Combining LotusScript, JavaScript and Formula language

Combining LotusScript, JavaScript and Formula language

What happens when you need to combine the functionality of Formula language, JavaScript or LotusScript? One way is to create hidden hotspot buttons on a form. You can call these buttons with JavaScript in both the client and the web.

Let's say you have an action button that needs to use JavaScript and LotusScript.

(1)Create a JavaScript action button. Enter the JavaScript code you'd like to execute.
(2) Create a LotusScript Hotspot Button. Give the button an ID ( on the <HTML > properties tag )
(3) At the end of your JavaScript code, put this line:
document.forms[0].ButtonID.click()

You can also call the button through Formula language using:
@URLOpen("javascript: document.forms[0].ButtonID.click()")

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This was first published in July 2001

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