{"id":124,"date":"2016-06-03T18:37:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T18:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/symbioticindia.in\/docu\/?p=124"},"modified":"2016-06-03T18:37:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T18:37:01","slug":"asterisk-call-file-auto-dialing-using-asterisk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/symbioticindia.in\/docu\/2016\/06\/03\/asterisk-call-file-auto-dialing-using-asterisk\/","title":{"rendered":"asterisk .call file (auto dialing using asterisk)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How to create Asterisk .call file ( how to automatically generate calls in asterisk)<\/div>\n
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Asterisk Call Files<\/h1>\n
Asterisk call files are structured files which, when moved to the appropriate directory, are able to automatically place calls using Asterisk. Call files are a great way place calls automatically without using more complex Asterisk features like the AGI, AMI, and dialplan, and require very little technical knowledge to use.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Call files are like a shell script for Asterisk. A user or application writes a call file into \/var\/spool\/asterisk\/outgoing\/ where Asterisk processes it immediately<\/div>\n
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Asterisk .call demonstration<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
Let’s demonstrate the .call file principle with an example. Assume that we have a SIP phone registered with the number 1000 in Asterisk. In addition, we have the following dialplan in extensions.conf :<\/div>\n
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[voicebroadcast]\r\nexten => 777,1,Answer()\r\nexten => 777,n,Wait(1)\r\nexten => 777,n,Playback(hello-world)\r\nexten => 777,n,Wait(1)\r\nexten => 777,n,Hangup()<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
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We create a call file called\u00a0broadcast.call<\/code>\u00a0in\u00a0\/tmp\/<\/code>\u00a0with the following content: vi \/tmp\/broadcast.call<\/div>\n
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Channel: SIP\/1000\r\nMaxRetries: 2\r\nRetryTime: 60\r\nWaitTime: 30\r\nContext: voicebroadcast\r\nExtension: 777<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
Now we move this file with\u00a0mv \/tmp\/broadcast.call \/var\/spool\/asterisk\/outgoing\/<\/code><\/div>\n
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root@striker24x7:~>mv \/tmp\/boradcast.call \/var\/spool\/asterisk\/outgoing\/<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
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    Asterisk polls the\u00a0\/var\/spool\/asterisk\/outgoing\/<\/code>\u00a0for new call files and processes any it finds.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Asterisk opens a connection to device\u00a0SIP\/1000<\/code>. If the device is in use or not answered, Asterisk tries two more times (seeMaxRetries<\/code><\/em>).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    If someone answers\u00a0SIP\/1000<\/code>, Asterisk begins processing extension\u00a0777<\/code>\u00a0in the context\u00a0[voicebroadcast]<\/code><\/em>. In this case, Asterisk plays\u00a0hello-world<\/code>\u00a0to the answering party.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Name<\/th>\nExplanation\/Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Channel: <channel><\/td>\nThe channel upon which to initiate the call<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Callerid: <id><\/td>\nThe caller ID to be used for the call.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    WaitTime: <seconds><\/td>\nNumber of seconds the system waits for the call to be answered. If not specified, defaults to 45 seconds.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    MaxRetries: <integer><\/td>\nMaximum number of dial retries (if an attempt fails because the device is busy or not reachable). If not specified, defaults to 0 (only one attempt is made).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RetryTime: <seconds><\/td>\nNumber of seconds to wait until the next dial attempt. If not specified, defaults to 300 seconds.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Account: <account><\/td>\nThe account code for the CDR.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Context: <context><\/td>\nThe destination context.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Extension: <exten><\/td>\nThe destination extension, in which dialplan execution begins if the device is answered.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Priority: <priority><\/td>\nThe destination priority. If not specified, defaults to 1.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Setvar: <var=value><\/td>\nlets you set one or more channel variables<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Archive: <yes|no><\/td>\nBy default, call files are deleted immediately upon execution. If Archive: yes is set, they are copied into\u00a0\/var\/spool\/asterisk\/outgoing_done\/ instead. Asterisk adds a line to the call file which describes the result:Status: <Expired|Completed|Failed><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    Troubleshooting<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
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    If the call is not processed follow the below steps<\/div>\n
    1. Permission to outgoing directory<\/div>\n
    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0chmod 777 \/var\/spool\/asterisk\/outgoing<\/div>\n
    2. change the ownership to the .call file<\/div>\n
    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0chown asterisk:asterisk \/var\/spool\/asterisk\/outgoing\/broadcast.call<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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