Set a value in a field existing in another Lotus Notes database

To set a field on a document in another Lotus Notes database, you must create LotusScript or Java code for that specific Lotus Notes database object. Ideally, the code will locate the Lotus Notes document -- using a view lookup, full-text search, or by the Unique Notes Identification Number (UNID) -- and then update its value on that Lotus Notes document. Remember to save the Lotus Notes document after updating the field, or the changes will not be saved.

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Your code should look something like this:

Dim session As New NotesSession
Dim dbTarget As NotesDatabase
Dim docTarget As NotesDocument

Set dbTarget = session.GetDatabase
("Server", "filename.nsf")
If (dbTarget.IsOpen) Then
Set docTarget = dbTarget.GetDocumentByUNID
("document UNID")
If Not (docTarget Is Nothing) Then
Call docTarget.ReplaceItemValue
("field_name", "new_value")
Call docTarget.Save (True, False)
End If
End If

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