Index: pbx/pbx_config.c
===================================================================
--- pbx/pbx_config.c	(revision 229670)
+++ pbx/pbx_config.c	(working copy)
@@ -1496,12 +1496,26 @@
 					/* No arguments */
 					data = "";
 				} else {
+					/* tmp char for stringp */
+					char tmp[512];
+					/* make copy from stringp */
+					strcpy(tmp, appl);
 					appl = strsep(&stringp, "(");
-					data = S_OR(stringp, "");
-					if ((end = strrchr(data, ')'))) {
-						*end = '\0';
+
+					/* check if there are variables or expressions without an application, like: exten => 100,hint,DAHDI/g0/${GLOBAL(var)}  */
+					if (strstr(appl, "${") || strstr(appl, "$[")){
+						/* set appl to tmp (stringp) */
+						appl = tmp;
+						/* set no data */
+						data = "";
+					/* no variable before application found -> go ahead */
 					} else {
-						ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "No closing parenthesis found? '%s(%s'\n", appl, data);
+						data = S_OR(stringp, "");
+						if ((end = strrchr(data, ')'))) {
+							*end = '\0';
+						} else {
+							ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "No closing parenthesis found? '%s(%s'\n", appl, data);
+						}
 					}
 				}