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What is Notes 8.5's DAOS (Domino Attachment and Object Storage) feature?

Get an introduction to DAOS (Domino Attachment Object Storage), a new feature in Lotus Notes 8.5 that preserves disk space by transferring attachments to a file system in your server, leaving you with tickets that reference the attachments, making ... Continue Reading

How to clear a Lotus Notes local cache with LotusScript

If you tend to update the design of your Lotus Notes database frequently, embed this LotusScript code in a button, which lets users clean their local caches without deleting the cache.ndk file. This tip works with Lotus Notes versions 6.x, 7.x and 8... Continue Reading

An introduction to Lotus Notes password options and essentials

Get an introduction to Lotus Notes and Internet passwords and how they interact with the Domino Directory to secure your Lotus Notes Domino environment. Continue Reading

Extracting attachments from a Lotus Notes rich-text field

Learn how to extract attachments from a Lotus Notes rich-text field by inserting this LotusScript code into an agent and running it from the Actions menu. Continue Reading

How to export Lotus Notes views to a Microsoft Excel database

Exporting data from Lotus Notes views into Microsoft Excel can be simple. Learn how by using a LotusScript agent, a shared action and HTML table formatting. Continue Reading

Use a notes.ini setting to adjust font sizes in Lotus Notes

Learn how to implement a notes.ini parameter that will proportionally adjust the font size in Lotus Notes based on a user's screen resolution setting.Continue Reading

How to return an HTML representation of a Lotus Notes rich-text field

Get Java code that returns an HTML representation of a Lotus Notes document's rich-text field to the calling routine.Continue Reading

How to import data from Microsoft Excel to a Lotus Notes form with LotusScript

SearchDomino.com member Nithya K. explains how to quickly and easily import data from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to a Lotus Notes form using LotusScript.Continue Reading

How to correct Lotus Notes public key mismatches in four easy steps

If a public key in the Notes Address Book (NAB) isn't the same as the one in the ID file, processes fail, including email encryption, renames and recertifications, password checking and public key checking, and requests sent to the AdminP task. ...Continue Reading

Loading XML from JavaScript

SearchDomino.com member Chandra Teja explains how to load XML from JavaScript and manipulate the data in Internet Explorer using the DOMDocument object.Continue Reading

Creating and adding to multi-value fields within LotusScript

It's a little bit tricky to create multi-value fields in LotusScript, particularly for a time-date or number field, but it can be done. SearchDomino.com contributor Chuck Connell explains how.Continue Reading

Workaround for @DBLookup error: 'The specified database lookup generated more than 65,000 bytes of r

It's common to receive this error message when performing an @DBLookup: "The specified database look-up generated more than 65,000 bytes of results, which is too large for Lotus Notes to handle in this context." SearchDomino.com member Vinay Betala ...Continue Reading

Sending specific agent errors to a mailbox instead of debugging

In order to get a better handle on application errors, SearchDomino.com member Yonit David built a script library that sends an e-mail to a specific mail database with the error information that can then be categorized by database. In this tip, he ...Continue Reading

Export a view to Excel without coding

This tip shows you how to export a view to Excel without any coding.Continue Reading

Dynamically change background color of a Notes doc

This tip allows you to change background color on the fly by the user choosing the color on the form itself.Continue Reading

Simulating dynamic fields and labels

Often, one must dynamically create labels and fields on the Notes client. This code simulates dynamic fields and labels creation on the Notes Client.Continue Reading

Chapter 18: JavaScript and embedded objects

Get an introduction to what is possible with embedded objects when using JavaScript.Continue Reading

Categorizing views based on related multi-valued fields

How to show related multi-valued fields sorted in a view.Continue Reading

Leverage the progress bar within Notes

How to utilize a progress bar that displays percentage progress within a message box display.Continue Reading

Debugging QuerySave and QueryClose form events

How to avoid skipping over the default LS debugger when debugging the LotusScript QuerySave and LotusScript QueryClose events.Continue Reading

Entering unicode characters

This tip describes entering unicode characters on a Domino system.Continue Reading

JavaScript to open a form in a browser window without tool bar & menu bar

This script will hide your toolbar and menu bar from window browser.Continue Reading

Merge multiple Excel spreahsheets into single one

This tip describes how to mrge multiple Excel spreahsheets into single one.Continue Reading

How to remove "Enforce uniform/consistent access" flag even without access to the database!

This tip describes how to remove the remove "Enforce uniform/consistent access" flag without access to the database.Continue Reading

OCR: Abbyy FineReader integration

This tip describes how to integrate optical character recognition into your system.Continue Reading

Bullet proof the PickListStrings method

This tip describes how to make the PickListStrings method more resiliant.Continue Reading

Importance of adding all data fields to a form

This tip highlights the importance of adding fields to a form.Continue Reading

Easiest way to get server time

This tip describes how to retrieve the server timeContinue Reading

Multiple e-mail addresses

If your company has merged with another, or your company is changing its name here's how to get multiple email addresses.Continue Reading

Remove consistent ACL flag

The following code for a button removes the flag and allows me to open the database with manager rights.Continue Reading

Log deleted documents

This short script makes a copy of documents that are deleted.Continue Reading

Lookup information from the NAB

Lookup information from the NAB (Domino Directory) using @Commands or LotusScript.Continue Reading

LotusScript class to track modification history

This code computes and displays the modification history of a document.Continue Reading

Resolve the groups using formula language

The "@ExpandNameList" is an undocumented formula which is used which can be used in resolving the groups.Continue Reading

Printing document with embedded view - Show single category

To mimic what you see on screen when printing documents I created another form with 4 rich text fields.Continue Reading

Field validation for file upload control element

Here's a field validation for the File Upload Control element. I've only tried this where there is one Upload Control.Continue Reading

Right icon attaching file via LotusScript

Here is an easy way to attach a file via Lotus Script and display the right icon (not Appear as V2 Style Attachments).Continue Reading

Programmatically set "User Preferences" options

You can set most user preference options by affecting a change to the "Preferences=" Notes.ini variable.Continue Reading

Read email without sending read receipt

How to read an email without sending a read receipt.Continue Reading

LotusScript agent to send all field values to email recipient

LotusScript agent to send all field values to email recipientContinue Reading

Scrollable checkboxes

Using HTML Style sheets, checkbox fields can now have scrollbars.Continue Reading

Excel import into Lotus Notes

This imports data from Excel into Lotus Notes, skipping blank lines and column headers.Continue Reading

Peer-to-Peer

Groove: peer-to-peer instant messaging and collaboration toolContinue Reading

Using the Admin Client on the Domino Server without installing it

Using the Admin Client on the Domino Server without installing itContinue Reading

Re-Attach ID files

We needed a way to re-attach the Notes ID file back to the person document for iNotes Outlook/DOLS installs.Continue Reading

An Easy Way To Block Out Javascript Code To Be Ignored By Browsers That Don't Support Javascript

How To Create An Invisible Controlled Section

Last Modified User/Date Audit Trail, Only 1 Entry Per User In A Document Session

Users Can Add Name & Phone To Bottom Of Emails

Mail Signature Using A Profile Document

Use Of Evaluate And @Explode To Send A Lot Of Parameters.

Work Fields With Multivalue In Formula - Dynamic Table

Trouble Shooting False New Mail Notification

Using Unprocessed Docs

Embedding Flash Movies For Playback In The Notes Client

Cumulative Paste

Removing the header detail from a memo

Getting a document highlighted in a view

Preventing double booking in the Resource Reservation Database

Sending and receiving mail from many different Internet domain names