Doug, Mike, Bryan... thanks all... need to
read more about cron... each set, as well as the combined comments helped me tremendously.
I copied them here so I can keep them together.
Thanks much!
Bob
kk6ecm
-----Original Message-----
From: app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org
[mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Bryan D. Boyle
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 9:30 AM
To: app_rpt mailing list
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] app_rpt script execution
Read up on the 'cron' command.
Use asterisk to do what asterisk does (interface and manage the
radios).
Use the operating system to do what operating systems do (download
files, manage network connections, disk I/O, etc.)
Write a shell script that downloads the file on a regular schedule and
save the mp3 or wav or whathaveyou file to disk (wget/curl is your
friend).
Write a shell script to play the script, assign it to a dtmf command in
rpt.conf
use the schedule stanza inside asterisk to execute the dtmf command you
assigned to the shell script at the requisite time.
Again, use asterisk to do what aterisk does.
Use the OS to do what it's supposed to do.
Simplifies things immensely.
From: hotmail_97fc649978f54bf0@live.com
[mailto:hotmail_97fc649978f54bf0@live.com] On
Behalf Of Doug Crompton
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 9:44
AM
To: Bob
Cc: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org
Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users]
app_rpt script execution
Bob,
The easiest way to execute scripts that command app_rpt is outside of
rpt.conf in this way....
Create a script and store it somewhere (example) -
#! /bin/bash
/usr/sbin/asterisk -rx "rpt fun 27225 *7128190"
sleep 10
/usr/sbin/asterisk -rx "rpt fun 27225 *7327133"
I call this script alaska_connect and it is in /etc/asterisk/wa3dsp Make
sure it s executable - chmod 750 <filename>
Then create a cron job to tell when to execute it -
44 12 * * 1-6 /etc/asterisk/wa3dsp/alaska_connect
This says execute /etc/asterisk/wa3dsp/alaska_connect at 12:44 (PM the clock is
24 hour) on Monday through Saturday
Use crontab -e to edit cron or crontab -l to list
what is there. Google cron or crontab to see cron options.
As you can see this has nothing to do with anything inside of rpt.conf
Remove any scheduled jobs in rpt.conf especially if they conflict with doing it
in this way externally.
The script can be any system command or anything you could do from the command
prompt, download a file, reboot the system, send commands to app_rpt, restart
asterisk, whatever.
73 Doug
WA3DSP
http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
From:
app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of mike@midnighteng.com
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 9:48
AM
To: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users]
additional- app_rpt_script_execution
Some additional here bob...
I did not read you
message properly the first time.
If you are not sure
where your script is running from (like you installed something and do not
understand how it works) , it is probably being executed from the system cron.
/etc/crontab (do not edit this file with a "windows" based editor)
It is probably calling
a script file that you will have to look in crontab to find what and where it
is.
So if you are trying
to change that to the app_rpt system sched/macro, you will need to remove it
from crontab first.
Here is some info on
using the app_rpt macro/sched
...mike/kb8jnm