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Ask the Experts

• Calculating results for a column in a Lotus Notes view

  Find out what types of calculations can be computed for a column in a Lotus Notes view and the best way to go about it with this expert response.  Continue Reading

• Can I create and copy Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with LotusScript?

  Learn how you can use LotusScript and OLE to create and populate Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, as well as a little bit about Lotus Symphony.  Continue Reading

• Can you use LotusScript to read a text file attached to a Notes doc?

  A user wants to know if it's possible for LotusScript to read an attachment in a Notes document without first detaching it. Find out our expert's response here.  Continue Reading

• Do I use Formula or LotusScript to include a doclink to a Notes view?

  Find out why you can't use Formula language to include a doclink to a specific Lotus Notes view or database and need to use LotusScript instead.  Continue Reading

• 'Customize this view' options are disabled in Lotus Notes databases

  Discover the reasons behind a Notes/Domino admistrator having trouble with disabled options in the "customize this view" section of his Lotus Notes databases.  Continue Reading

• Customize the principal field of outgoing email messages

  Learn about different options using LotusScript code and Formula language to customize the principal field of outgoing Lotus Notes email messages.  Continue Reading

• Resolve Notes 8 migration error: 'Database has not been opened yet'

  Upon moving to Lotus Notes 8, some Lotus Notes users received an error message stating: 'Database has not been opened yet.' Find out why here.  Continue Reading

• Give external users access to workflow-based Notes Domino applications

  Discover options you can use if you'd like external users to be able to access a workflow-based Notes Domino application through different configurations.  Continue Reading

• JavaScript error encountered when opening Lotus Notes email

  Learn why you may be encountering a JavaScript error messages when opening HTML-formatted email messages in Lotus Notes.  Continue Reading

• Track incoming and outgoing Lotus Notes email messages

  Learn how to easily keep track of the numbers of incoming and outgoing Lotus Notes email messages to and from your Domino server each day.  Continue Reading

• Can I use LotusScript to merge cells in a Microsoft Word table?

  Read about merging cells in a Microsoft Word table using LotusScript and an Excel example, along with the thought process that goes along with it.  Continue Reading

• Lotus Notes access error: 'database is not opened yet'

  Discover what security settings you need to fix if you encounter the Lotus Notes database error: 'database is not opened yet.'  Continue Reading

• Stop response documents from showing in a Lotus Notes form

  Learn the Formula language code that you can use if you'd like your Lotus Notes form with embedded views to stop displaying all response documents.  Continue Reading

• Repair Lotus Domino server 'Cannot write or create file' error

  Discover what steps you can take if your Lotus Domino server runs out of disk space and you have issues sending and receiving Lotus Notes email messages.  Continue Reading

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

  Learn the LotusScript code you'll need to use to set a value in a Lotus Notes field that resides in a different Lotus Notes database.  Continue Reading