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- ARES/Data Change Help File CHANGE.HLP
-
- If you made a mistake when entering data, you can delete or
- update records.
-
- Delete:
- To delete an entry, you need to know the record number.
- If ARES/Data just gave you a response like:
-
- 1450: data input accepted, #234.
-
- then this record is number 234. To delete it, enter:
- d 234
-
- (Or, ask the sysop to delete it for you. The remote delete
- command may be disabled, in which case you must have the sysop
- do this for you).
- Be extremely careful in using the delete command! Always list
- the record first before deleting to be sure you have the right one.
-
- Update:
- The update command is used if only a single field needs to be changed.
-
- Syntax:
- #nnnn,m=new text for fieldm<cr>
-
- where nnnn is the record number, and where m = 1-4 for the first
- four fields, and m = 5 for the message. For example, suppose you
- needed to change the value in field3 of record 235 to "shelter 9".
- You would type:
-
- #235,3=shelter 9<cr>
-
- Note that when you correct or update a single field like this, the
- time and date for the record are not changed. ARES/Data responds
- by showing you what the old values for record 235 were, and what
- the new values are according to your update command.