Using w.dialogBox in LotusScript

Are you tired of response documents with @command[compose]... in full screen ? Do you want something more user friendly? Try the NotesUiWorkSpace.DialogBox method class.

Put an action button with the next LS in a form:
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Sub Click(Source As Button)
 Dim s As New NotesSession
 Dim db As NotesDatabase
 Dim w As New NotesUIWorkspace
 Dim doc As NotesDocument
 Dim res As NotesDocument
 Set db=s.CurrentDatabase
 Set doc=w.CurrentDocument.Document
 Set res=db.CreateDocument()
 Call res.MakeResponse(doc)
 'Oportunity to field initialization
 res.FORM="ProfessionalInfo"
 res.Desc=""
 res.office=" - Salta - Argentina"
 res.years=1
 If w.DialogBox("ProfessionalInfo",
True,True,False,True,False,False,
"ProfessionalInfo",res,True) Then
  'PresionÓ ok
  Call res.Save(True,False)
  doc.getfirstitem("historial").
Appendtotextlist(s.CommonUserName+" -
 "+Str(Today)+" - "+res.desc(0))
  Call doc.Save(True,False)
  w.CurrentDocument.Close
 Else 
  'Press Cancel
  Messagebox "New information not saved"
 End If
End Sub
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You will need a historial computed text multi 
line field in this form with "Document 
created at "[email protected](@Today) formula.

Create another response form 
"ProfessionalInfo" with the next fields:

Link (T Computed with $REF formula 
AND Hide for editing)
Desc (T)
Office (T)
Years (#)

without any action.

Then create one document for 
principal form and try your action button!

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