[asterisk-users] zapata.conf channel variable question

[John French]

The setvar command below works fine in iax.conf and in sip.conf but not here in zaptel.conf. I need it to retrieve info from the AstDB. Advice is apreciated, can't seem to find an answer.
 
; define channels
group=1
context=longdistance_users
signalling=fxo_ks ;FXO Sig for Phone
callerid="John French" <103>
mailbox="101"
callwaiting=yes
threewaycalling=yes
transfer=yes
channel => 1
setvar=USER=analogPhone