[Asterisk-Users] AGI: getting the return code from an exec()'d application?

[Ing. Angel Gomez]

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Inside the AGI

Steven J. Sobol wrote:

>So I hacked up the Dial app to return a numeric return code instead of
>changing contexts based on a number being busy or unanswered. The purpose
>for this modified dial app, which I call AGIDial, is to help me concoct a
>"follow-me" type of application. The app returns -1 for a completed call,
>0 for unanswered, or 1 for busy.
>
>Well, I hooked the thing up to an AGI script that uses perl and AGI.pm, 
>and ran some tests.
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>The AGIDial app is definitely returning the right status codes and is able
>to differentiate between the three types of call termination.
>
>But the AGI script always reports a status code of 0.
>
>And I figured out why. $AGI->exec() seems to grab the return code of a 
>Perl print() command which outputs the command to the server - but the 
>return code of the print() is not what I want - the return code of the
>application is what I want.
>
>How do I exec an app through AGI and get *its* return code? 
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