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lineForward

The lineForward function forwards calls destined for the specified address on the specified line, according to the specified forwarding instructions. When an originating address (dwAddressID) is forwarded, the specified incoming calls for that address are deflected to the other number by the switch. This function provides a combination of forward and do-not-disturb features. This function can also cancel forwarding currently in effect.

LONG lineForward(

HLINE hLine,
DWORD bAllAddresses,
DWORD dwAddressID,
LPLINEFORWARDLIST const lpForwardList,
DWORD dwNumRingsNoAnswer,
LPHCALL lphConsultCall,
LPLINECALLPARAMS const lpCallParams
);

Parameters
hLine

A handle to the line device.

bAllAddresses

Specifies whether all originating addresses on the line or just the one specified is to be forwarded. If TRUE, all addresses on the line are forwarded and dwAddressID is ignored; if FALSE, only the address specified as dwAddressID is forwarded.

dwAddressID

The address on the specified line whose incoming calls are to be forwarded. This parameter is ignored if bAllAddresses is TRUE.

lpForwardList

A pointer to a variably sized data structure that describes the specific forwarding instructions, of type LINEFORWARDLIST.

dwNumRingsNoAnswer

The number of rings before a call is considered a "no answer." If dwNumRingsNoAnswer is out of range, the actual value is set to the nearest value in the allowable range.

lphConsultCall

A pointer to an HCALL location. In some telephony environments, this location is loaded with a handle to a consultation call that is used to consult the party that is being forwarded to, and the application becomes the initial sole owner of this call. This pointer must be valid even in environments where call forwarding does not require a consultation call. This handle will be set to NULL if no consultation call is created.

lpCallParams

A pointer to a structure of type LINECALLPARAMS. This pointer is ignored unless lineForward requires the establishment of a call to the forwarding destination (and lphConsultCall is returned, in which case lpCallParams is optional). If NULL, default call parameters are used. Otherwise, the specified call parameters are used for establishing hConsultCall.

Return Values
Returns a positive request ID if the function will be completed asynchronously, or a negative error number if an error has occurred. The dwParam2 parameter of the corresponding LINE_REPLY message is zero if the function is successful or it is a negative error number if an error has occurred. Possible return values are:

LINEERR_INVALLINEHANDLE, LINEERR_NOMEM, LINEERR_INVALADDRESSID, LINEERR_OPERATIONUNAVAIL, LINEERR_INVALADDRESS, LINEERR_OPERATIONFAILED, LINEERR_INVALCOUNTRYCODE, LINEERR_RESOURCEUNAVAIL, LINEERR_INVALPOINTER, LINEERR_STRUCTURETOOSMALL, LINEERR_INVALPARAM, LINEERR_UNINITIALIZED.

Remarks
A successful forwarding indicates only that the request has been accepted by the service provider, not that forwarding is set up at the switch. A LINE_ADDRESSSTATE (forwarding) message provides confirmation for forwarding having been set up at the switch.

Forwarding of the address(es) remains in effect until this function is called again. The most recent forwarding list replaces the old one. Forwarding can be canceled by specifying a NULL pointer as lpForwardList. If a NULL destination address is specified for an entry in the forwarding list, the operation acts as a do-not-disturb.

Forwarding status of an address may also be affected externally; for example, by administrative actions at the switch or by a user from another station. It may not be possible for the service provider to be aware of this state change, and it may not be able to keep in synchronization with the forwarding state known to the switch.

Because a service provider may not know the forwarding state of the address "for sure" (that is, it may have been forwarded or unforwarded in an unknown way), lineForward will succeed unless it fails to set the new forwarding instructions. In other words, a request that all forwarding be canceled at a time that there is no forwarding in effect will be successful. This is because there is no "unforwarding"

you can only change the previous set of forwarding instructions.

The success or failure of this operation does not depend on the previous set of forwarding instructions, and the same is true when setting different forwarding instructions. The provider should "unforward everything" prior to setting the new forwarding instructions. Because this may take time in analog telephony environments, a provider may also want to compare the current forwarding with the new one, and only issue instructions to the switch to get to the final state (leaving unchanged forwarding unaffected).

Invoking lineForward when LINEFORWARDLIST has dwNumEntries set to zero has the same effect as providing a NULL lpForwardList parameter. It cancels all forwarding currently in effect.

See Also
LINE_ADDRESSSTATE, LINE_REPLY, LINECALLPARAMS, LINEFORWARDLIST

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