I’m running FreeSWITCH in console mode on a Windows 7 machine, using unmodified demo setup.  I’m having a hard time getting automatic call recording to work.  I’m using the following instructions to record a call (by modifying  Local_Extension dialplan):

https://freeswitch.org/confluence/display/FREESWITCH/mod_dptools%3A+record_session

Record Calls To Extensions

To record all phone calls between extensions do the following. Make a directory under freeswitch/recordings/archive/. Then edit Local_Extension in dialplan in conf/dialplan/default.xml

<extension name="Local_Extension">

    <condition field="destination_number" expression="^(10[01][0-8])$">

Then add the following actions.

<action application="set" data="RECORD_TITLE=Recording ${destination_number} ${caller_id_number} ${strftime(%Y-%m-%d %H:%M)}"/>

<action application="set" data="RECORD_COPYRIGHT=(c) 2011"/>

<action application="set" data="RECORD_SOFTWARE=FreeSWITCH"/>

<action application="set" data="RECORD_ARTIST=FreeSWITCH"/>

<action application="set" data="RECORD_COMMENT=FreeSWITCH"/>

<action application="set" data="RECORD_DATE=${strftime(%Y-%m-%d %H:%M)}"/>

<action application="set" data="RECORD_STEREO=true"/>

<action application="record_session" data="$${base_dir}/recordings/archive/${strftime(%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S)}_${destination_number}_${caller_id_number}.wav"/>

But when I place a call, no files are getting created in the recordings or archive folder.  I tried calling both ways, still nothing.  I am running in admin mode, and have firewalls disabled.

When looking through the logs, the only two lines relevant to the recording are the following:

892ef279-18c7-4d8d-8795-fa1c366b68c7 EXECUTE sofia/internal/1000@10.10.10.77 bind_meta_app(2 b s record_session::C:/Program Files/FreeSWITCH/recordings/1000.2016-04-11-15-16-58.wav)

892ef279-18c7-4d8d-8795-fa1c366b68c7 2016-04-11 15:16:58.521344 [INFO] switch_ivr_async.c:4152 Bound B-Leg: *2 record_session::C:/Program Files/FreeSWITCH/recordings/1000.2016-04-11-15-16-58.wav

From FreeSWITCH cookbook, I found out they allow manual recording by pressing *2 on receiving end.  When I tested that, it did work, and the wav file was created in the recordings directory, so the recording module seems to be working.  But for some reason, I still can’t get the automatic session recording to work.  What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.