asterisk users - Jan 2011 - Calling Directory app from AGI

Hi all,

I've got an agi script that calls the directory function, which seems to
work to a point.? However, once the caller has selected an entry, I need my
agi script to find out which extension was selected.? I've RTFM'd and
don't
see that the extension is returned.? Nor is a variable set, as far as I can
see.

Is there a way to get this information from the directory application?

TIA,
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Take care and have fun,
Mike Diehl.

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On Mon, 31 Jan 2011, Mike Diehl wrote:
> I've got an agi script that calls the directory function, which seems
to
> work to a point.? However, once the caller has selected an entry, I need 
> my agi script to find out which extension was selected.? I've
RTFM'd and
> don't see that the extension is returned.? Nor is a variable set, as
far
> as I can see.
> 
> Is there a way to get this information from the directory application?
No channel variable is set, but it would be a simple modification to the 
source code to return the extension instead of dialing it.

Another course of action would be to break your AGI into 2 parts and then 
'catch' the exten in the 'dial-context.' For example, assuming
you are
using the 'default' voicemail context and the 'directory-test' 
dial-context, you would execute the directory application like (1.2):

 	exec_agi("exec directory default|directory-test");

and then in your dialplan you would have something like:

[directory-test]
         exten = _!.,1,                  verbose(1,[${EXTEN}@${CONTEXT}])
         exten = _!.,n,                  agi(part-two,--extension=${EXTEN})
         exten = _!.,n,                  hangup()

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Thanks in advance,
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