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-rw-r--r--configs/func_odbc.conf.sample10
-rw-r--r--doc/realtime.txt11
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/configs/func_odbc.conf.sample b/configs/func_odbc.conf.sample
index c9f9d5d7f..be8ce4d03 100644
--- a/configs/func_odbc.conf.sample
+++ b/configs/func_odbc.conf.sample
@@ -39,3 +39,13 @@ write=UPDATE presence SET location='${SQL_ESC(${VAL1})}' WHERE id='${SQL_ESC(${A
; field may be separated into individual variables with ARRAY.
; This option turns that behavior off [default=yes].
+; ODBC_HINTS - Workaround for lack of realtime hints
+;
+; Use in extensions.conf as:
+; exten => _1XX,hint,${ODBC_HINTS(${EXTEN})}
+;
+; (assuming your extensions are 3 digits and all begin with the digit 1)
+[HINTS]
+dsn=mysql1
+read=SELECT channel FROM hints WHERE extension='${ARG1}'
+
diff --git a/doc/realtime.txt b/doc/realtime.txt
index 863302824..af592024a 100644
--- a/doc/realtime.txt
+++ b/doc/realtime.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Currently there are three realtime database drivers:
* ODBC: Support for UnixODBC, integrated into Asterisk
The UnixODBC subsystem supports many different databases,
please check www.unixodbc.org for more information.
-* MySQL: Found in the asterisk-addons subversion repository on cvs.digium.com
-
+* MySQL: Found in the asterisk-addons subversion repository on svn.digium.com
+* PostgreSQL: Native support for Postgres, integrated into Asterisk
* Two modes: Static and Realtime
--------------------------------
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ For voicemail storage with the support of ODBC, there is a
doc/odbcstorage.txt documentation file.
+* Limitations
+-------------
+Currently, realtime extensions do not support realtime hints. There is
+a workaround available by using func_odbc. See the sample func_odbc.conf
+for more information.
+
+
* FreeTDS supported with connection pooling
-------------------------------------------
In order to use a FreeTDS-based database with realtime, you need to turn