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%F(
field
[,
mailbox]) System variable that contains the value of the specified field for the specified mailbox. 
Each port has its own %F.
fieldOne of the following numbers or a variable containing that number:
1
for the Directory Name 1 field
2
for the Directory Name 2 field
3
for the Comment field
mailboxOptional. Any valid mailbox or a variable containing a mailbox. The default is the 
current mailbox.
Example:
%F(3,126)
assigns the string from the Comment or Set...

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ext_no]HCommand that performs a hang-up. With an extension number, it performs an unsuper-
vised  transfer before hanging up. This H() command ends the processing of tokens for 
the current Extension or Notify Method field.
If you use an unsupervised transfer in the mailbox’s Extension field, make sure that Call 
Screening is locked off. If Call Screening is on for an supervised call, the caller is 
screened but that recording is not played to the user.
ext_noSeries of...

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I(
value,
operator,
value,
mailbox) Command that allows you to control processing based on a condition. If the specified 
values and operator create a condition that is true, Amanda continues processing at the 
specified mailbox. If the condition is false, the next token after this command is execut-
ed.
valueAny string, number, or variable.
operatorOne of the following symbols:
>greater than

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J(
file_or_box,
phone_no
[,
tokens]) Command that allows a fax to be received as a file (for later transmission with the T() 
command) or as a message for a mailbox.
Before using this command, make sure the configuration settings for the physical serial 
port have been defined. 
file_or_boxA string or variable indicating where the fax is to be stored. It contains either a mail-
box indicating whose message it is or a valid DOS file name for a text file. Use the 
complete...

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KA(
on_off)
 Command that dials the PBX parameter dl_light_on or dl_light_off specified in the telephone sys-
tem dial codes. 
on_off1 or 0 to indicate whether the message waiting indicator is turned on or off.
When the value is1, the message waiting indicator is turned on as Amanda dials the 
codes for “What to dial to set the message waiting indicator on” (the dl_light_on pa-
rameter).
When the value is0, the message waiting indicator is turned off as Amanda dials the...

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KD(
msg_no
[,
mailbox]) Command that deletes a message from the specified or current mailbox. Using this com-
mand cancels any pending Notify actions for the specified message automatically.
msg_noA number or a variable containing a number.
mailboxOptional. Any valid mailbox or a variable containing a mailbox. The default is the cur-
rent mailbox.
Examples:KD(5)
deletes message 5 of the current mailbox.KD(10,212)
deletes message 10 of mailbox 212. 
Failure:  Invalid...

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KL(
mailbox,
security_code)
 Command that logs the current caller on to the specified mailbox. The caller is at the top level 
menu (the menu that says “Press 1 to play your messages....”). 
mailboxAny valid mailbox or a variable containing a mailbox.
security_codeThe security code for the specified mailbox.
Example:
R(G1,%S1)R(G2,%S2)P(G5)P(%S1,N)KL(%S1,%S2)
Greeting 1 says, “Please enter the mailbox you wish to log into.” After the caller enters the 
mailbox, Amanda...

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KR(
file_or_box
[,
recording_info])
 Command that makes a recording and stores it as either a file or a message for the specified 
mailbox.
file_or_boxA string or variable indicating where the recording is to be stored. It contains 
either a mailbox indicating whose message it is or a valid DOS file name. Use the 
complete path to the file unless the file is in C:\AMANDA. 
recording_infoA number from 0 to 3 indicating whether the caller hears a beep (to start 
recording)...

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L(
file) Command that immediately changes the system prompts to use the specified Amanda 
system language file. This changes the system prompts, but the greetings of the individ-
ual mailboxes might need to be recorded by the users in the new language.
fileA string or variable containing the name of a valid Amanda system language file (minus 
the .IDX extension and the DOS path). Amanda knows that the system language file 
names end in .IDX and are located in the Amanda...

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M(
greeting
[#
mailbox],
repetition,
delay) When Amanda processes this command, she plays the specified greeting and waits for a 
single DTMF digit to be pressed by the caller. Amanda immediately finds the matching 
menu selection and continues processing at the specified mailbox. This eliminates the 
normal delay for determining that a DTMF entry has been completed.
greetingOne of the seven mailbox greetings (G1–G7). This greeting should be a menu from 
which the caller...