Thanks.

OK, this is the best I can come up with on Asterisk 14 to store an unknown number of user preferences in ASTDB.

Is this acceptable? Is there a better way? And… what’s this error about?

[Nov 5 16:05:56] NOTICE[1936][C-0000002b]: ast_expr2.y:763
compose_func_args: argbuf allocated 17 bytes;
[Nov 5 16:05:56] NOTICE[1936][C-0000002b]: ast_expr2.y:782
compose_func_args: argbuf uses 16 bytes;

It seems to be triggered the following line, even though the result is correct.

Set(HASH(userPrefs,volume)=$[HASH(userPrefs,volume)+1])

The result “database show” after running it twice is as expected:

/userPrefs/6001 :
volume:3,location:London,language:en_GB

Here’s my test dialplan:

[dbPrefStoreTest]

exten => s,1,NoOp()

same => n,GotoIf($[${DB_EXISTS(userPrefs/${CALLERID(num)})}]?getprefs)
same => n,Set(DB(userPrefs/${CALLERID(num)})=volume:1,location:London,language:en_GB)

same => n,Verbose(1,)
same => n,Verbose(1,———-Get Items from DB————)

same => n(getprefs),Set(userPrefs=${DB(userPrefs/${CALLERID(num)})})

same => n,While($[“${SET(mytmpvar=${SHIFT(userPrefs)})}” != “”])
same => n,Set(HASH(userPrefs,${CUT(mytmpvar,:,1)})=${CUT(mytmpvar,:,2)})
same => n,EndWhile

same => n,Verbose(1,hashKeys(userPrefs) are “${HASHKEYS(userPrefs)}”
and “HASH(userPrefs)” is “${HASH(userPrefs)}”)

same => n,Verbose(1,)
same => n,Verbose(1,———-Increase the volume by 1—-)

same => n,Set(HASH(userPrefs,volume)=$[HASH(userPrefs,volume)+1])

same => n,Verbose(1,NOW hashKeys(userPrefs) are
“${HASHKEYS(userPrefs)}” and “HASH(userPrefs)” is
“${HASH(userPrefs)}”)

same => n,Verbose(1,)
same => n,Verbose(1,———-Bundle them back up for DB storage—-)

same => n,Set(hUP=${HASHKEYS(userPrefs)})
same => n,While($[“${SET(hashKey=${SHIFT(hUP)})}” != “”])
same => n,Set(PUSH(prefPairs)=${hashKey}:${HASH(userPrefs,${hashKey})})
same => n,Verbose(1,Current item is
${hashKey}:${HASH(userPrefs,${hashKey})})
same => n,EndWhile

same => n,Verbose(1,Setting ${prefPairs} to DB)
same => n,Set(DB(userPrefs/${CALLERID(num)})=${prefPairs})

same => n,Hangup()