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tcl.delete-list

Verb: Access/TCL, Releases: AP and R83

Deletes previously saved lists.

Syntax

delete-list {{file.reference} list.name}

Description

removes a list previously saved with a 'save-list' (or 'sl') command.

Deletes list from specified filename, otherwise defaults to 'pointer-file'.

If no listname is provided, the default list name of '%user.name' is deleted.

'dl' is a short hand for 'delete-list'.

Options

i Suppresses the 'item deleted' message. (ap)

Example

delete-list invoices
[435] item 'invoices' deleted.
Deletes the specific item 'invoices'.

delete-list *
Deletes all the lists in the pointer file.

delete-list<return>
[435] Item '%tom' deleted.
This deletes the default list for the current user.

See Also

Command Name Type Description
tcl.dl Verb: Access Invokes 'delete-list' command.
tcl.copy-list Verb: Access Copies previously saved lists.
tcl.edit-list Verb: Access Edits saved list using line editor.
filename.pointer-file File Contains saved lists.
tcl.save-list Verb: Access Saves active list.
secondary.list Definition A list of item-id's generated by one of the list-generating processes while an active list is present.
tcl.get-list Verb: Access Retrieves previously saved list.
access.select Verb: Access Creates list of items meeting specific criteria.
tcl.sort-list Verb: Access Retrieves, sorts and rewrites previously saved list.
tcl.el Verb: Access Edits saved list using Update processor.
tcl.qselect Verb: Access Creates active list from item(s).
active.list Definition A list of strings delimited by attribute marks created by one of the list-generating processes.
tcl.fl Verb: Access Forms single list from two lists.
tcl.list-lists Verb: Access Sorts saved-lists in 'pointer-file'.
tcl.compare-list Verb: Access Compares two lists for intersections.

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