+# delete fields, first mark for deletion using delete_key
+# this way the field enumeration is preserved during the process
+# finally filter marked lines
+delete_key="$(randomid)"
+for delete in $(POST_KEYS |grep -xE '[A-Z][A-Z0-9-]*_delete_[0-9]+'); do
+ f="${delete%%_*}"; c="${delete##*_}";
+ [ "$(POST "$delete")" = "true" ] && vcf="$(pdi_update_value "$vcf" "$f" "$c" "delete=${delete_key}")"
+done
+vcf="$(printf '%s\n' "$vcf" |sed -E "/^[^:]+:delete=${delete_key}\$/d")"
+
+if [ "$action" = addfield ]; then
+ vcf="$(pdi_update_value "$vcf" "$newfield" $(( $(pdi_count "$vcf" "$newfield") + 1 )) '')"
+fi
+printf '%s' "$vcf" |grep -vx '' >"$tempfile"