Real-time Currency Rates & Conversion

Real-time Currency Rates & Conversion

In the present scenario, the public fully depends on leading and well-established financial institutions like banks, foreign exchanges etc. to get the latest currency rates. These institutions should have sufficient staff to handle such customers. It is not feasible to have staff only for managing the information centre. So, Xtend IVR introduces an automated approach to deal with currency rates and conversions.

Download the evaluation version of Xtend IVR and install the telephony application in your system. Run the sample script from the Script Editor. Click here to refer the sample code. For an alternative approach, click here.

The automated attendant will work as given below:

  • IVR waits for the call
  • Accepts the call and welcomes the user
  • IVR asks the user to enter the amount to be converted and the source currency
  • IVR prompts the user to enter the target currency
  • After receiving the target and source currencies, it converts the amount to its target type and informs the target currency to the caller
Download the source file zip download for the Real-time Currency Rates & Conversion

MAIN:
	
	display "Waiting for call......"
	answer 1
	display "Call active: " $cli
	
	
	play "Welcome.wav"
	
	
	display "Loading currency rates"
	load "CurrencyRates.txt"
	
	
	display "accept the amount to be converted"
	$amount = accept("amount.wav",8,2,2)
	if $amount = 0 then goto BYE

MENU:
	
	play "source.wav"
	$source = accept("currencymenu.wav",1)
	if $source = 0 then goto BYE
	if $source > 6 then goto MENU		
	
CONVERT:
	
	play "target.wav"
	$target = accept("currencymenu.wav",1)
	if $target = 0 then goto BYE
	if $target > 6 then goto MENU
	
OUTPUT:
	
	if $source = 1
	    $sr = $Currency1.Rate
	    $srn = $Currency1.Des
	else if $source = 2
	    $sr = $Currency2.Rate
	    $srn = $Currency2.Des
	else if $source = 3
	    $sr = $Currency3.Rate
	    $srn = $Currency3.Des
	else if $source = 4
	    $sr = $Currency4.Rate
	    $srn = $Currency4.Des
	else if $source = 5
	    $sr = $Currency5.Rate
	    $srn = $Currency5.Des
	else if $source = 6
	    $sr = $Currency6.Rate	        
	    $srn = $Currency6.Des
	endif
	
	if $target = 1
	    $tr = $Currency1.Rate
	    $trn = $Currency1.Des
	    $wav = $Currency1.Wave
	else if $target = 2
	    $tr = $Currency2.Rate
	    $trn = $Currency2.Des
	    $wav = $Currency2.Wave
	else if $target = 3
	    $tr = $Currency3.Rate
	    $trn = $Currency3.Des
	    $wav = $Currency3.Wave
	else if $target = 4
	    $tr = $Currency4.Rate
	    $trn = $Currency4.Des
	    $wav = $Currency4.Wave
	else if $target = 5
	    $tr = $Currency5.Rate
	    $trn = $Currency5.Des
	    $wav = $Currency5.Wave
	else if $target = 6
	    $tr = $Currency6.Rate
	    $trn = $Currency6.Des
	    $wav = $Currency6.Wave
	endif
	
	
	$result = format("%.3f",($amount * $sr) / $tr)
	play num2wav($result,"","",1)
	play $wav
	display format("%.3f %s -> %.3f %s",$amount,$srn,$result,$trn)
	
	

BYE:
	play "thanku.wav"
	hangup
	goto MAIN
		
	
ONHANGUP:
	hangup
	goto MAIN
	
	
	
ONSYSTEMERROR:
	log $error
	display $error
	hangup
	goto MAIN

					

						
MAIN:
	
	display "Waiting for call......"
	answer 1
	display "Call active: " $cli
	
	
	play "Welcome.wav"
	
	
	display "Loading currency rates"
	$index = 0
	load "CurrencyRates.txt"
	
	
	display "accept the amount to be converted"
	$amount = accept("amount.wav",8,2,2)
	if $amount = 0 then goto BYE

MENU:
	
	$source = GetType("source.wav")
	if $source = 0 then goto BYE
	if $source > $index then goto MENU		
	
CONVERT:
	
	$target = GetType("target.wav")
	if $target = 0 then goto BYE
	if $target > $index then goto MENU
	
OUTPUT:
	
	$srn = format("$Currency%d.Des",$source)
	$trn = format("$Currency%d.Des",$target)
	
	$sr = format("$Currency%d.Rate",$source)
	$tr = format("$Currency%d.Rate",$target)

	
	$result = format("%.3f",($amount * $$sr) / $$tr)
	$result += 0
	
	
	$wav = format("$Currency%d.Wave",$target)
	play num2wav($result,"","",1)
	play $$wav
	display format("%.3f %s -> %.3f %s",$amount,$$srn,$result,$$trn)
	
	

BYE:
	play "thanku.wav"
	hangup
	goto MAIN	
	
	
ONHANGUP:
	hangup
	goto MAIN	
	
	
ONSYSTEMERROR:
	log $error
	display $error
	hangup
	goto MAIN


function GetType($prompt)
	play $prompt
	$i = 1
	while true
		$var = format("$Currency%d.Wave",$i)
		if IsVariable($var) = 0
			$i -= 1
			break
		endif
		play "for.wav"
		play $$var
		play "dial.wav"
		play num2wav($i)
		$i += 1
	endwhile
	SetVariable("$index",$i)
	$val = input(1,4)
	return $val