Specifications

Integrator’s Reference Manual for Polycom HDX Systems
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waitfor
This command is used within script files or control panel programs to wait for
a specific event before executing the next statement. It causes the API session
to wait until a call being placed either connects or fails, or until system is ready
to place a call (such as after a reboot waiting for the ISDN lines to come up).
Syntax
waitfor <callcomplete|systemready>
Examples
Feedback examples:
• waiting for call complete
• call is complete
• waiting for system ready
• system is ready
Comments
This command can be used to synchronize a remote controller with the system.
The API session echoes the message
“call complete” when the call connects
or is aborted.
Parameter Description
callcomplete Causes the API session to wait until a call being placed
either connects or fails.
systemready Causes the system to return the message “system is
ready” when the system is ready to make a call.