1 12/24/85 forum_request: add_meeting, am
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3 Syntax: am trans_specs meeting_names -control_args
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6 Function: adds meetings to the user's "forum" search list by placing
7 links to them in the directory >udd>Project>Person>meetings, and makes
8 the user a participant in the meeting.
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11 Arguments:
12 trans_specs
13 are transaction specifiers identifying transactions created by the
14 announce_meeting request. If any trans_specs are given, they must precede
15 all meeting_names. At least one trans_spec or meeting_name must be
16 given. Type "help trans_specs" for more information on transaction
17 specifiers.
18 meeting_names
19 are pathnames of forum meetings to be added to the search list.
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22 Control arguments:
23 -brief, -bf
24 suppresses some informational messages.
25 -current_meeting, -cmtg
26 adds the current meeting to the search list.
27 -directory PATH, -dr PATH
28 places the links in the specified directory instead of the default
29 directory of >udd>Project>Person>meetings.
30 -force, -fc
31 adds the link even if the user is not eligible to participate in the
32 meeting.
33 -long, -lg
34 prints all informational messages. Default
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37 -no_force, -nfc
38 does not add the link if the user is not eligible to participate in
39 the meeting. Default
40 -update, -ud
41 changes all links to version 1 meetings into links to a version 2
42 meeting if that meeting exists in the directory that the link points
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46 List of transaction specification control arguments:
47 -after DT, -af DT
48 selects transactions entered on or after the the date specified.
49 The time of day is ignored.
50 -after_time DT, -aft DT
51 selects transactions entered after the date_time specified.
52 -before DT, -be DT
53 selects transactions entered before the date specified. The time
54 of day is ignored.
55 -before_time DT, -bet DT
56 selects transactions entered before the date_time specified.
57 -between DT1 DT2, -bt DT1 DT2
58 selects transactions entered between the dates specified,
59 inclusive. The times of day are ignored.
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62 -between_time DT1 DT2, -btt DT1 DT2
63 selects transactions entered between the date_times specified,
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65 -date DT, -dt DT
66 selects transactions entered on the day specified.
67 -from Person_id, -fm Person_id
68 selects transactions entered by the participant named Person_id.
69 -subject /regexp/, -sj /regexp/
70 selects transactions whose subjects match the given regular
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72 -text /regexp/, -sj /regexp/
73 selects transactions whose subjects match the given regular
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77 Notes: If the directory >udd>Project>Person>meetings does not exist,
78 and the -directory control argument is not given, a link with that name
79 pointing to >udd>Project>Person is created in >udd>Project>Person.