1 7/2/83  forum request:  delete, dl, d
 2 
 3 Syntax:  dl trans_specs
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 5 
 6 Function:
 7 Allows participants to logically remove specified transactions from a
 8 meeting.  The chairman of a meeting may delete any transaction, and any
 9 participant may delete any transaction he submitted These transactions
10 may then be physically removed from the meeting with the "expunge"
11 request.
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13 
14 Arguments:
15 trans_specs
16    are transaction specifiers which determine which transactions
17    will be deleted.  Use the forum request "help trans_specs" for
18    information on transaction specifiers.  At least one transaction
19    must be specified with this request.
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21 
22 List of transaction specification control arguments:
23 -after DT, -af DT
24    selects transactions entered on or after the the date specified.
25    The time of day is ignored.
26 -after_time DT, -aft DT
27    selects transactions entered after the date_time specified.
28 -before DT, -be DT
29    selects transactions entered before the date specified. The time
30    of day is ignored.
31 -before_time DT, -bet DT
32    selects transactions entered before the date_time specified.
33 -between DT1 DT2, -bt DT1 DT2
34    selects transactions entered between the dates specified,
35    inclusive.  The times of day are ignored.
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37 
38 -between_time DT1 DT2, -btt DT1 DT2
39    selects transactions entered between the date_times specified,
40    inclusive.
41 -date DT, -dt DT
42    selects transactions entered on the day specified.
43 -from Person_id, -fm Person_id
44    selects transactions entered by the participant named Person_id.
45 -subject /regexp/, -sj /regexp/
46    selects transactions whose subjects match the given regular
47    expression.
48 -text /regexp/, -tx /regexp/
49    selects transactions whose text matches the given regular
50    expression.
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53 Notes:
54 Deleted transactions will be ignored by all requests which process
55 transactions.  Deleted transactions may be restored by using the
56 "retrieve" request.