[Asterisk-Users] AGI Channel Status

[Douglas Garstang]

I'd like to use the AGI command "CHANNEL STATUS" to check the status of a channel. However, the dial() command doesn't return -1 until after the call has hung up. If that's the case, how is channel status supposed to return statuses like:

<status> values: 
0 Channel is down and available 
1 Channel is down, but reserved 
2 Channel is off hook 
3 Digits (or equivalent) have been dialed 
4 Line is ringing 
5 Remote end is ringing 
6 Line is up 
7 Line is busy 

If dial() doesn't return -1 until after the call is complete, it doesn't seem possible to me that you can check '4 Line is ringing' for example.

Doug