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. 

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