[asterisk-users] Global variables and AGI

[Kevin Smith]

Yes, thanks again for the suggestions. I wrote a few scripts for 
different things that we needed in the office and by the time I got to 
that one, I was tired and wasn't thinking straight anymore. I am 
probably going to just set a dummy variable for now and have asterisk 
update the global. Down the road we plan on adding a database for call 
logging, configurations, etc, and I would agree with you Jay, storing 
the variable there would be the better choice.

Thanks again.
Kevin

Jay Milk wrote:
> Kevin Smith wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I know that functions like set_variable and get_variable (using php 
>> with phpagi) only apply to the channel variable. What I need to do is 
>> reset a global variable I have in our system. I have a script that is 
>> going to determine when this will happen, but I just have to make it 
>> happen. Assuming that I cannot update the variable via the script, it 
>> is there a way  I can make a call to the system, such as a call file, 
>> and place it in the context of the dialplan that I need to change the 
>> variable? If so, is there anything special I need in the call file 
>> for that to work? Or is there a easier/better way to do this that I 
>> haven't thought of.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks,
>> Kevin 
> As Timebandit pointed out -- 
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Asterisk+cmd+Set
> or SetGlobalVar in 1.0.x
>
> If most of the interaction with that variable occurs through agi, you 
> might also want to consider storing it outside of Asterisk.  I've 
> stored a good number of values in mysql for an asterisk application 
> before.  If most of the interaction occurs within the dialplan and/or 
> you're trying to avoid agi, you could also use the asterisk database 
> directly with DBPut and DBGet.
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