Technical information

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tnm="Mr. Smith"
fll=hello.txt
@+END
tfn=5551213
tnm="Mr. Jones"
fll=goodbye.txt
@+END
Common entries always appear at the beginning of the file and continue thru the @+COMMON entry. These two entries
(fnm=MyName and fco=MyCompany) define the sender's name and company, respectively. A common section is
optional.
The rest of our sample batch file contains two recipient sections, one for Mr. Smith and one for Mr. Jones. Each
recipient section defines a different fax number, fax name and file attachment. Notice that each recipient section ends
with a @+END entry.
Just as with tag files (refer to Tag files with multiple files or recipients
), when you define more than one recipient
(which you always do with a batch file) or more than one fax attachment, your batch file must be constructed in a
particular format or that fax will not be properly sent.
1. Each recipient block must start with a tfn tag. All subsequent information (e.g., name, company name, etc.)
is assumed to be for that recipient until the next tfn tag is encountered.
2. Each file inclusion block must start with one of the following tags:
Tag Description
fdl
Local folder
fds
Server folder
fll
Local file attachment
fls
Server file attachment
All subsequent file-specific information is assumed to be for that recipient until the next file inclusion tag is
encountered.
Delivery and processing
There can be only one batch file per fax request (e.g., vfx command).
All other command line arguments and tag files are processed before the batch file is processed. Therefore, any
options or tags following the -B option will actually appear in the fax request tag list before any tags in the batch file.
Files referenced in the batch file are processed before files referenced on the command line (including any files
referenced in any tag file).
Fax envelopes are created for each recipient in the following order:
Tag list from the command line
Tag list from the common section
Tag list from that recipient section
Files referenced in the batch file
Files referenced on the command line
If the last @+END entry is missing from a batch file, one is assumed.