Here's a LotusScript solution for searching your database using a
customized Search form (i.e. to search for values by certain fields
or a combination of fields.)
The script also displays the results in a 'private on first use' folder.
This script is placed in a button on the Search form. The
fieldnames in the search form are identical to the fieldnames in my
default "Bug" form.
The search form when closed 'disappears' into a hidden view, so it
acts like a search template.
Sub Search
Dim workspace As NotesUIWorkspace
Dim uidb As NotesUIDatabase
Dim session As NotesSession
Dim db As NotesDatabase
Dim dc As NotesDocumentCollection
Dim view As NotesView
Dim doc As NotesDocument
Dim uidoc As NotesUIDocument
Dim searchFormula As String
On Error Goto processError
Set workspace = New NotesUIWorkspace
Set session = New NotesSession
Set uidb = workspace.CurrentDatabase
Set uidoc = workspace.CurrentDocument
Set db = session.CurrentDatabase
Call uidoc.Refresh
Call uidoc.Save
foldername1$ = "Results"
'Base formula.---------------------------------------------
searchFormula = "Form= ""Bug"""
'----------------------------------------------------------------
'--------------search fields------------------------------------
t_Type$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("Type")
t_EnterBy$ = uidoc.FieldGetText( "EnterBy" )
t_DateEntered$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("DateEntered")
t_DateEntered_1$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("DateEntered_1")
t_Software$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("Software")
t_RelatedHardware$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("RelatedHardware")
t_RelatedOptions$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("RelatedOptions")
t_Customer$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("Customer")
t_BugTitle$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("BugTitle")
t_Status$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("Status")
t_QCOwner$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("QCOwner")
t_FixOwner$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("FixOwner")
t_DateClosed$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("DateClosed")
t_DateClosed_1$ = uidoc.FieldGetText("DateClosed_1")
'-------------conditions-----------------------------------------
If t_EnterBy$ <> "" Then
t_EnterBy$ = " & @Contains(EnterBy;'" & t_EnterBy$ & "') "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_EnterBy$
Else
'Do nothing
End If
Select Case t_Type$
Case "Pre-Release QC"
t_Type$ =" & Type = 'QC' "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_Type$
Case "Customer (Post Release)"
t_Type$ =" & Type = 'Customer' "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_Type$
Case "Feature Request"
t_Type$ =" & Type = 'Feature Request' "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_Type$
End Select
If t_DateEntered$ <> "" And t_DateEntered_1$ ="" Then
t_DateEntered$ = " & DateEntered = [" & t_DateEntered$
& "]"
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_DateEntered$
Elseif t_DateEntered$ <> "" And t_DateEntered_1$ <> "" Then
t_DateEntered$ = " & DateEntered >= [" &
t_DateEntered$ & "] & DateEntered <= [" &
t_DateEntered_1$ & "]"
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_DateEntered$
Elseif t_DateEntered$ = "" Then
'Do nothing
End If
If t_Software$ <> "" Then
t_Software$ = " & @Contains(Software;'" & t_Software$ & "') "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_Software$
Else
'Do nothing
End If
If t_RelatedHardware$ <> "" Then
t_RelatedHardware$ = " & @Contains(RelatedHardware;'" &
t_RelatedHardware$ & "') "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_RelatedHardware$
Else
'Do nothing
End If
If t_RelatedOptions$ <> "" Then
t_RelatedOptions$ = " & @Contains(RelatedOptions;'" &
t_RelatedOptions$ & "') "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_RelatedOptions$
Else
'Do nothing
End If
If t_Customer$ <> "" Then
t_Customer$ = " & @Contains(Customer;'" & t_Customer$ & "') "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_Customer$
Else
'Do nothing
End If
If t_BugTitle$ <> "" Then
t_BugTitle$ = " & @Contains(BugTitle;'" & t_BugTitle$ & "') "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_BugTitle$
Else
'Do nothing
End If
If t_Status$ <> "" Then
t_Status$ = " & @Contains(Status;'" & t_Status$ & "') "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_Status$
Else
'Do nothing
End If
If t_QCOwner$ <> "" Then
t_QCOwner$ = " & @Contains(QCOwner;'" & t_QCOwner$ & "') "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_QCOwner$
Else
'Do nothing
End If
If t_FixOwner$ <> "" Then
t_FixOwner$ = " & @Contains(FixOwner;'" & t_FixOwner$ & "') "
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_FixOwner$
Else
'Do nothing
End If
If t_DateClosed$ <> "" And t_DateClosed_1$ ="" Then
t_DateClosed$ = " & DateClosed = [" & t_DateClosed$ & "]"
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_DateClosed$
Elseif t_DateClosed$ <> "" And t_DateClosed_1$ <> "" Then
t_DateClosed$ = " & DateClosed >= [" & t_DateClosed$
& "] & DateClosed <= [" & t_DateClosed_1$ & "]"
searchFormula = searchFormula & t_DateClosed$
Elseif t_DateClosed$ = "" Then
'Do nothing
End If
'____________________________________________________________________
Print "Searching..... " & searchFormula & " "
Set dc = db.Search(searchFormula, Nothing, 0)
If dc.Count <> 0 Then
For i=1 To dc.Count
Set doc = dc.GetNthDocument(i)
'... downloading processing ...
Call doc.PutInFolder( folderName1$ )
doc.searchFormula = searchFormula
Call doc.Save(True,False)
Next
'Send User to Results Folder
Messagebox "Bugs Found: " & Cstr(dc.Count),, "Search Results"
Call workspace.OpenFrameSet( "MainFS2" )
Call workspace.SetTargetFrame( "Right" )
Call uidb.OpenView( foldername1$ )
Else
Messagebox "No Bugs Found"
End If
Call uidoc.Close
Exit Sub
processError:
'4412 captures Status field error.
If Err = 4412 Then
Exit Sub
'4291 means no Private folder exists.
Elseif Err = 4291Then
msg1$="You need to create a private (Results) folder before doing a Search."
msg2$="Please click on the 'Results' folder to create it."
Messagebox msg1$ & Chr(13) & msg2$ ,,"Error"
Call uidoc.Close
Exit Sub
Else
Messagebox "Error Msg: " & Error,,"Contact Admin" & "-" & "[" & Err & "]"
End If
Exit Sub
End Sub
This was first published in June 2002