asterisk users - Aug 2007 - Difference between WaitExten and TIMEOUT (response)

Hi List;

What is the difference between WaitExten function and
TIMEOUT (response)? As I see that both are used to
determine the allowed time to enter the digits, any
one can advise?

Regards
Bilal


     
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On 8/3/07, bilal ghayyad  wrote:
> Hi List;
>
> What is the difference between WaitExten function and
> TIMEOUT (response)? As I see that both are used to
> determine the allowed time to enter the digits, any
> one can advise?
 core show function TIMEOUT

 for different timeout parameters, I haven't used WaitExten

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The difference is in the scope of the command.

Think of it this way:

WaitExten gives the user more time to enter digits before the dialplan
moves on to the next instruction in the dial plan. Timeout is the max
number of seconds to wait at any point in the current context before
deciding the user either got confused, doesn't know what their doing, or
fell asleep.

Clear as mud?

Yours,

Michael Munger, dCAP
404-438-2128
michael at highpoweredhelp.com


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Subject: [asterisk-users] Difference between WaitExten and TIMEOUT
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Hi List;

What is the difference between WaitExten function and
TIMEOUT (response)? As I see that both are used to
determine the allowed time to enter the digits, any
one can advise?

Regards
Bilal


 
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Dear Michael;

I understood it in that way (please advise me if I am
correct):

WaitExten is for the time to complete entering the
digits, while timeout is specified wether user
responded by dialing any thing or not.

Please advise.
regards

The difference is in the scope of the command.

Think of it this way:

WaitExten gives the user more time to enter digits
before the dialplan
moves on to the next instruction in the dial plan.
Timeout is the max
number of seconds to wait at any point in the current
context before
deciding the user either got confused, doesn't know
what their doing,
 or
fell asleep.

Clear as mud?

Yours,

Michael Munger, dCAP
404-438-2128
michael at highpoweredhelp.com


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Behalf Of bilal
ghayyad
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 8:27 AM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: [asterisk-users] Difference between WaitExten
and TIMEOUT
(response)

Hi List;

What is the difference between WaitExten function and
TIMEOUT (response)? As I see that both are used to
determine the allowed time to enter the digits, any
one can advise?

Regards
Bilal


 



       
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On 05:27, Fri 03 Aug 07, bilal ghayyad wrote:
> Hi List;
> 
> What is the difference between WaitExten function and
> TIMEOUT (response)? As I see that both are used to
> determine the allowed time to enter the digits, any
> one can advise?
WaitExten is waiting for you to type an extension.
TIMEOUT is to set the default timeout for promtps in IVR and
stuff but is not actually waiting for you to provide an
extension
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Michiel van Baak wrote:
> On 05:27, Fri 03 Aug 07, bilal ghayyad wrote:
>   
>> Hi List;
>>
>> What is the difference between WaitExten function and
>> TIMEOUT (response)? As I see that both are used to
>> determine the allowed time to enter the digits, any
>> one can advise?
>>     
>
> WaitExten is waiting for you to type an extension.
> TIMEOUT is to set the default timeout for promtps in IVR and
> stuff but is not actually waiting for you to provide an
> extension
>   
More specifically, timeout is the time between dialing digits when using 
WaitExten or background for asterisk to decide you are done dialing an 
option or extension and place the call.

Anthony