Dictate()

`Dictate()`
	Appendix B. Applications in the dialplan

Dictate()

Appendix B. Applications in the dialplan

`Dictate()`

Virtual dictation machine

        
          Dictate([path[,filename]])

Starts a virtual dictation machine. The options define the base directory (default: /var/spool/asterisk/dictate/) and (numerical) filename. The files are recorded in raw format.

The user can control dictation with these keys:

0: Help
1: Switches between playback and record modes
*: Pause / continue
#: Select file / enter new file name (e.g. 1234#)

In playback mode:

2: Switches the playback speed by increments (1x, 2x, 3x, 4x)
7: Jumps back a set time interval
8: Jumps forward a set time interval

In record mode:

8: Erase recording and start over

; Take dictation:
exten => 123,1,Dictate()

To provide very system user her own dictation machine, you might set the path to /var/spool/asterisk/dictate/${EXTEN}.


Internal help for this application in Asterisk 1.4: -= Info about application 'Dictate' =- [Synopsis] Virtual Dictation Machine [Description] Dictate([<base_dir>[\|<filename>]]) Start dictation machine using optional base dir for files. diff output to internal help in Asterisk 1.2: 8c8 < Dictate([<base_dir>[\|<filename>]]) --- > Dictate([<base_dir>])

Internal help for this application in Asterisk 1.4:

  -= Info about application 'Dictate' =- 

[Synopsis]
Virtual Dictation Machine

[Description]
  Dictate([<base_dir>[|<filename>]])
Start dictation machine using optional base dir for files.

diff output to internal help in Asterisk 1.2:

8c8
<   Dictate([<base_dir>[|<filename>]])
---
>   Dictate([<base_dir>])


`Dial()`	\|	`Directory()`

Dictate()

WARNING: ALPHA-VERSION!

`Dictate()`