Name

Exec() — Executes an Asterisk application dynamically

Synopsis

    Exec(appname(arguments))

Allows an arbitrary application to be invoked even when not hard-coded into the dialplan. Returns whatever value the Asterisk application returns, or -2 when the called application cannot be found. The arguments are passed to the called application.

This application allows you to dynamically call applications by pulling them from a database or other external source.

    exten => 123,1,Set(MYAPP=SayDigits(12345))
    exten => 123,2,Exec(${MYAPP})

See Also

Eval(), ExecIf()

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