asterisk users - Feb 2006 - Manager cmd: originate without picking up the fone?!

Hi There,

we are developing a dialer application using the java lib
to interface with the asterisk manager protocol. It works
fine so far. The only problem we have is that if we use
the "originate" command the user is required to pick up
the fone _bevore_ asterisk will originate the call to
the desired destination.

What we would like to do is to place the call, check if
the other end is available (ringing event) and only then
let the user pickup the fone. Otherwise we would only display
a text message "Destination 'Busy' etc.

Does anyone know if/how this is possible?

cheers,

   Arnd

Here is what you have to do with the call files. I think similar thing 
can be done with manager API "originate" command just translate/format
into corresponding manager API option.

The .call file should appear something like this and it has to be placed 
in /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing of asterisk-1,

Channel: local/3001@sip ; Any extension can be called using 
local/<extension>@<context>
MaxRetries: 2
RetryTime: 60
WaitTime: 30
Context: sip
Extension: 2001
Priority: 1

In asterisk we should have the following entries in extensions.conf file,

[sip]
exten => 3001,1,MyOriginateScript()
exten => 3001,2,Hangup

2001 is the called party and as soon as he answers MyOriginateScript() 
will pick up the call. Hope this helps.

regards,
Ravi

Arnd Vehling wrote:
> Hi There,
>
> we are developing a dialer application using the java lib
> to interface with the asterisk manager protocol. It works
> fine so far. The only problem we have is that if we use
> the "originate" command the user is required to pick up
> the fone _bevore_ asterisk will originate the call to
> the desired destination.
>
> What we would like to do is to place the call, check if
> the other end is available (ringing event) and only then
> let the user pickup the fone. Otherwise we would only display
> a text message "Destination 'Busy' etc.
>
> Does anyone know if/how this is possible?
>
> cheers,
>
>   Arnd
>
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