Launch document or view directly from Notes client

Do you know how to launch a document or view directly when the Notes client is started.

Here's the simple way to achieve using NDL file format. NDL file is basically a doc/view link file.

To create a NDL file follow these steps.
1. Create a link of any Notes View or Document tha you want to launch by using "Copy As Link".
2. Launch Windows Notepad.
3. Paste the contents of the clipboard. You will see somthing similar to the following.
Demo Database - Domino Web Development
<NDL>
<REPLICA 652569C1:002225D8>
<VIEW OFA4D87D90:E1B19842-ON852564FF:006DED4E>
<NOTE OFDA522CD1:B68B9BC1-ON85256A2A:0054D335>
<REM>Database 'Demo Database', View 'All Documents', Document
'Domino Web Development'</REM>
</NDL>
4. Save the file in Notepad with extension .NDL
Now you can launch this view or document directly.
eg:- c:LotusNotesNotes.exe c:windowsdesktopmylink.ndl

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