[asterisk-users] Variables sip redirects and call forward

[Ira]

At 08:47 PM 8/6/2006, you wrote:
>If I can get a var set in a macro to show up in the local channel
>created from that macros call to app_queue that calls chan_local, then
>the problem looks to be solved. But so far I havn't been able to do
>that. And RDNIS is not populated in this case.
>So to sum up, I use chan_local in the following:
>1. Custom call forwarding, which does not populate a proper RDINS, and
>I could or should be able to set my own var that are readable in the
>DP to distinguish that it's my local channel created thru my custom
>CFWD.
>2. 302s which does populate a proper RDNIS and is distinguished just
>by the RDNIS.
>3. Local channels created by app_queue that I know that RDINS is NOT
>populated, and I know that variables don't last across it, they are
>only distinguishable by the fact that it's a channel of the type
>Local.
>So RDNIS will sure help.


Could you use group() to do this? It's variables are visible from 
anywhere though I don't understand the problem well enough to know if 
this might be a way to a solution.  I know I had this problem once 
when I forwarded calls to my cell phone and tried to pick up my voice mail.

Ira