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<h1><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReadExten-ReadExten%28%29"></a>ReadExten()</h1>
<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReadExten-Synopsis"></a>Synopsis</h3>
<p>Read an extension into a variable.</p>
<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReadExten-Description"></a>Description</h3>
<p>Reads a <tt>#</tt> terminated string of digits from the user into the given variable.</p>
<p>Will set READEXTENSTATUS on exit with one of the following statuses:</p>
<ul>
<li>READEXTENSTATUS
<ul>
<li>OK - A valid extension exists in $
<div class="error"><span class="error">Unknown macro: {variable}</span> <p>.</p>
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<li>TIMEOUT - No extension was entered in the specified time. Also sets $</li>
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</li>
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<p> to "t".</p></li>
<li>INVALID - An invalid extension, $
<div class="error"><span class="error">Unknown macro: {INVALID_EXTEN}</span> </div>
<p>, was entered. Also sets $</p>
<div class="error"><span class="error">Unknown macro: {variable}</span> </div>
<p> to "i".</p></li>
<li>SKIP - Line was not up and the option 's' was specified.</li>
<li>ERROR - Invalid arguments were passed.</li>
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<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReadExten-Syntax"></a>Syntax</h3>
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<pre>ReadExten(variable,filename,context,option,timeout)</pre>
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<h5><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReadExten-Arguments"></a>Arguments</h5>
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<li>variable</li>
<li>filename - File to play before reading digits or tone with option <tt>i</tt></li>
<li>context - Context in which to match extensions.</li>
<li>option
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<li>s - Return immediately if the channel is not answered.</li>
<li>i - Play <em>filename</em> as an indication tone from your <tt>indications.conf</tt> or a directly specified list of frequencies and durations.</li>
<li>n - Read digits even if the channel is not answered.</li>
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<li>timeout - An integer number of seconds to wait for a digit response. If greater than <tt>0</tt>, that value will override the default timeout.</li>
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<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReadExten-ImportVersion"></a>Import Version</h3>
<p>This documentation was imported from Asterisk Version SVN-trunk-r370322</p>
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