[asterisk-users] outgoing call file and agi detect busy

[Jerry Geis]

>
> Call files spawn a completely new channel that your AGI most likely 
> isn't going to be able to track.  Since the call is a completely new 
> channel, the DIALSTATUS variable for this channel will not be visible to 
> your original channel.  You may want to look at using the Originate 
> action from within the manager API.
>
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+Manager+API+Action+Originate
>
>   

So there is no way either in the dialplan or in the AGI that I can find 
out a status of my call?
As to why it did or did not complete?
Doesnt that seem like a defect?
There has to be a way around that?

I dont see off hand how this manager originate is any different.

Jerry