diff --git a/apps/examples/ivr_examples/Readme.ivr_examples b/apps/examples/ivr_examples/Readme.ivr_examples
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+Here there are some ivr script examples that illustrate
+certain ivr functionality.
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diff --git a/apps/examples/ivr_examples/b2b_out.py b/apps/examples/ivr_examples/b2b_out.py
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+# (outgoing) ivr b2bua example
+#
+#
+from log import *
+from ivr import *
+
+class IvrDialog(IvrDialogBase):
+    
+    def onSessionStart(self, hdrs):
+
+        info("starting b2bua app ...")
+        self.setNoRelayonly()        
+        self.audio_msg = IvrAudioFile()
+        self.audio_msg.open("/home/stefan/sub_nautilus.wav", AUDIO_READ)
+        self.setTimer(1, 10)
+        self.enqueue(self.audio_msg,None)
+
+    def onEmptyQueue(self):
+	return        
+
+    def onTimer(self, timerid):
+        self.disconnectMedia()
+        debug('hello kitty')
+        self.connectCallee(self.dialog.local_party,self.dialog.local_uri, \
+                           self.dialog.remote_party,self.dialog.remote_uri,)
+	return        
+
+    def onBye(self):		
+
+        self.stopSession()
diff --git a/apps/examples/ivr_examples/b2bua.py b/apps/examples/ivr_examples/b2bua.py
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+# 
+# ivr b2bua script example
+#
+from log import *
+from ivr import *
+
+WELLCOME_MSG = "wav/default_en.wav"
+CALLEE_URI = "sip:gong@iptel.org"
+
+class IvrDialog(IvrDialogBase):
+    
+    def onSessionStart(self, hdrs):
+
+        info("starting b2bua test ...")
+
+        self.setNoRelayonly()
+        
+        self.welcome_msg = IvrAudioFile()
+        self.welcome_msg.open(WELLCOME_MSG, AUDIO_READ)
+        self.enqueue(self.welcome_msg,None)
+
+    def onEmptyQueue(self):
+        
+        info("connecting to To: " + CALLEE_URI + " R-URI: " + CALLEE_URI)
+        info("\n\n\n original headers are: ---->%s<----\n\n\n" % self.invite_req.hdrs)
+        self.invite_req.hdrs += "P-SomeMoreFunky: headervalue\r\n"
+
+        self.disconnectMedia()
+        self.mute()
+
+        self.connectCallee(CALLEE_URI, CALLEE_URI)
+
+        return
+
+    def onBye(self):		
+        self.stopSession()
diff --git a/apps/examples/ivr_examples/rec.py b/apps/examples/ivr_examples/rec.py
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+#
+# just recording to file
+#
+from log import *
+from ivr import *
+
+class IvrDialog(IvrDialogBase) :
+
+    def onSessionStart( self, hdrs ) :
+
+        self.audio_msg = IvrAudioFile()
+        self.audio_msg.open("record.wav", AUDIO_WRITE)
+        self.enqueue(None,self.audio_msg)
diff --git a/apps/examples/ivr_examples/test_mp3.py b/apps/examples/ivr_examples/test_mp3.py
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+#
+# testing mp3: play play.mp3, then record record.mp3
+#
+
+from log import *
+from ivr import *
+class IvrDialog(IvrDialogBase):
+
+	def onSessionStart(self, hdrs):
+		self.voice_msg = IvrAudioFile()
+		self.voice_msg.open("play.mp3", AUDIO_READ, False)
+		self.enqueue(self.voice_msg, None)
+		self.voice_msg.open("record.mp3", AUDIO_WRITE, False)
+		self.enqueue(None, self.voice_msg)
+
diff --git a/apps/examples/ivr_examples/tmpfile.py b/apps/examples/ivr_examples/tmpfile.py
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+#
+# using IvrAudioFile fpopen
+#
+from log import *
+from ivr import *
+import os
+class IvrDialog(IvrDialogBase):
+
+	def onSessionStart(self, hdrs):
+		f = open("wav/default_en.wav")
+		audio = f.read()
+ 		debug("Found audio file of length " + str(len(audio)))
+		fp = os.tmpfile()
+		fp.write(audio)
+		fp.seek(0)
+		wav = IvrAudioFile()
+		wav.fpopen("tmp.wav", AUDIO_READ, fp)
+		self.enqueue(wav, None)