Name

SetCIDName() — Sets the Caller ID name on the channel

Synopsis

    SetCIDName(cname[,a])

Sets the Caller ID name on the current channel to cname, while preserving the original Caller ID number. This is useful for providing additional information to the called party. If the a option is used, ANI is also set.

Always returns 0.

               exten => 123,1,SetCIDName("John Q. Public")

See Also

SetCallerID(), SetCIDNum()

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