RecordFile

From SoftIVR

recordFile

recordFile(filename[, options]) records audio from the caller.

Parameters

• filename - the name of the file to record
• options - an optional string containing options

The options are:

• background - return immediately, so that the script can carry on processing while recording;
• stop_on_dtmf - stop playing and return if the IVR received a tone during recording;
• max_time=<n> - limit recording time to a maximum of n seconds;
• max_silence=<n> - stop recording after n seconds of silence.

Return values

The recordFile function returns 0 on success.

Examples

This snippet recording, and stops if the user presses 1:

recordFile("recording.wav", "background");
while (getStatus().indexOf("recording") >= 0) {
  dtmf = getDTMF(1);
  if (dtmf == 1) {
    stopIVR();
    break;
  }
}

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