How to write a custom notification command

[Subhendu Ghosh]

Currently there is not *PHONE macro/field definition.  The assumtion here 
being that everything is text based.

So the SMS contact info should be stored in CONTACTPAGER since the device 
is in essence acting like a pager.  

-sg

On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Björn Ekengren wrote:

> I would like to write an sms notification command like this:
>  
> # 'notify-by-sms' command definition
> define command{
>         command_name    notify-by-sms
>         command line    /usr/local/smssender $CONTACTPHONE$
> "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ $SERVICEDESC$ $HOSTALIAS$ $HOSTADDRESS$ $SERVICE STATE$
> $DATETIME$ $OUTPUT$"
>         }
> 
> However I have not found any way to define $CONTACTPHONE$. Does this mean
> that I have to hardcode the contact phone number and make a separate command
> for each user that should be notified ? I guess that I can use
> $CONTACTPAGER$ to store the phone number but it looks ugly to me. 
>  
> Comments, reflections, solutions ?
>  
> /Bjorn
> 

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