Ensure That User Name Is Found In Pab

This script will make sure that the specified username is found in the public
address book before it is passed on to the mail send routine in any workflow
applications.

Function Name_Exists_PAB(Byval UserName$) As Integer
Dim session As New NotesSession
Dim view As NotesView
Dim doc As NotesDocument
Dim Books, Found%

UserName$ = Trim(UserName$)

Books = session.AddressBooks
Forall book In Books
If book.IsPublicAddressBook And Not Found% Then
book.Open "", ""
Set view = book.GetView("($Users)")
Set doc = view.GetDocumentByKey(UserName$, True)
Found% = Not (doc Is Nothing)
If Found% Then Exit Forall
End If
End Forall
Name_Exists_PAB = Found%
End Function

This was first published in November 2000

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