asterisk users - Jul 2010 - call file question

I am sure this is simple, but have been struggling.  I want to create a 
call file that dials out a particular Dahdi channel to enable call 
forwarding on a POTS line.  I have this in extensions.conf:

[custom-callfwd]
exten => s,1,Answer
exten => s,n,Dial(DAHDI/4-1/*717157750)
exten => s,n,Verbose(${DIALSTATUS})
exten => s,n,Hangup

[custom-callfwdcanc]
exten => s,1,Answer
exten => s,n,Dial(DAHDI/4-1/*72)
exten => s,n,Verbose(${DIALSTATUS})
exten => s,n,Hangup

Using FreePBX I have setup "custom destinations" and "custom 
applications" such that users can dial a code from their desks and enable 
or disable forwarding via the above contexts.  That works fine.

Now I whipped up a C program to create a call file to do the same thing 
from the command line:

[snip]
         fprintf(callfile, "Channel: Local/*71 at
custom-callfwd/n\n");
 	fprintf(callfile, "Application: Playback\n");
 	fprintf(callfile, "Data: hello-world\n");
[snip]

When I run this it creates the call file and I see this in the console:

     -- Attempting call on Local/*71 at custom-callfwd/n for application 
Playback(hello-world) (Retry 1)

And that is all... no call actually goes out on the Dahdi line.

I'm sure I am not properly creating the call file to do what I want.  Any 
suggestions?

Thanks,

j

On Thu, 1 Jul 2010, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote:
> I am sure this is simple, but have been struggling.  I want to create a 
> call file that dials out a particular Dahdi channel to enable call 
> forwarding on a POTS line.  I have this in extensions.conf:
>
> [custom-callfwd]
> exten => s,1,Answer
> exten => s,n,Dial(DAHDI/4-1/*717157750)
> exten => s,n,Verbose(${DIALSTATUS})
> exten => s,n,Hangup
>
> [custom-callfwdcanc]
> exten => s,1,Answer
> exten => s,n,Dial(DAHDI/4-1/*72)
> exten => s,n,Verbose(${DIALSTATUS})
> exten => s,n,Hangup
>
> Using FreePBX I have setup "custom destinations" and "custom
> applications" such that users can dial a code from their desks and 
> enable or disable forwarding via the above contexts.  That works fine.
>
> Now I whipped up a C program to create a call file to do the same thing 
> from the command line:
>
> [snip]
>         fprintf(callfile, "Channel: Local/*71 at
custom-callfwd/n\n");
I don't see exten "*71" in custom-callfwd.

Why are you using a local channel in your call file?
> 	fprintf(callfile, "Application: Playback\n");
> 	fprintf(callfile, "Data: hello-world\n");
> [snip]
>
> When I run this it creates the call file and I see this in the console:
>
>     -- Attempting call on Local/*71 at custom-callfwd/n for application
> Playback(hello-world) (Retry 1)
What does the call file look like before you mv it to the spool directory?

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