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For example, I(%S1,=,,101) can be read as “If the variable %S1 equals 
the empty string, go to mailbox 101. If not, go to the next token in this 
mailbox.” I(%G0,>,5,2000) can be read as “If the variable %G0 is 
greater than 5, go to mailbox 2000. If not, go to the next token in this 
mailbox.”
 The G() command which tells Amanda to go to another mailbox’s 
Extension field right now. (Notice that this is not the same as the 
%G0 through %G9 global variables.) There is...

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T1 Lines
If you are using a T1 line, the only tokens you can use are:
 Any DTMF digit (0–9, A, B, C, D, # , *)
 Any system, port, or global variable (any token that starts with %)
E
F
P
W
Examples
This section provides practical examples using some of the available tokens.
Customizing the Employee Directory
The default operation of the employee directory minimizes the work you 
have to do as a system administrator. All you have to do is put values in the 
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3. Amanda reads the extension for each person whose name matches the 
digits. 
4. The caller dials the correct extension.
The customized use of the employee directory:
1. A caller enters 411 for the employee directory.
2. The caller enters three digits representing the first three letters in either 
the first or last name of the person he wants to call. 
3. If more than one employee matches the digits, Amanda asks the caller to 
choose. 
For example, Amanda might say...

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2. Determine what three digits would match each name:
Example:
Steve Forest mailbox 105
783 367
JoAnn Johnson mailbox 106
562 564
Bob Knapp mailbox 107
262 562
3. Create mailboxes for each of the sets of three-digits.
Example:
Create mailboxes 783, 367, 562, 564, and 262.
4. For each of these mailboxes, make sure that:
Do Not Disturb is locked OFF. (Do Not Disturb: OFF Lock: ON)
Call screening is locked OFF. (Screen Calls? OFF Lock: ON)
5. Fill in the Extension fields for...

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6. For mailboxes that match more than one of the employees:
a. Record G1 (Greeting 1) as “For first matching name, press 1; 
for second matching name, press 2; …” substituting the real 
names of employees for the italicized words.
b. In the Menus fields, put the mailbox for the first matching name 
in 1; the mailbox for the second in 2, and so forth.
c. In the Extension field, puts:
@M(G1,1,30)
This command causes Amanda to play Greeting 1 and waits for the 
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When more than one employee matches the digits that the 
caller enters, you can add 9 to the menu (with mailbox 411) 
and append the greeting to end with: “…press 9 to return to 
the employee directory.” Then, if the caller doesn’t want 
any of the people mentioned in the greeting, he can try an-
other name.
Token Reference
This section contains two tables, each of which lists all of the tokens in the 
Token Programming Language: 
A quick token reference table, which...

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Caller hang-upH(
mailbox)
Caller ID%H
Comment%F(
field[,
mailbox])
 
ConditionI(
value,
operator,
value,
mailbox)
 
Conference callext_noKM
Creating message notification fileX
[(
file)
]
 
CurrencyP
[
repetition](
amount,
currency[,
hangup])
 
Current connect time%T
Current date in American format%Y
Current port number%C
Current time%Z
Current mailboxP
[
repetition] (U
[,
mailbox[,
hangup]])
%U
Current mailbox’s Extension field%E
Date%I(
field,
msg_no[,
mailbox])
P
[...

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dial tone%X
dial tone, wait forW(
n,T
[,
mailbox])
 
Directory Name field%F(
field[,
mailbox])
 
Disk space%D
P
[
repetition](D)
 
DollarsP
[
repetition](
amount,
currency[,
hangup])
 
DTMF digitsP
[
repetition](
DTMF)
 
P
[
repetition](R)
 
0123
4567
89AB
CD*#
DTMF for relay pagingP
[
repetition] (R)
%R
DTMF, save caller’s entryR(
greeting[#
mailbox],
variable
[,
timeout[,
timeout2]])
 
Earth recallE
Exit for caller hang upH(
mailbox)
 
Exit for mailbox[
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Fax, incremental(
file)
Fax, initialization%A
Fax, receiveJ(
file_or_box,
phone_no[,
tokens])
 
Fax, sendT(
file,
phone_no[,
tokens])
 
Fields, process extension or Notify field as 
tokens@
Fields, returns number of characters in a 
stringLEN[
string]
 
Fields, values in mailbox record%F(
field [,
mailbox])
 
Fields, Variable field in notification 
record%V
Fields, Extension %E
Fields, information%I(
field,
msg_no[,
mailbox])
Files, append|(
file)
 
Files, as...

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Files, read{
file}
V(
file,
field,
value{,
field,
variable}[,
n]
[(
file)
N(
file,
field,
value{,
field,
variable})
Files, search?(
line,
file,
mailbox)
 
Files, voiceP
[
repetition](X,
file[,
hangup])
 
Files, write](
file)
 
N(
file,
field,
value{,
field,
variable})
FrancsP
[
repetition](
amount,
currency[,
hangup])
 
Free disk spaceP
[
repetition] (D)
 
%D
FrequencyKB(
frequency,
msecs)
 
From%I(
field,
msg_no[,
mailbox])
GotoG(
mailbox)
 
GreetingP
[
repetition](...