Domino developers typically try to retrieve Lotus Notes documents by using the GetDocumentByUnid method in LotusScript like this:
This is actually an incorrect way of implementing the GetDocumentByUnid in LotusScript. When the GetDocumentByUnid method doesn't find a Lotus Notes document, it gives an error message. Also, if used improperly, it may return an irrelevant "ghost" Lotus Notes document, also known as a deletion stub.
Use this LotusScript function instead to correctly and safely return a relevant Lotus Notes document (or nothing, if there isn't one):
Here is the LotusScript function:
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I would add one additional check to the bottom of this method, which I think is an excellent example of code reuse and data abstraction in LotusScript.
I would modify the following block of code:
I would include an additional check for .IsValid. The .IsValid command will tell you if the document
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is initially in existence (not a deletion stub). Because deletion stubs are visible from the indexer, any Lotus Notes documents that are deleted before the indexer runs will not be valid -- but they won't appear as deleted either. You must check for .IsValid as well. Try the following:
—Todd F.
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To accomplish this, I simply use GetDocumentByUnid and code similar to:
—Larry D.
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This is how this function should have been written:
—David D.
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