[App_rpt-users] Command to execute external script?

[David Shaw]

Thanks to everyone for the help. All the inputs work great.

David



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Thanks, David

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On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 5:27 PM, Bryan D. Boyle <bdboyle at bdboyle.com> wrote:

> On 1/17/2018 6:41 PM, David Shaw wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone, Does anyone know how to use DTMF tones to run a command,
> to execute external script?
>
>
> 1. write the bash script or program (you can execute programs too; I
> suggest creating a subdirectory in the /etc/asterisk directory...doug calls
> it 'local', I usually call it 'scripts'), debug it, make sure to 'chmod 755
> scriptname'.
> 2. Edit /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf.
> 3. Go to the [functionsxxxx] stanza for the node you're working with.  Of,
> if you have just one function stanza, go there.
> 4. Insert a line, for instance:
> 85=cmd,/fully/qualified/path/to/script
> 5. save rpt.conf, restart asterisk.
>
> Now, when you key up the node, and use *85,  that script will run.
>
> It should be noted that functions are decoded using the least number of
> digits.  So, if you have:
> 8=cmd,somescript
> 81=cmd,somescript
> 811=cmd,somescript
>
> which script gets executed is left as an exercise.
>
> Really very simple and flexible.
>
> BB
> wb0yle/w2fuv
>
>
>
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