Alternate version of @Command forwards subform via LotusScript

Recently, I was asked to recreate and slightly tweak this functionality. I wanted to include only a portion (or subform) of the current UI document. I also wanted the memo to be executed through the back end and sent via the click of a button.

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The key to accomplishing this was to isolate the subform in its own form. After doing so, I could copy the subform's contents to the clipboard, paste them into a rich-text field and send them to a specified Lotus Notes user.

You can create the same basic forms and code for this utility in your own Lotus Notes Domino environment using these three steps.

1. Create a hotspot button on the subform that you want to email and add the following code to the "click" event.

   Note: In the hotspot button's "hide-when" options, check the box to hide when "Copied to the Clipboard."

   
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2. Create a form in your Notes database and name it "TempForm."
• Insert the subform from Step 1 into the "TempForm" form.
• Optional: If your original underlying form has rich-text fields with attachments, add those fields on the tempform subform in a hidden section. The hidden section's properties must be set to "auto-collapse" upon opening. If they're not, attachments from the main form will appear at the bottom of the email when it's sent.
• Copy and paste the following code into the "PostOpen" event in the "TempForm" subform.


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3. Create a form in your Lotus Notes database and name it "Memo."
   • Create a rich-text field that can be edited on the "Memo" form, and name it "Body."
   • Copy and paste the following code into the "PostOpen" event in the "TempForm" subform.

   
   (Click on code for enlarged view and script download.)

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