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andrew at convergedgro...
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:14 pm Post subject: [asterisk-users] Call Return

Hi Guys I am trying to write a macro for a call return so for example Anyone in the company transfers a call to another extension and it is not answered etc it must return to the person who did the transfer I have got it working but if the call originates externally for example someone calls in to the switchboard and they transfer it then it tries to return to the outside caller. As doing a return to ${EXTEN}) wont work as that is the external party. How do I declare a variable from the extension dialed? So for example when 200 dials 201 I can capture the calling party(in this case 200) and declare it as a variable?

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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:04 am Post subject: [asterisk-users] Call Return

On Wednesday 08 Jul 2015, Andrew Colin wrote:

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Hi Guys

I am trying to write a macro for a call return so for example

Anyone in the company transfers a call to another extension and it is not
answered etc it must return to the person who did the transfer

I have got it working but if the call originates externally for example
someone calls in to the switchboard and they transfer it then it tries to
return to the outside caller.

As doing a return to ${EXTEN}) wont work as that is the external party.

How do I declare a variable from the extension dialed?
So for example when 200 dials 201 I can capture the calling party(in this
case 200) and declare it as a variable?

You need to set a variable quite early in your extension logic, using a Set
command;

Set(dialled=${EXTEN})

and then later you can retrieve it as ${dialled} . This variable will persist
across context jumps, even although ${EXTEN} may have changed.

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AJS

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andrew at convergedgro...
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:06 am Post subject: [asterisk-users] Call Return

Hi Aj

Can you perhaps show me an example as to how you would do it as I have tried
setting it very early but still doesn’t work

Kind Regards

Andrew Colin

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Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Call Return

On Wednesday 08 Jul 2015, Andrew Colin wrote:

Quote:

Hi Guys

I am trying to write a macro for a call return so for example

Anyone in the company transfers a call to another extension and it is
not answered etc it must return to the person who did the transfer

I have got it working but if the call originates externally for
example someone calls in to the switchboard and they transfer it then
it tries to return to the outside caller.

As doing a return to ${EXTEN}) wont work as that is the external party.

How do I declare a variable from the extension dialed?
So for example when 200 dials 201 I can capture the calling party(in
this case 200) and declare it as a variable?

You need to set a variable quite early in your extension logic, using a Set
command;

Set(dialled=${EXTEN})

and then later you can retrieve it as ${dialled} . This variable will
persist across context jumps, even although ${EXTEN} may have changed.

--
AJS

Note: Originating address only accepts e-mail from list! If replying off-
list, change address to asterisk1list at earthshod dot co dot uk .

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