Tips

Signing agents

Work around having your agents stop running on the server due to agent signers. Continue Reading
Unencrypting mail

Unencrypt your email with LotusScript. Continue Reading
Validating Web forms

Warn a user when a Web form fails validation. Continue Reading
Searching in a Rich Text Field

Notes by default does not have any in-built/native function or property which can search a Rich Text Field content. Continue Reading
Scanners, warnings and checklists

This month's security newsletter covers three brief topics: Continue Reading

Deploying Lotus Notes in a Terminal Server environment

How to install Notes when using Terminal server Continue Reading
Retrieval of information from desktop running Notes client

Retrieve info with a script. Continue Reading
Create a Web print button that omits certain items on the page

Ever want to have a print button on your Web page that only prints certain parts of the page and omits other parts? Continue Reading
Create fixed length strings without using @if

How to create fixed length dates, invoice number, order numbers etc. padded out to the fixed length with leading zeroes. Continue Reading
Dynamic child table with line wrapping

Oftentimes we need to show "child" data as a table on a "parent" document. Continue Reading
ReplaceSubString function

Java function to replace one substring within a string with another substring. Continue Reading

Mail quota info button

Users exceeding their mail quota is something that occurs all the time. Continue Reading
Aliases for Person, Group, Mail-In DB

An easy way to create multiple aliases. Continue Reading
Show me all fields

Do you ever need a list of all the field names on a form? Continue Reading
Remove all commas and validate to a usable float/integer

Get rid of commas and then validate the field to make sure it contains all usable positive numbers. Continue Reading
How To Conduct a Security Audit

Here are guidelines to conduct a Domino/Notes security audit. Continue Reading
Purging select dead messages from mail.box

This agent will automatically delete dead messages from MAIL.BOX that match certain criteria. Continue Reading
Validating radio button fields

I have created this generic function to check if a value of a radio button field has been selected.
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Making tabbed tables work on the Web

Tabbed tables as rendered for the Web by Domino are pretty much a waste of time - basically they look terrible. Continue Reading
Notes directory for a Blackberry RIM device

Ever noticed how management wants the strangest things? Continue Reading
Edit data without writing an agent

If you have a need to update data for a document and you always create an agent then this code is for you! 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
Need the system temp directory?

Extract attached files in the system temp directory Continue Reading
Installing multiple users on one machine

These step by step instructions will walk you through the process. Continue Reading
Tony Higham's Object-oriented LotusScript

This object-oriented LotusScript code that will help you take your development skills to the next level. Continue Reading
Debug Router

Have you ever wanted to find out what the router is doing? Continue Reading
Setting column width in a view

This tip will allow you to set the look of your Notes view on the web without having to code XML or heavy HTML. Continue Reading
Rename attachments

This script purpose is to enable user to rename attachments. Continue Reading
Get the size of a user's mail database while in the Domino Directory

Ever been in the Domino Directory and want to know the size of a mail database without doing a database properties check? Continue Reading
Recovering documents back into restored inbox

Some users' are quite itchy with their hands and they will accidentally delete away their INBOX folder. Continue Reading
Create an Outlook Express style "Block Sender" button for your inbox

This will block senders on a user-by-user basis rather than using the server configuration document. Continue Reading
Add "FW:" to your mail forwarding

All mail clients have "FW:" when forwarding mails as a convention. Now notes has it too. Continue Reading
Impose explicit declaration of variables for future easy troubleshooting

Sometimes it is just a headache to catch that "wild-running" variable in complex Notes applications. Continue Reading
Using Admin and Designer client on your server without installing

Ever need a Administrator or Designer client on a Domino R5 Server machine? Continue Reading
Count the group members

Here's how to count the number of users in a group. Continue Reading
A Commercial Domino Security Scanner

Here I discuss a few Domino scanners, so that system administrators can decide which works best for them. 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
Agent run info on the Web

See the state of agents by a browser. Do your scheduled agents run as they should? No need for designer client. Continue Reading
Revision history using formula language

This formula allows you to keep a revision history in a single computed field. Continue Reading
Removal of $v5actions (by script)

Removal of $v5actions (by script) Continue Reading
When you can't deselect a checkbox item on the Web...

Fix for issue where cannot uncheck (deselect) a checkbox item on the Web. Continue Reading
Set cookie and get cookie

This code below allows you to set cookies and get cookie names. Continue Reading
Allowing users to run background agents from buttons

With the new RunOnServer method of NotesAgnt you can call a background agent from a button. Continue Reading
Display rich text field contents without cluttering the view

How do you display all the text entered, in a view without cluttering it? Continue Reading
Easy removal of V5Actions field from forms

I have seen several suggestions for fixing the problem with the $V5Actions. Continue Reading
Non-scrolling previous/next buttons

Keep the previous and next buttons visible on the page. Continue Reading
Populate group Internet addresses

Do you have a lot of groups in your NAB, or users who want to send mail to these groups from outside your Notes Domain? Continue Reading
Send data through HTTP post requests with Java agent

Suppose that you have some documents by which you want to extract some data you need to send via HTTP POST requests. Continue Reading
Quick import-export smart icons

My users often need to send a "snapshot" from a view via e-mail. Continue Reading
Disable print command in Microsoft Word

This agent connects to Microsoft Word and disables the Print command in Word. Continue Reading
Restricted address books

How to create a restricted, secondary address book Continue Reading
Using Notes documents for CSS design

Using a Page requires a design modification if the webmaster needs to modify the CSS settings. Continue Reading
Modify the ACL even with no access to it

There is a way to modify the ACL even if you don't have access to it. Continue Reading
Manage generic user accounts

These steps will help you manage generic accounts. Continue Reading
Rename a database with Lotus Script API

This Lotus Script code calls an undocumented function "NSFDbRename" in the nnotes.dll. Continue Reading
Automatically update users' Location Document settings

Automatically update users' Location Document settings with these scripts. Continue Reading
Redirecting NSF requests from Apache to Domino

Run both the Apache Web server and Domino on the same system 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
Showing partial custom search results w/Previous and Next

Showing partial custom search results on your Web site w/Previous and Next Continue Reading
Dynamically set dialog box position/size w/WIN API

Code to adjust the position and, if you need, the size of the dialogbox using WIN API. Continue Reading
Getting CSS in forms to work

A few simple rules to remember when you try to use Cascading Style Sheets in Notes Forms. Continue Reading
Get contents of a Rich Text applet with JavaScript

To get the contents of a rich text applet field named "PunchList", use the following JavaScript. Continue Reading
Shortcut for executing server commands

An example of how to send server task commands to a Domino Server using LotusScript and the WIN32 API Continue Reading
Read email without sending read receipt

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

Controls the level of information displayed on the status bar when you trace a connection. Continue Reading
Lock action bar and top of page against scrolling

Prevent buttons from disappearing when the user scrolls down a page. Continue Reading
Change user password with LS

To change the user password using Script, I wrote a simple exe file using the C API. Continue Reading
Admin client at the server

Did you know that if you pass the 'adminonly' parameter to nlnotes, you get the Administration Client instead? Continue Reading
Use db search for a document collection

Use db search instead of looping through view for a document collection Continue Reading
Refresh all or just selected documents

Rather than create two separate "refreshing" agents, I combine the two into a single agent which I call "Freshen". Continue Reading
Displaying multivalue field value in view column formula as single document

If a multivalued field is used in a Notes view column formula , each value will be displayed as separate document. Continue Reading
Taking Advantage of S/MIME

This tip gives a short introduction to S/MIME and why it might be useful to you for email security. Continue Reading
Export any view to Excel

Exports all records of any view to Excel. Continue Reading
Comparing fields in replication conflict documents

Script to compare fields in replication conflict documents Continue Reading
Web table on the top left corner

Remove the blank space from the top of your Web pages. Continue Reading
Archive documents with recursive response documents (unlimited)

Archive documents with recursive response documents (unlimited) Continue Reading
Freetime (busytime.nsf) corruption fix for a single user

If a user reports that a calender shows all busy time when it shouldn't, you can update a single user with the following. Continue Reading
Selective replication

Tips for a couple of different selective replication problems Continue Reading
ComputeWithForm clashes with @DBLookup formulas

LotusScript ComputeWithForm method (NotesDocument class) causes @DbName formulas to fail Continue Reading
Quick mark read/unread

While it isn't very fancy, this quick keyboard tip can save lots of time when dealing with read/unread marks. Continue Reading
Create hashed password using LotusScript and API call

Create hashed password using LotusScript and API call Continue Reading
QuickSort on document collection

Used to format a report document which returned selected documents and then sorted them by a specified sort field. Continue Reading
Restore "missing" folders

Find those missing folders Continue Reading
Loading views from multiple databases w/one common frameset - programmatically

How to get around this known bug in R5 Continue Reading
Find out what version of Notes you are running

Find out WHAT version of Notes you are running for upgrade tasks Continue Reading
Add a doclink using @commands

Add a doclink presenting any document within any view within any Notesdatabase into a document's rich text field. Continue Reading
Archiving - CopyToDatabase method with child documents

Use this code in an agent and create a button in a view to actuate it. Continue Reading
Find those nasty Web server LotusScript errors

It can be really frustrating when a Web agent has a LotusScript error. Continue Reading
New name for Lotus

Lotus is no longer a company, it's a brand: Lotus Software from IBM. Continue Reading
Rich Text to plain text conversion with Formula

Use Formula to convert Rich Text to plain text. Continue Reading
Using a bubble sort algorithm

Step-by-step instructions for using a bubble sort algorithm. Continue Reading
LotusScript agent to send field values, sorted by field

LotusScript agent to send field values, sorted by field Continue Reading
Last day of a month redux (any location)

A new version of an older script that gathered the last day of a month. This one works anywhere. Continue Reading
Use copy/paste to make new documents

Use copy/paste to let users make a new document from an old one. Continue Reading
Fast & easy mass replication

Here's how to quickly replicate with a minimum of hassle. Continue Reading
Fully customizable actionbar on the Web

Don't you hate that non-customizable actionbar? Continue Reading
Web view pop-up TextHelp

Allow your Web users to see pop-up text when placing their mouse over a field that is a link in a Web view. Continue Reading
Delete file attachments on the Web

Learn how to delete file attachments via the Internet. Continue Reading
Locking documents to prevent save conflicts

Locking documents to prevent save conflicts Continue Reading
Set field value/type via smart icon

Here's how to set the field values and types via use of the Smart Icon. Continue Reading