.conf page on voip-info Since Asterisk 1.2 there is a new way to work around this. Number the first priority and "name" the following priorities "n". See Asterisk Priorities for further details! to http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Asterisk%20priorities Explains labels there ... Douglas Garstang wrote:> I just discovered labels in the dialplan. > > Maybe someone (hint: the author) could like, do something crazy, and say, update the unofficial docs on voip-user? There's nothing there about labels in the pages for extensions.conf OR the Goto() command. > > I'm not going to do it. I've realised that when people post documentation about something they think they understand, on incorrect or incomplete assumptions, that they invariably post something wrong, which just fuels more incorrect information, and hurts others. That's why it's the developers that should write the docs. > > Anyway... How can I use Goto() to jump to a label in a different extension or context? > > When you have a lot of loops and such in a single extension, you end up wanting to use multiple labels called 'start', 'next' etc. I assume(hope!) that the namespace of labels is in a single context? ie can you use the same label name in another context? You then have to break a single extension up into multiple ones JUST to be able to use labels effectively. > > Doug. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >
> > Anyway... How can I use Goto() to jump to a label in a differentextension> or context? > > When you have a lot of loops and such in a single extension, you endup> wanting to use multiple labels called 'start', 'next' etc. Iassume(hope!)> that the namespace of labels is in a single context? ie can you usethe> same label name in another context? You then have to break a single > extension up into multiple ones JUST to be able to use labelseffectively.>Doug, please see my previous post in the 'AEL # include thread' - I was able to answer these questions. -MC
I've never messed with labels myself... good old priorities tend to keep me on my toes :) But here's a page specifically for priorities, see if it helps: http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Asterisk%20priorities On Wed, 31 May 2006, Douglas Garstang wrote:> I just discovered labels in the dialplan. > > Maybe someone (hint: the author) could like, do something crazy, and say, update the unofficial docs on voip-user? There's nothing there about labels in the pages for extensions.conf OR the Goto() command. > > I'm not going to do it. I've realised that when people post documentation about something they think they understand, on incorrect or incomplete assumptions, that they invariably post something wrong, which just fuels more incorrect information, and hurts others. That's why it's the developers that should write the docs. > > Anyway... How can I use Goto() to jump to a label in a different extension or context? > > When you have a lot of loops and such in a single extension, you end up wanting to use multiple labels called 'start', 'next' etc. I assume(hope!) that the namespace of labels is in a single context? ie can you use the same label name in another context? You then have to break a single extension up into multiple ones JUST to be able to use labels effectively. > > Doug. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-- Aaron Daniel Computer Systems Technician Sam Houston State University amdtech@shsu.edu (936) 294-4198