--- apps/app_meetme.c	2003-06-16 16:11:53.000000000 -0500
+++ /home/critch/app_meetme.c	2003-06-16 16:11:18.000000000 -0500
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@
 "      'q' -- quiet mode (don't play enter/leave sounds)\n";
 
 static char *descrip2 =
-"  MeetMeCount(confno): Plays back the number of users in the specified MeetMe\n"
-"conference.  Returns 0 on success or -1 on a hangup.  A ZAPTEL INTERFACE\n"
-"MUST BE INSTALLED FOR CONFERENCING FUNCTIONALITY.\n";
+"  MeetMeCount(confno[|var]): Plays back the number of users in the specifiedi\n"
+"MeetMe conference. If var is specified, playback will be skipped and the value\n"
+"will be returned in the variable. Returns 0 on success or -1 on a hangup.\n"
+"A ZAPTEL INTERFACE MUST BE INSTALLED FOR CONFERENCING FUNCTIONALITY.\n";
 
 STANDARD_LOCAL_USER;
 
@@ -465,19 +466,37 @@
 	int res = 0;
 	struct conf *conf;
 	int cnt;
+	char *confnum,*localdata,*mhandle;
+	char val[5] = "0"; /* I don't think we will ever get 99,999 callers into a single meetme */
+	
 	if (!data || !strlen(data)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "MeetMeCount requires an argument (conference number)\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
+	mhandle = malloc(strlen(data)); 
+	localdata = mhandle; /* this is to make sure I have the original pointer for the free below */
+	if(!mhandle){
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "MeetMeCount couldn't malloc data space\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
-	conf = find_conf(data, 0);
+	strcpy(localdata,data);
+	confnum = strsep((char*) &localdata,"|");	
+	conf = find_conf(confnum, 0);
 	if (conf)
 		cnt = conf->users;
 	else
 		cnt = 0;
-	if (chan->_state != AST_STATE_UP)
-		ast_answer(chan);
-	res = ast_say_number(chan, cnt, "", chan->language);
+	if(strlen(localdata)){
+		/* have var so load it and exit */
+		sprintf(val,"%i",cnt);
+		pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, localdata,(void*) &val);
+	}else{
+		if (chan->_state != AST_STATE_UP)
+			ast_answer(chan);
+		res = ast_say_number(chan, cnt, "", chan->language);
+	}
+	free(mhandle);
 	LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
 	return res;
 }