[Asterisk-Users] Inheriting variables

[Jonathan Hobbs]

What you want is SetGlobalVar, which sets a variable that is available to
any channel.

hth

Jonathan


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Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Inheriting variables


> I'm trying to set a channel variable and make it available to another
> channel:
>
> I thought that if I SetVar(_SomeVariable=SomeValue) or
> SetVar(__SomeVariable=SomeValue) then SomeVariable would be available in
> the destination channel.
>
> However __SomeVariable, _SomeVariable and SomeVariable are all blank.
>
> The scenario:
>
> Agents logon to the queue using callbacklogin. From what I can gather
> the following happens:
>
> 1) Incomming Call -> answered, plays welcome message added to Q
> 2) Local channel calls the agent, plays announcement
> 3) incomming call connected to agent
>
> where would I be able to retreive the inherited variables ?
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