This Formula code creates the ability to add a document as a link in a Lotus Notes email. It also includes the database name and field values to the subject line.
I've also set up the code so that it won't send the document unless it has been saved. This may cause problems though, because the Lotus Notes user may leave the document unsaved.
The @UpdateFormulaContext command is used to set the Lotus Notes database name: "document title" in the subject line of the email.
Note: This code won't send an email. It is the user's choice to select the "To" list for the email.
@If(@IsNewDoc;
@Prompt([Ok]; @DbTitle;
"New documents cannot be pasted
as a link. Please save the document
before using this functionality"); @Do(
@If(@IsUnavailable(docTitle);
@Prompt([Ok]; @DbTitle;
"docTitle field does not exist. Please
contact the Administrator");
@Do(
MailSubject :=@DbTitle + " : " + docTitle;
@Command([ComposeWithReference];
@MailDbName; "Memo"; 1);
@UpdateFormulaContext;
@SetField("Subject"; MailSubject)
)
)
)
);
MEMBER FEEDBACK TO THIS TIP
This example could be very useful if used in the right context. The only feedback I have is that deeply nested @If and @Do commands can be very difficult for people to read -- especially when trying to match up the end parenthesis. It is much more straightforward to simply exit the routine using the @Return command (and @Prompt command as well). The simplified code would start like this:
@If( @IsNewDoc;
@Return( @Prompt([Ok]; @DbTitle;
"New ... functionality") );
@Success );
@If( @IsUnavailable(docTitle);
...
—Doug J.
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