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Notes to XML. . .and back again


Chuck Connell
07.19.2005
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Notes/Domino 6.x includes robust tools for translating Notes data into XML, and for bringing XML data into Notes. The IBM Lotus documentation for these features is quite detailed, but it fails to provide a simple sample that shows the full operation from start to finish. This tip corrects that oversight, with a downloadable application.

How to use the sample

How Export works (Notes to XML)

The agent Create XML from Doc contains the LotusScript code that translates a Notes document into XML. The code is fairly self-explanatory, but I will highlight a few items th


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at may not be obvious.

While the usage instructions above cover the simple case for one document, the agent can actually be used to export any number of documents at once. Just select multiple documents in the view, and then invoke the action.

How Import works (XML to Notes)

The agent Create Doc from XML contains the LotusScript code that translates an XML file into a Notes document. For more information, see Domino Designer 6 Help/Contents /XML for Domino.

Chuck Connell is president of CHC-3 Consulting, which helps organizations with all aspects of Domino and Notes.

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