asterisk users - Sep 2010 - Queue/Dial Recording - Capture answering channel name.

Hi,

I am using 1.6.2.11, and I need to be able to include the name of the
channel that answered a call in the call-recording filename.

At a guess we need to use the Queue(name,,,,,,macro) or
Dial(chan1&chan2,,M(macro)) and use the macro to update the call
recording filename. But, the macro runs on the calling channel, and I
need the called channel - Is this accessible?

Thanks,
Steve

Steve Davies wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using 1.6.2.11, and I need to be able to include the name of the
> channel that answered a call in the call-recording filename.
>
> At a guess we need to use the Queue(name,,,,,,macro) or
> Dial(chan1&chan2,,M(macro)) and use the macro to update the call
> recording filename. But, the macro runs on the calling channel, and I
> need the called channel - Is this accessible?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
>   
Where ever the MixMonitor recording is done add in the  ${CHANNEL} 
variable to the filename parameter. Or even add in the line below to the 
context that contains Dial(QueueName).

For example:

exten => 
s,n,MixMonitor(*${CHANNEL}-${TIMESTAMP}-${UNIQUEID}-${CALLERID(num)}.wav49)

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Antonio
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On 9 September 2010 17:52, Antonio Berrios
<antonio at sheffieldcitytaxis.com> wrote:
> Steve Davies wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am using 1.6.2.11, and I need to be able to include the name of the
>> channel that answered a call in the call-recording filename.
>>
>> At a guess we need to use the Queue(name,,,,,,macro) or
>> Dial(chan1&chan2,,M(macro)) and use the macro to update the call
>> recording filename. But, the macro runs on the calling channel, and I
>> need the called channel - Is this accessible?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Steve
>
> Where ever the MixMonitor recording is done add in the ?${CHANNEL}
> variable to the filename parameter. Or even add in the line below to the
> context that contains Dial(QueueName).
>
> For example:
>
> exten =>
> s,n,MixMonitor(*${CHANNEL}-${TIMESTAMP}-${UNIQUEID}-${CALLERID(num)}.wav49)
>
I was under the impression from the documentation that the ${CHANNEL}
variable held the _Calling_ channel, I need the _Called_ channel (the
channel that eventually picks up the call)

Am I mistaken? Perhaps I should give it a try :)

Thanks,
Steve