Playback()

Synopsis

Play a file.

Description

Plays back given filenames (do not put extension of wav/alaw etc). The Playback application answers the channel if no options are specified. If the file is non-existent it will fail.

This application sets the following channel variable upon completion:

• PLAYBACKSTATUS - The status of the playback attempt as a text string.
  • SUCCESS
  • FAILED
    See Also: Background (application) – for playing sound files that are interruptible

WaitExten (application) – wait for digits from caller, optionally play music on hold

Syntax

Playback(filename&[filename2[&...]],[options])

Arguments

• filenames
  • filename
  • filename2[,filename2...]
• options - Comma separated list of options
  • skip - Do not play if not answered
  • noanswer - Playback without answering, otherwise the channel will be answered before the sound is played.
  • say - Play using the say.conf file.
  • mix - Play using a mix of filename and the say.conf file.

See Also

• Asterisk 20 Application_Background
• Asterisk 20 Application_WaitExten
• Asterisk 20 Application_ControlPlayback
• Asterisk 20 AGICommand_stream file
• Asterisk 20 AGICommand_control stream file
• Asterisk 20 ManagerAction_ControlPlayback

Import Version

This documentation was imported from Asterisk Version GIT-20-f8000daff5