How to export Lotus Notes views to a Microsoft Excel database

This process requires a single LotusScript agent and one shared action to call it. Place the shared action in the Lotus Notes view that you want to export. The trick is to write a text file using HTML table formatting and save the file with a Microsoft Excel extensio

Digg This!     StumbleUpon     Del.icio.us

RELATED CONTENT LotusScript LotusScript sorts lists alphabetically LotusScript code rebuilds corrupted busytime.nsf file Soft-code item names to facilitate LotusScript management LotusScript agent automates selective mail file replication LotusScript filters and attaches files to a Notes form How to create mail files using a LotusScript agent Extract value pairs from text arrays with LotusScript Mass-input form uses LotusScript to ease large-scale employee moves LotusScript button updates email addresses in Lotus Notes PAB Code exports Lotus Notes data to an OpenOffice Calc spreadsheet LotusScript LotusScript sorts lists alphabetically Run or restart Notes/Domino agents via text messages LotusScript code rebuilds corrupted busytime.nsf file Soft-code item names to facilitate LotusScript management LotusScript agent automates selective mail file replication Can I create and copy Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with LotusScript? LotusScript filters and attaches files to a Notes form How to create mail files using a LotusScript agent Can you use LotusScript to read a text file attached to a Notes doc? Extract value pairs from text arrays with LotusScript

RELATED RESOURCES 2020software.com, trial software downloads for accounting software, ERP software, CRM software and business software systems Search Bitpipe.com for the latest white papers and business webcasts Whatis.com, the online computer dictionary

n (.XLS). Next, you can send email messages to Lotus Notes users that include their reports.

When a user opens the file, Microsoft Windows will open Excel. The program then detects that the file is an HTML table and imports it into Microsoft Excel using the specified HTML formatting.

Do you have comments on this tip? Let us know.

This tip was submitted to the SearchDomino.com tip library by member WIlliam Robinson. Please let others know how useful it is via the rating scale below. Do you have a useful Lotus Notes, Domino, Workplace or WebSphere tip or code snippet to share? Submit it to our monthly tip contest and you could win a prize.

Rate this Tip To rate tips, you must be a member of SearchDomino.com. Register now to start rating these tips. Log in if you are already a member. Submit a Tip DISCLAIMER: Our Tips Exchange is a forum for you to share technical advice and expertise with your peers and to learn from other enterprise IT professionals. TechTarget provides the infrastructure to facilitate this sharing of information. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or validity of the material submitted. You agree that your use of the Ask The Expert services and your reliance on any questions, answers, information or other materials received through this Web site is at your own risk.