Playback using Manager API

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1

Hi there,

I am building an interface on the Manager API, and I need to be able to play back an audio file on command, on an existing conversation between 2 channels. Also I need to be able to stop playback on command.

Is there any way to invoke Playback on a certain channel using the Manager API? Or are there any other solutions?

Thanks in advance!

Jaap

2

need to be able to play back an audio file on command, on an existing conversation between 2 channels

you cannot do this. Why would you want such an app?

3

Hi

This is from the top of my head, So not tested, But The only way I can see this being possible is to use conferencing and play the file into the conference.

There is a modified version of app_conference which does pass the dtmf tones out, So should do what you want.

4

I need this for integrating it with an interview system, for example:

blah blah…
Q: Have you ever heard this song?
play file
…
A: Yes
stop play file
OK, thanks… blah blah…

Thanks for the suggestion, I will give it a shot sometime this week

5

better idea

[macro-quiztest]
exten => s,1,Playback(have-u-heard-this)
exten => s,2,Read(Answer,${ARG1},1,2) ; reads a single digit to ${Answer},plays the file in ${ARG1} first, allows one digit only, retries two times if they enter nothing

so you’d call it with

exten => whatever,1,Macro(quiztest,name-of-file-with-music)
and when it finishes you’d have whatever digit they dialed in ${Answer}.
You might want to sanity check ${Answer}, IE if it’s only supposed to be 1 or 2, send them back to do it again if it’s not 1 or 2.