Tips

Tips

• Breaking down your LotusLive options

  Get a summary of the various LotusLive products and decide whether the price charged is worth what you get in return.  Continue Reading

• An introduction to Lotus Connections

  IBM Lotus Connections can be your company's secure and business-oriented social networking tool. Get started on the cheap with LotusLive Connections.  Continue Reading

• Beginner's guide to Lotus Sametime 8.5

  The installation architecture of Lotus Sametime 8.5 can be a lot more straightforward than its documentation lets on. Find out how to simplify the setup in this expert tip.  Continue Reading

• Gotchas when installing Lotus Domino 8.x on Windows Server 2008

  While an install of Lotus Domino 8.x on Windows Server 2008 is similar to a Windows Server 2003 installation, there are a few gotchas to watch for.  Continue Reading

• Open a specific frameset of a database in Lotus Notes

  Get the steps necessary for a workaround to open a specific framset of a database in Lotus Notes.  Continue Reading

• Secure and seamless integration of iNotes, Sametime and Quickr

  Use these instructions to set up a seamless and secure integration of iNotes, Quickr and Sametime. Doing so allows users to sign onto any of the three servers and navigate to the others without logging in again.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript creates drag and drop interface in Lotus Notes client

  Using this LotusScript, you can create a drag and drop interface that you can implement in your users' Lotus Notes clients, allowing them to move documents from one view to another.  Continue Reading

• Lotus Domino SSL using an external certificate authority

  In this expert tip, you'll get the step-by-step process on how to configure SSL in your Lotus Notes/Domino environment with a separate certificate authority.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript agent moves new mail to folder

  Use this LotusScript agent in a Lotus Notes mail-in database to move new mail to a specified folder.  Continue Reading

• Getting started with hardening Domino

  Confident that your Domino environment could withstand a serious attack? Apply these best practices when assessing the strength of your Domino security.  Continue Reading

• Displaying a custom icon view column in Xpages

  Get the JavaScript code necessary to display a custom icon view column in Xpages.  Continue Reading

• Domino security vulnerabilities to watch for

  While often overlooked, Domino is susceptible to an array of Web-centric security vulnerabilities, such as cross-site scripting flaws, anonymous authentication and a lack of SSL enforcement.  Continue Reading

• Eight easy steps to open and view Flash files in Lotus Notes

  Use these 8 steps and some LotusScript to open and use Macromedia Flash files in a Lotus Notes client.  Continue Reading

• Quickly scan all databases on a Lotus Domino server

  Use this agent to quickly scan all the databases on your Lotus Domino server. You'll find out which databases you don't have access to, which aren't included in the directory catalog and more.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript agent parses ACL to Microsoft Notepad

  After modifying a database, emailing large groups of users about the update can be a nuisance. This LotusScript agent will help you efficiently keep users abreast of database changes.  Continue Reading

• Display SharePoint data in a Lotus Notes Web application with Ajax

  For those organizations using Microsoft SharePoint for document sharing, the ability to display SharePoint list contents in a Notes Web application can cost you. Avoid third-party pricing and use this Ajax code to programmatically connect Lotus ...  Continue Reading

• LotusScript finds the first occurrence of a string from the right

  Using the Instr function can help to find the first occurrence of a string from the left. However, if you want to find the first occurrence from the right, you can use this LotusScript code.  Continue Reading

• Clear Recent Contacts view and prevent repopulation in Lotus Notes 8.x

  A new feature in Lotus Notes 8 is the inclusion of a Recent Contacts view. If you're not a fan of the feature, insert this LotusScript code in a button and email it to your users. Clicking the button will clear the view and prevent repopulation.  Continue Reading

• Search Microsoft Active Directory with LotusScript

  Since many companies use both Lotus Notes and Microsoft, having the ability to search Active Directory from a Lotus Notes view can be helpful. This LotusScript searches AD without having to rely on a third-party driver.  Continue Reading

• Three steps to trap and handle save conflicts with LotusScript

  Save conflicts can cause problems in Notes/Domino databases when one or more users open a document with a link. That document then opens several times in the Notes client. Use this LotusScript code to trap and handle save-conflict issues before they...  Continue Reading

• Trap JavaScript runtime errors in Domino Web apps

  Domino developers know that errors can and do occur during application development and testing as well as during production. This JavaScript traps errors in Domino applications -- providing two advantages over the browser's built-in error-handling ...  Continue Reading

• Running multiple instances of Lotus Notes

  Setting up multiple Lotus Notes clients for in-house developers and testers can help them work more efficiently. The steps may vary depending on your organization, but the setup works with all versions of Notes.  Continue Reading

• Create a dynamic fluid image gallery with Lotus Notes views

  Publishing image galleries from Lotus Notes views onto the Web isn't always simple. Dynamic image galleries will let all users view images from any screen resolution.  Continue Reading

• Monitoring the status of external processes on a Lotus Domino server

  You can edit your events4.nsf form to include tasks, but did you realize you can also use it to monitor external prcocesses on your Domino server? Learn how and the benefits in this tip.  Continue Reading

• Troubleshoot agents by displaying LotusScript variables online

  If your Web users are triggering agents, you may want to find out what's going on. Apply this LotusScript to display and easily troubleshoot triggered agent variables. Learn all the steps.  Continue Reading

• Create an RSS feed in Notes/Domino 8 with XML

  You can easily create an RSS feed application in Lotus Notes/Domino 8 using these steps. All you need to do is set up your Notes view and use some XML code. Read the full tip now for complete instructions.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript sorts lists alphabetically

  There are a lot of things you can accomplish using the List data type in Lotus Notes. But it doesn't allow you to sort objects alphabetically. This LotusScript code will do the trick.  Continue Reading

• Secure Lotus Notes/Domino 8.x from mail to unknown recipients

  Reduce Notes/Domino 8.x server strain by adjusting SMTP configurations settings to reject email messages to anonymous unknown recipients and groups. Find out how.  Continue Reading

• Run or restart Notes/Domino agents via text messages

  Discover how one Notes/Domino developer at a small company set up his mail database to send him a text message when an agent terminates abruptly. You'll also get the code that you can text back to the database to run or restart the agent.  Continue Reading

• JavaScript workaround fixes Lotus Notes 8.x PostOpen event issue

  In Lotus Notes 8.x, the PostOpen event does not work properly. Because there is no workaround, I place this JavaScript into a button to fix the problem.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript code rebuilds corrupted busytime.nsf file

  The Notes/Domino busytime.nsf file can become become corrupted, causing problems with the Resource Reservations database. Use this LotuScript code to rebuild busytime.nsf files nightly -– without deleting busytime.nsf.  Continue Reading

• Soft-code item names to facilitate LotusScript management

  The simplest way to access items created with forms is to hard-code item names. But this presents a few problems. Learn how soft-coded items in LotusScript are easier to maintain and less prone to errors.  Continue Reading

• Write HTML and JavaScript in Notes view rows and columns on the Web

  By default, Lotus Notes only allows you to create links in the first column of views for users to open documents. Discover how you can write some HTML and JavaScript to embed links within Lotus Notes view columns and rows on the Web.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript agent automates selective mail file replication

  You can use selective replication to replicate sets of documents in a Notes/Domino database. But what if you need to replicate several Notes/Domino databases? Get the steps and LotusScript agent to set a replication formula for multiple mail files.  Continue Reading

• Open Lotus Notes documents in Microsoft Word without coding

  Using the content-type attribute in Lotus Notes forms offers developers some benefits. In this tip, you'll learn how to edit a Lotus Notes document online in Microsoft Word -- without having to write a single line of code.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript filters and attaches files to a Notes form

  Using the workspace.OpenFileDialog method lets you filter file types before attaching them to a Notes field form. You can modify this method further by limiting the size of attachments. Get the steps and LotusScript you need here.  Continue Reading

• Create a dynamic user-driven navigator for a Notes/Domino application

  You can easily create user-driven navigators in your Notes/Domino applications. But you must make some modifications if you want to create one that gives users more control. Get step-by-step instructions to compose a user-control navigator in a ...  Continue Reading

• How to move Notes databases off Domino 8 servers and save disk space

  Most Notes/Domino users are not aware of this easy method for freeing up space on Domino 8 servers. With this tip, you'll learn how to save valuable disk space by using Dirlinks and storing Notes databases off your Domino servers.  Continue Reading

• Case-insensitive @Unique version combines fields on Lotus Notes forms

  The @Unique function is case sensitive, which can cause problems if you use it to combine values from different fields with differing cases. Here's another Formula language function that will work.  Continue Reading

• How to create mail files using a LotusScript agent

  This LotusScript agent duplicates the AdminP email file creation process by pulling information from a Domino Directory in Lotus Notes/Domino 6.x and higher.  Continue Reading

• JavaScript detects Web browser type and version in Notes/Domino 8.0.2

  Previous Lotus Notes/Domino versions let you use navigator.appName and navigator.appVersion to detect which Web browser type and version were used in Notes/Domino applications. This is no longer an option in Notes/Domino 8.0.2 and higher. Use this ...  Continue Reading

• Extract value pairs from text arrays with LotusScript

  Use this LotusScript code to extract value pairs from a text array. In this example, see how various Work Flow status stages were extracted and summarized, allowing the results to be more easily analyzed.  Continue Reading

• How to turn off the message recall feature in Lotus Notes 8

  Learn more about the message recall feature in Lotus Notes Domino 8.x, how to turn it off and how to hide the button completely.  Continue Reading

• Mass-input form uses LotusScript to ease large-scale employee moves

  Use this LotusScript button and Lotus Notes form with a spreadsheet-style interface to enter a high volume of records. This tip is helpful during a large-scale office move and can save your help help desk team time and trouble.  Continue Reading

• 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

• LotusScript button updates email addresses in Lotus Notes PAB

  Send Lotus Notes users an email message that contains this LotusScript-coded button. This button will allow them to easily update an email in the location document of their Personal Address Books (PABs). The button automatically notifies the ...  Continue Reading

• Open a Lotus Notes database from Microsoft SharePoint 2007

  If you're using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007) and Lotus Notes, you can't create a link from your client to a Lotus Notes database. This workaround can help. Get the steps to use the proper syntax to open a Notes database in your ...  Continue Reading

• Code exports Lotus Notes data to an OpenOffice Calc spreadsheet

  The ability to transfer Lotus Notes data from a database to an Excel spreadsheet has been available for some time. If you're using OpenOffice.org Calc spreadsheets, however, you'll need to use this LotusScript code instead.  Continue Reading

• Domino server setting and email policy tricks admins must know

  Are you constantly un-doing a mistake one of your Lotus Notes Domino users made? Here are two quick server settings and policy changes to help protect Notes users from themselves and relieve some administrator stress.  Continue Reading

• Coding a stack trace into LotusScript libraries eases error handling

  You may be familiar with Java's stack trace information. Did you know you can also code a stack trace into your LotusScript libraries and agents? Use this quick code in your Lotus Notes environment.  Continue Reading

• Approve Lotus Notes documents using a BlackBerry mobile device

  Use this agent to match your BlackBerry email to the address specified in a Lotus Notes admin document. Then, message recipients can easily approve Notes documents using a BlackBerry mobile device.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript agent indexes Lotus Notes/Domino databases

  Are you looking for a simpler way to search for information in your Lotus Notes/Domino databases? Use this LotusScript agent to automatically index databases according to specified keywords.  Continue Reading

• JavaScript creates a jump box on a Lotus Notes Web form

  If you want to give Lotus Notes/Domino users an easy method to jump to other pages on a website, follow these steps using JavaScript code to create a jump box in a Lotus Notes Web form.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript code pluralizes singular nouns automatically

  Use this LotusScript code to automatically pluralize a singular English-language noun. One benefit of the code is that Lotus Notes/Domino users will receive an alternative to generic messages like, "You have # something(s)."  Continue Reading

• Provide rich-text formatting via the Profile document and Formula

  This tip explains a method for providing content to a separate Lotus Notes form while allowing rich-text formatting using the Profile document. Not only will Lotus Notes users be able to edit the form, but using this Formula language code will also ...  Continue Reading

• LotusScript button saves time searching large Lotus Notes databases

  Searching large Lotus Notes databases is time consuming. This LotusScript code can be placed in a button to quickly perform a search of your Lotus Notes database by replacing the view selection criteria per the search query. Use this method to ...  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

• How to upgrade to Lotus Notes 8 and retain Lotus Notes 7

  If you have a Lotus Notes 7 client on your computer and install Lotus Notes 8 on the same machine, the Notes 8 installation will upgrade your existing Notes client automatically. However, it's also possible to deploy Lotus Notes 8 and retain a ...  Continue Reading

• Create a non-specified date picker with LotusScript code

  Have you been searching for a way in your Domino environment to use an embedded datepicker in a dialog box that isn't associated with a specific field? Here's a solution that uses Domino's current datepicker and dialog box, some LotusScript code and...  Continue Reading

• Five Domino domain default server settings you should change and why

  In this article, Lotus Notes Domino expert Andy Pedisich gives five default settings in your Domino domain that you should change, including the Message Recall setting and the 'use more secure Internet Passwords' setting. Modifying these settings ...  Continue Reading

• Using Formula language code to sort Lotus Notes messages by subject

  Lotus Notes will sort messages by Date, Sender and Subject with prefixes such as Re: and Fwd:. This Formula language code will customize your All documents view by stripping out prefixes to easily sort Lotus Notes messages by subject alone.  Continue Reading

• Workaround formats bulleted/numbered lists in Lotus Notes documents

  Many Lotus Notes Domino administrators can be frustrated with some limitations when using bulleted and/or numbered lists in Lotus Notes, specifically that a list restarts when you add a blank line. This workaround lets you maintain the proper order ...  Continue Reading

• LotusScript accesses clipboard to view copied Notes documents

  Find out how to access copied Lotus Notes documents on your clipboard with this downloadable LotusScript code. This tip is helpful when using queryPaste events to determine what content is being pasted into a Lotus Notes database.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript action button manages Lotus Notes mail files

  This LotusScript code creates an action button that, when applied to any view or folder in Lotus Notes mail files, makes mail file management easy. Using a single action button, Lotus Notes Domino users can easily manage their mail files, ...  Continue Reading

• How to create dynamic JavaScript in Notes Domino without formulas

  If you need to create a large amount of dynamic JavaScript and you're not familiar with the use of @DBColumn and @DBLookup formulas, this tip is for you. Placing this code in your HTML Head Content section is a simple workaround for busy Lotus Notes...  Continue Reading

• LotusScript sorts a Lotus Notes document collection

  This LotusScript code shows how to sort a Lotus Notes document collection in ascending order using a specified field (text/date/number) as the key. The code is customizable, so you can easily change it to meet your needs.  Continue Reading

• Batch file runs scheduled Lotus Notes database maintenance tasks

  After encountering problems with a large Lotus Notes database, Brian Graham developed this hands-off solution. He created a batch file that runs several Lotus Notes database management tasks while your Lotus Domino server is offline.  Continue Reading

• Java code inserts data from Notes documents into a SQL table

  Prepared statements let Lotus Notes Domino users update and insert data into tables. Check out this Java code, which retrieves data from documents and tests to see if the data exists in a SQL table. If it does exist, the data is updated. If it ...  Continue Reading

• Display Lotus Notes user group membership details in a tree view

  Determining which groups a Lotus Notes user belongs to is important, but difficult if you don't have access to the proper databases. This tip explains how to display a tree view of the groups and nested groups to which a user belongs with just the ...  Continue Reading

• Open documents in Lotus Notes from the Web without a UNID

  You can use the "Notes://" URL and the UNID to open documents in the Lotus Notes client from a link on the Web. But what do you do if you only have the view and key? This tip offers a solution.  Continue Reading

• Alternate version of @Command forwards subform via LotusScript

  The @Command([MailForward]) function lets you place an UI document's contents into a mail memo and forward it. If you only want to forward a portion or subform of the UI document, this tip can show you how, using a LotusScript alternative.  Continue Reading

• How DirLint verifies data in Lotus Notes Domino 8 directories

  Get an introduction to DirLint, a new tool available in Lotus Notes Domino 8 that scans directories and identifies issues such as invalid syntax in names, issues with the naming hierarchy scheme, and reports problems in directory names.  Continue Reading

• Process large arrays in Notes forms without undue coding or testing

  When two Domino developers had to process large arrays in Lotus Notes forms for an international company, they devised a solution that reduced the coding, debugging and testing time involved. Get the LotusScript code they used to easily process the ...  Continue Reading

• How to use LotusScript to modify a Lotus Notes view selection

  If you've been looking for a way to use parameters to limit a Lotus Notes view selection, you're in luck. This tip gives the LotusScript and a few examples to help you.  Continue Reading

• Fix and update Lotus Notes documents with limited access

  When updating or fixing a document in a Lotus Notes database, there are a few things to consider. First, ensure that you have the proper system access. Then, run this agent to easily update or fix the document.  Continue Reading

• Trap an attachment path via the Domino file upload control field

  Get the steps to trap the path of an uploaded attachment in your Notes Domino environment using the Domino file upload control field, JavaScript and HTML.  Continue Reading

• Converting Lotus Notes views to XML documents using JavaScript

  To convert Lotus Notes views to XML, you can use the ReadViewEntries command. This tip gives another method -- parsing XML content using JavaScript.  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

• Display a custom message box using a LotusScript-generated button

  Use this LotusScript code to create a button featuring a customized message box that appears automatically after running a Lotus Notes application.  Continue Reading

• Debug Lotus Notes documents using extracted data

  When dealing with corrupt Lotus Notes documents, use this LotusScript agent to extract data into a text file to debug error messages.  Continue Reading

• Tivoli Directory Integrator synchronizes Notes Domino 8 directories

  Get an overview of Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI), an integration engine that synchronizes identity data in a Lotus Notes Domino 8 directory.  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

• Setting up RSS feeds in Lotus Notes Domino 8

  Learn step-by-step how to generate RSS feeds within your Notes client using Lotus Notes Domino 8's blog template and Domino Web Access (DWA).  Continue Reading

• Programmatically replace the design of Lotus Notes databases

  Trying to programmatically replace the design of several Lotus Notes databases, but can't find an out-of-the box solution? This LotusScript code can help.  Continue Reading

• Java code shortens strings in a SQL table

  Data written to a SQL Server table must be a specified length, or problems will occur. This Java code shortens a string that exceeds field size limits.  Continue Reading

• Reading a binary field in an Oracle database with LotusScript

  Use this LotusScript code to read a binary field in an Oracle database, allowing you to find Microsoft Word documents, spreadsheets, PDFs and JPEG files.  Continue Reading

• Formula language button manages Deny Access list searches

  Get details on how to create a button using Formula language code to search Deny Access lists from the toolbar of a Lotus Notes administrator client.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript equivalent of @Picklist for Lotus Notes

  Get the LotusScript code alternative to @Picklist([Folder]), to select folders in a Lotus Notes database.  Continue Reading

• Bringing MailRule documents back into view

  MailFile documents may disappear from the Tools -> Rules view when upgrading your Lotus Notes Domino version. Learn the steps needed to make them reappear.  Continue Reading

• Launch large attachments within an email from a Notes database

  Lotus Notes administrators can use this LotusScript code in a button, that is placed in an email message to open attachments stored within a database.  Continue Reading

• How to find files on a hard drive or mapped network with LotusScript

  Place this abridged LotusScript code into a button to quickly drill down and locate Lotus Notes files on either a hard drive or a mapped local drive.  Continue Reading

• Update the ACL from the Roles view with LotusScript

  Discover the LotusScript code used to create a button that lets you update access control lists (ACL) from the Roles view in Lotus Notes Domino databases.  Continue Reading

• Add a program doc to compact Lotus Notes databases automatically

  Learn the steps to add a program doc to Lotus Notes users' local public address books to compact large Lotus Notes databases automatically without closing the client.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript agent moves tagged spam email to junk mail folder

  Apply this LotusScript agent to the Mail File to detect incoming email messages tagged as 'spam:' in Lotus Notes, and move them to the junk mail folder.  Continue Reading

• Secure Lotus Notes 8 with the Internet password lockout feature

  Read how the Lotus Notes 8 Internet password lockout feature increases system security by allowing administrators to track and log HTTP access attempts.  Continue Reading

• Mimic Lotus Notes Domino application functionality on the Web

  Creating Lotus Notes applications that perform the same on the Web can be tricky. Domino developers can easily do so with this JavaScript and HTML.  Continue Reading

• Find a Lotus Notes user within NAB Deny Access groups

  Use a hidden view within the Notes Address Book (NAB) to find and remove Lotus Notes users who may have been placed in a Deny Access group accidentally.  Continue Reading

• Create a personalized greeting for Lotus Notes database users

  Create a personalized note using LotusScript code and a PostOpen event to greet Lotus Notes database users by first name and time of day upon logging on.  Continue Reading

• Fail-safe rich-text validation using LotusScript

  Setting up rich-text validations can cause complications. This LotusScript code is a foolproof method to activate mandatory checks on rich-text items.  Continue Reading

• Verify scheduled agent status with Domino Extensible Language (DXL)

  Discover how to use Domino Extensible Language (DXL) to check the status of active scheduled agents on Lotus Domino servers and in Notes databases.  Continue Reading