Dynamically update Lotus Notes rich-text fields using LotusScript

For the sake of simplicity, I am appending the current Lotus Notes username, system time and attachments (as selected by the Lotus Notes user) to the rich-text field. The LotusScript code below also allows you to append rich-text item from another Lotus Notes document (commented in the code). You can modify it for your needs.

Here is an outline of how the LotusScript code works:

Here are the steps you'll need to attain the desired result:

Now -- with a click of this actio

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n button -- you can update the front end of your rich-text item in real-time without having to close and re-open the main Lotus Notes document. You can also apply the same logic to move contents of one rich-text item to the other rich-text item on the same form in real time -- without having to re-open the front end document. If you'd like to do that, this code will help you:

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This is an excellent tip that has benefited one of our applications, while simultaneously removing undue bottlenecks and hurdles. Auditing dynamic tables over to rich-text fields helps prevent users from saving Lotus Notes documents unnecessarily.
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