I want to try one more thing to see if it solves my problem int response_timeout = (10 * 1000); esl_status_t status; status = esl_recv_event_timed(call_info->global_handle, response_timeout, 0, xxxxx); The note for the last paramter is: \param[out] save_event If this is not NULL, will return the event received What type of varible do I need to pass as the paramter and where will the return data go and how to access it. I have noticed this channel variable Application-Response: FILE%20PLAYED which possibly might indicate playback completion?

----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Collins Sent: 10/19/11 10:30 PM To: freeswitch-dev@lists.freeswitch.org Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-dev] Couple of questions about esl in C

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 12:21 PM, adam harris <admharris@gmx.com> wrote:

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A few questions about esl in C

1, After sending api playback command I want to wait until the file is done playing. How do I do this is C

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2, Whats the proper way to use esl_recv_event_timed and esl_recv_even I tried it like this esl_recv_event_timed(call_info->global_handle, 10, 0, NULL); but that printed the complete event on screen. I want to do this in a while loop to check for event-name

Would you mind putting some code snippets here or in pastebin.freeswitch.org? -MC