It's a great idea but it doesn't work. Maybe this should be the way that works.
-----Original Message----- From: Eric Wieling <ewiel...@nyigc.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2023 3:43 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com>; Federico <feder...@digitalipvoice.com> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Alternative to Local channel You can't set the variable in globals? I don't know if functions work in globals, but it is worth a try. [globals] LSESSION=${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},,%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S)} On 8/16/23 20:39, Federico wrote: > I used to use the local channel to create a global variable > > (dialplan) > > [default] > > exten => s,1,Set(GLOBAL(LSESSION)=${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},,%Y-%m-%d > %H:%M:%S)}) > > to that end, I modified cli.conf > > [startup_commands] > > originate local/s extension s@default = yes > > But now I upgraded to Asterisk18 and there is no longer a local > channels > > Does anybody have any idea of a workaround? > > -- http://help.nyigc.net/ -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: https://community.asterisk.org/ New to Asterisk? Start here: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users