that is a bit heavy for me. how about some simple way to announce a random number. using RAND. and saydigit
exten => s,1,Set(junky=${RAND(1,8)}) On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Steve Edwards <asterisk....@sedwards.com>wrote: > On Sat, 21 Nov 2009, Thomas Perron wrote: > > > I want to distribute a random number to each of the first 100 callers to > > my IVR. This random number will be matched to their telephone number. > > Where in Asterisk can I do this? And, how? > > > > Logic. > > > > Call arrives. > > Context for announcement begins. > > You will receive a authentication code at the end of the message. > > Then, if they press a certain digit to confirm then I simply pass a code > to > > them. > > These codes are distributed to the first 100. > > The 101st call does not get a code. > > I'm guessing you really don't want a random number since a random number > generator can generate duplicates. > > "Matching" the number to their ANI also has issues. What if my ANI is > blocked? What if I spoof my ANI? What if I call from a SIP phone? > > I would "pre-compute" the random numbers and store them in a database. > > When a call arrives, I would invoke an AGI that would lock the table, read > the first value with a null ANI, update the row with the caller's ANI, and > unlock the table. > > You could do it in dialplan, but I find database access in dialplan ugly. > > Alternatively, you could mung UNIQUEID (<number of seconds since > Epoch>.<number of channels created by this instance of Asterisk>) to > appear to the caller as random and then store that and their ANI in a > database. > > What happens if Asterisk is restarted in the middle of your campaign? > > -- > Thanks in advance, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Steve Edwards sedwa...@sedwards.com Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST > Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000 > > _______________________________________________ > -- 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 >
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