Brillian, thanks very much. I had actually tried the second context myself but looking back at my attempts I can see where I went wrong.
Thanks again for the help. Cheers!!! Time Bandit wrote: >>When going option 5 you can dial some extensions such as 2802, it goes to the >>extension (all extens start with 28 on the >>system). However, just dialing something random like 2929 sends the caller >>to option 2 of the main menu or 1010 sends >>the caller to menu option 1 from the main menu. Dialing something like 8080 >>returns the user to the top of the main >>menu as defined by the exten => i of the main menu. >> >>How can I ensure that only valid extensions can be dialed and anything except >>a number starting with say 28 can be dialed? > > > Remove your include of extensions definition from you main menu > (include => lcl-extensions) > > Change your option 5 to something like this: > exten => 5,1,Goto(lcl-ivr-dialext,s,1) > exten => 5,2,Hangup > > Now, create a new context to dial by extension > > [lcl-ivr-dialext] > include => lcl-extensions > exten => s,1,Set(TIMEOUT(digit)=5) ; Dial Extension > exten => s,2,Set(TIMEOUT(response)=10) > exten => s,3,Background(LCL/prompt-60) ; This prompt should tell to > press * to return to the main menu > exten => s,4,WaitExten(15) > > exten => *,1,Goto(lcl-ivr-main,s,7) ; Return > to main menu > > exten => i,1,Playback(pbx-invalid) ; invalid exten > exten => i,2,Wait(1) > exten => i,3,Goto(s,3) ; Return to menu after > a time out > > exten => t,1,Goto(lcl-ivr-main,s,7) ; Return > to main menu after a time out > > hth > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Robert P. McKenzie, CSTA, MBCS | GammaRay Technical Services Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.uk-experience.com | http://www.gammaray-tech.com Fancy some fun? http://www.thewetwilly.com Ecademy Profile: http://www.ecademy.com/user/robertmckenzie _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users