Tips

Tips

• Cracked users' HTTP passwords still a threat on many Lotus Notes R6 and R7 domains

  During the course of several recent Domino domain audits, consultant Andy Pedisich discovered what was thought to be an extinct Lotus Notes security problem. Unfortunately, it still seems prevalent in many Lotus Notes R6 and R7 domains. Find out if ...  Continue Reading

• How to update Lotus Notes documents after an employee last-name change

  After a last-name change, a Lotus Notes user may no longer have proper access to Lotus Notes documents, because they still contain her old last name. This LotusScript utility from SearchDomino.com member Scott Huyser solves that problem. It updates ...  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

• How to protect your Lotus Notes application design

  SearchDomino.com member Jim Mck explains how to hide your Lotus Notes database design, so no one can make design changes or copy your application's source code.  Continue Reading

• Secure Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with LotusScript

  Want to protect your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets from tampering? This LotusScript code from SearchDomino.com member Prasad Knair programmatically lets you secure a Microsoft Excel file with a password and prohibit what columns can be edited.  Continue Reading

• Managing Lotus Notes doclinks with LotusScript

  When working with numerous doclinks in a Notes/Domino application, it's easy to lose track of them. This LotusScript code from SearchDomino.com member Benoit Dubuc finds and validates all doclinks in a Lotus Notes database.  Continue Reading

• Creating Microsoft Word documents from Lotus Notes

  Learn how to create Microsoft Word documents from a back-end Lotus Notes database using Java code.  Continue Reading

• Daylight Saving Time 2007 -- seven helpful tips for Lotus Notes administrators

  Daylight Saving Time 2007 comes three weeks early and lasts one week longer in the fall. Because of these changes, almost all applications that use scheduling will need to be patched very soon. SearchDomino.com contributor Andy Pedisich offers tips ...  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

• 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

• How to apply XSL style sheets to XML views

  Learn how you can apply XSL style sheets to your XML views without the pain of creating several templates.  Continue Reading

• Universal @Formula for converting list synonyms

  Have you ever needed to use a list description and its synonym in different views? This universal @Formula script from SearchDomino.com member John Humphreys allows you to set a field with the description value of a list for later use.  Continue Reading

• A single form to view and edit any Lotus Notes document

  SearchDomino.com member Leonard Volovets explains how you can build a dynamic HTML form to view and edit Lotus Notes documents using a Web browser.  Continue Reading

• Domino Domain Monitoring pros and cons

  SearchDomino.com contributor Chuck Connell provides an overview of Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM) and outlines strengths and weaknesses of the Notes/Domino 7 administration tool.  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