On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 09:42:37PM +0100, Conrad Wood wrote: > On Wed, 2006-10-18 at 08:55 +1300, Hadley Rich wrote: > > On Wednesday 18 October 2006 05:47, Conrad Wood wrote: > > > To do something similar, I created a dialplan extension that - if > > > dialled - creates a file on the server. If dialled again, it removes the > > > file again. > > > Then, in the context of the phone I check for existence of that file and > > > if it exists I play a busy signal and hangup. (Of course, unless the > > > extension to re-enable it is dialled ;) ). > > > Additionally, I ask the user for a password to lock/unlock it. > > > > This is a good use for the AstDB > > Sure is, but files in the filesystem are easier to process from > external (non-asterisk) programs. In my case, I have a web interface > that locks/unlocks phones too. > I find it most convenient to use 'ls' to look up the current status of > stuff.
asterisk -rx could also be used. Or a phone menu. Problems with a phone menu: how can you tell the status? > Obviously for performance and elegance the astdb is superior. -- Tzafrir Cohen sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] icq#16849755 iax:[EMAIL PROTECTED] +972-50-7952406 jabber:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.xorcom.com _______________________________________________ --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
