Macro(name,arg1,[arg2[,...]])
Full arguments reference
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name- The name of the macro -
args-
arg1required -
arg2[,arg2...]
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Executes a macro using the context macro- name, jumping to the 's' extension of that context and executing each step, then returning when the steps end.
The calling extension, context, and priority are stored in MACRO_EXTEN, MACRO_CONTEXT and MACRO_PRIORITY respectively. Arguments become ARG1, ARG2, etc in the macro context.
If you Goto out of the Macro context, the Macro will terminate and control will be returned at the location of the Goto.
If MACRO_OFFSET is set at termination, Macro will attempt to continue at priority MACRO_OFFSET + N + 1 if such a step exists, and N + 1 otherwise.
Warning
Because of the way Macro is implemented (it executes the priorities contained within it via sub-engine), and a fixed per-thread memory stack allowance, macros are limited to 7 levels of nesting (macro calling macro calling macro, etc.); It may be possible that stack-intensive applications in deeply nested macros could cause asterisk to crash earlier than this limit. It is advised that if you need to deeply nest macro calls, that you use the Gosub application (now allows arguments like a Macro) with explicit Return() calls instead.
Warning
Use of the application 'WaitExten' within a macro will not function as expected. Please use the 'Read' application in order to read DTMF from a channel currently executing a macro.
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name- The name of the macro -
args-
arg1required -
arg2[,arg2...]
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