12/24/85  forum_add_meeting, fam

Syntax:  fam {trans_specs} {meeting_names} {-control_args}


Function:  adds meetings to the user's forum search list by placing
links to them in the directory >udd>Project>Person>meetings, and makes
the user a participant in the meeting.


Arguments:
trans_specs
   are transaction specifiers identifying transactions created by the
   announce_meeting request.  If any trans_specs are given, they must
   precede all meeting_names.  At least one trans_spec or meeting_name
   must be given.
meeting_names
   are pathnames of forum meetings to be added to the search list.


Control arguments:
-brief, -bf
   suppresses some informational messages.
-current_meeting, -cmtg
   adds the current meeting to the search list.
-directory PATH, -dr PATH
   places the links in the specified directory instead of the default
   directory of >udd>Project>Person>meetings.
-force, -fc
   adds the link even if the user is not eligible to participate in the
   meeting.
-long, -lg
   prints all informational messages.  (Default)


-no_force, -nfc
   does not add the link if the user is not eligible to participate in
   the meeting.  (Default)
-update, -ud
   changes all links to version 1 meetings into links to a version 2
   meeting if that meeting exists in the directory that the link points
   to.


Notes:  If the directory >udd>Project>Person>meetings does not exist,
and the -directory control argument is not given, a link with that name
pointing to >udd>Project>Person is created in >udd>Project>Person.


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