Tips

Tips

Lotus Notes Domino Formula Language

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Retrieve Lotus Notes names from a nested group using @DBLookup

  Discover how to retrieve a list of Lotus Notes names from a nested group using the @DBLookup command and Formula language code, courtesy of SearchDomino.com member Mike Bryant.  Continue Reading

• Create a computed Lotus Notes field to list Personal Address Book names

  Find out how to create a computed Lotus Notes field that generates a complete list of users in a specific Personal Address Book (names.nsf) group.  Continue Reading

• Show multiple Lotus Notes document fields in a single view column

  You can use multiple Lotus Notes document fields in a single column to show data by using the @explode command with Formula language. In this tip, SearchDomino.com member Olli-Pekka Kamarainen provides a step-by-step example of how to ...  Continue Reading

• How to send a document as a link in a Lotus Notes email

  SearchDomino.com Gunasekaran Subramanian explains how to implement Formula language code that will send documents as links within Lotus Notes email.  Continue Reading

• How to generate formatted sequence numbers with Formula language

  SearchDomino.com member Mohammed Misbahuddin provides step-by-step instructions and Formula language code that will generate five-digit sequence numbers, such as 00001 and 00002, in a Lotus Notes application.  Continue Reading

• A simpler pagination view for Lotus Notes documents on the Web

  Frustrated by clicking through endless "Next" buttons to reach a buried Lotus Notes document? Learn how to create a simpler pagination view for Lotus Notes documents on the Web  Continue Reading

• Easily implement attachment fields in a Web form using Formula

  Using Formula language, SearchDomino.com member Tan Seng Chye outlines how to create multiple attachment fields in a Web form -- e.g., Requester and Approver.  Continue Reading

• Programmatically create a shortcut for Lotus Notes

  When used in a form action, this code from SearchDomino.com member Jon Urwin will invite users to click a button, browse for a file, and then insert a shortcut to that file in a rich-text field. This is ideal for items like a Lotus Notes discussion ...  Continue Reading