(Hope you don't mind me replying to the list) Okay, time for me to feel stupid. Yes I was forgetting to start with an underscore. Somehow while I was looking at all the examples it never clicked that that should be there. :P
Daniel On Dec 19, 2007, at 11:34 AM, Martin Smith wrote: > If you could show us what you ARE using (the full line of the > dialplan), > I might be able to offer more suggestions. For example, with the full > line, I might notice if you're starting the pattern with the > underscore, > which I believe is required to pattern match *at all*. > > Martin Smith, Systems Developer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Bureau of Economic and Business Research > University of Florida > (352) 392-0171 Ext. 221 > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Daniel Hazelbaker >> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:21 PM >> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion >> Subject: [asterisk-users] Using * in extension name >> >> I am trying to setup an extension of *7XXX that will allow me >> to dial >> *7 and then any extension and use the Pickup application to pickup a >> ringing phone. Ideally it will also check if the phone is ringing >> somehow and then either dial the extension or pick it up if it is >> ringing. But I can't get that far. If I use *7268 specially >> it works >> fine, but as soon as I introduce any wild card char (X, N, Z, >> !, .) it >> responds with 404 and nothing is logged. >> >> Can * be used in this manner in a dialplan? If so then any >> suggestions on what I can check to see why it is doing this? >> If not, >> does anybody have a better suggestion for me? I'd rather not use a >> regular digit as the "begin" code. >> >> Daniel Hazelbaker >> >> _______________________________________________ >> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
