asterisk users - Apr 2007 - Play audio and continue to next priority before audio ends...

Hello list members.
 
I would like to know how to playback an audio file to the caller, and while
it's played asterisk to continue executing the next priorities on
extensions.conf
That's not the case when using "playback" command, because the
next priority
is executed until the audio file ends playing. I want to evaluate some
variables while caller hears the audio file.
 
Any ideas?
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Alejandro
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On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, Alejandro Mejía wrote:
> I would like to know how to playback an audio file to the caller, and while
> it's played asterisk to continue executing the next priorities on
> extensions.conf
> That's not the case when using "playback" command, because
the next priority
> is executed until the audio file ends playing. I want to evaluate some
> variables while caller hears the audio file.
I solved this in my application (adult chat billed to a credit card) by 
writing an AGI that created a thread to play the audio ("Please wait while 
your card is being verified") while the AGI mainline queried the credit 
card processor. Most of the time I get the cc response before the audio 
finishes so the authorization appears to be instantaneous.

The "key" was that the mainline cannot interact with Asterisk (i.e. 
"verbose" while the audio thread is executing.

Thanks in advance,
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Alejandro Mejía <noc@carmeltelecom.com> wrote:
>  
> I would like to know how to playback an audio file to the caller, and while
> it's played asterisk to continue executing the next priorities on
> extensions.conf
> That's not the case when using "playback" command, because
the next priority
> is executed until the audio file ends playing. I want to evaluate some
> variables while caller hears the audio file.
>  
> Any ideas?
Look at the Background() application. It does just what you are asking for.

I'm surprised no-one else has mentioned this.

Cheers
Tony
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Tony Mountifield
Work: tony@softins.co.uk - http://www.softins.co.uk
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Am Monday 09 April 2007 23:20 schrieb Alejandro Mej?a:
> Hello list members.
>
> I would like to know how to playback an audio file to the caller, and while
> it's played asterisk to continue executing the next priorities on
> extensions.conf
> That's not the case when using "playback" command, because
the next
> priority is executed until the audio file ends playing. I want to evaluate
> some variables while caller hears the audio file.
>
> Any ideas?
Use StartMusicOnHold() and StopMusicOnHold()

If use use MoH type=files MoH play from start of file, so ist similar to 
Playback