[asterisk-bugs] [Asterisk 0015938]: Variables set inside a macro lose their value after dial

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The following issue has been CLOSED 
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https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=15938 
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Reported By:                falves11
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    Asterisk
Issue ID:                   15938
Category:                   Applications/app_dial
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   feature
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     closed
Asterisk Version:           SVN 
JIRA:                        
Regression:                 No 
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases):  1.4  
SVN Revision (number only!): 219720 
Request Review:              
Resolution:                 not fixable
Fixed in Version:           
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Date Submitted:             2009-09-22 17:10 CDT
Last Modified:              2009-09-22 17:34 CDT
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Summary:                    Variables set inside a macro lose their value after
dial
Description: 
[inbound]                                                                  
                                                                           

exten => _X.,1,Dial(Sip/${EXTEN}@X.X.X.X,25,M(get-callid)L(1800000))      
                                                                         
exten => h,1,Verbose(0,${Billx})                                          
                                                                           

                                                                          
                                                                           

[macro-get-callid]                                                        
                                                                           

exten => s,1,Set(Billx=1)         

please note that this variations are equally ineffective:
exten => s,1,Set(_Billx=1)
or 
exten => s,1,Set(__Billx=1)
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 (0111233) tilghman (administrator) - 2009-09-22 17:34
 https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=15938#c111233 
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No, they don't.  Values set inside a Macro in the Dial are set on the
CALLED channel, not the CALLING channel.  After the Dial, you are accessing
the CALLING channel's variables, which is why the variables you set on the
CALLED channel aren't there. 

Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2009-09-22 17:34 tilghman       Note Added: 0111233                          
2009-09-22 17:34 tilghman       Severity                 block => feature    
2009-09-22 17:34 tilghman       Status                   new => closed       
2009-09-22 17:34 tilghman       Resolution               open => not fixable 
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