lineAgentSpecific function (tapi.h)

The lineAgentSpecific function allows the application to access proprietary handler-specific functions of the agent handler associated with the address. The meaning of the extensions are specific to the agent handler. Each set of agent-related extensions is identified by a universally unique 128-bit extension ID that must be obtained, along with the specification for the extension, from the promulgator of that extension (usually the author of the agent handler software on the telephony server). The list of extensions supported by the agent handler is obtained from the LINEAGENTCAPS structure returned by lineGetAgentCaps.

Syntax

LONG lineAgentSpecific(
  HLINE  hLine,
  DWORD  dwAddressID,
  DWORD  dwAgentExtensionIDIndex,
  LPVOID lpParams,
  DWORD  dwSize
);

Parameters

hLine

Handle to the open line device.

dwAddressID

Address on the open line device. An address identifier is permanently associated with an address; the identifier remains constant across operating system upgrades.

dwAgentExtensionIDIndex

Position in the ExtensionIDList structure in LINEAGENTCAPS of the agent handler extension being invoked.

lpParams

Pointer to a memory area used to hold a parameter block. The format of this parameter block is device specific and its contents are passed by TAPI to and from the agent handler application on the telephony server. This parameter block must specify the function to be invoked and include sufficient room for any data to be returned.

dwSize

Size of the parameter block area, in bytes.

Return value

Returns a positive request identifier if the asynchronous operation starts; otherwise, this function returns one of these negative error values:

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

Additional return values are specific to the agent handler.

Remarks

This operation is part of the Extended Telephony services. It provides access to an agent handler-specific feature without defining its meaning.

This function provides a generic parameter profile. The interpretation of the parameter structure is handler specific. Indications and replies sent back to the application that are handler specific should use the LINE_AGENTSPECIFIC message.

An agent handler can provide access to handler-specific functions by defining parameters for use with this function. Applications that want to make use of these extensions should consult the vendor-specific documentation that describes what extensions are defined. Typically, an application that relies on these extensions is not able to work with other agent handler environments.

Requirements

See also

LINEAGENTCAPS

Supplementary Line Service Functions

TAPI 2.2 Reference Overview

lineGetAgentCaps