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• Fix Lotus Notes 8.0 issues when launching Microsoft Office applications

  Discover a workaround to fix Lotus Notes 8.0 issues when launching Microsoft Office applications without installing Lotus Symphony.  Continue Reading

• Troubleshoot Lotus Notes Out of Office (OOO) agent error messages

  Troubleshoot the Lotus Notes error: '182 Instance member CONFIGUREMAILAGENTTEXT does not exist' message that occurs when enabling Out of Office agents.  Continue Reading

• Capture rich-text comments in Lotus Notes fields using LotusScript

  Use the NotesRichTextStyle class in LotusScript to capture rich-text comments, such as colors and various font sizes in Lotus Notes fields.  Continue Reading

• Retrieve cell values from tables in a Lotus Notes rich-text field

  Get LotusScript code to retrieve and display values from cells within a table in a Lotus Notes rich-text field (RTF).  Continue Reading

• A batch file for Lotus Notes Domino maintenance on Windows Server 2003

  Discover a batch file you can use with Microsoft Task Scheduler to run maintenance on a Lotus Notes Domino system sitting on top of Windows Server 2003.  Continue Reading

• Adding new variable-sized, multi-value fields to Lotus Notes documents

  Learn how to add new variable-sized, multi-value fields to Lotus Notes documents using this LotusScript code.  Continue Reading

• Keep the original Universal ID when copying a Lotus Notes document

  Use this LotusScript code to keep the original Universal ID when copying a Lotus Notes document with the NotesDocument class.  Continue Reading

• Append Lotus Notes text in Microsoft Notepad to avoid text size limits

  Find out how you can use LotusScript to open, copy and append Lotus Notes text in Microsoft Notepad to avoid the Lotus Notes text size limitation.  Continue Reading

• Securely connect Lotus Domino servers on different domains

  Learn how to safely and securely connect Lotus Domino servers that are located on different domains through a process called cross-certification.  Continue Reading

• Avoid replication issues when editing Lotus Notes response documents

  Learn how to edit Lotus Notes response documents via LotusScript and properly pass any modified values back to the parent to avoid replication issues.  Continue Reading

• Avoid Lotus Notes Domino email archiving ACL issues with AdminP

  Create a custom AdminP handler to fix mail file delegation and ACL problems caused by third-party email-archiving software for Lotus Notes Domino.  Continue Reading

• Setting up return receipts for LotusScript-generated Lotus Notes email

  Discover how to implement the Lotus Notes return receipt feature for LotusScript-generated email messages.  Continue Reading

• Send pop-up admin messages to Lotus Notes users from Domino Server

  Send admin notifications to Lotus Notes users via pop-up messages sent from the Domino Server console instead of through the often ignored status bar.  Continue Reading

• How to execute a stored procedure in Lotus Notes Domino using Java

  Discover an example stored procedure for Lotus Notes Domino written in Java that returns a Job Number value, which is then used in an executed SQL statement.  Continue Reading

• Protect Lotus Notes from malicious code with the Domino ECL

  Read how Lotus Notes Domino execution control lists (ECLs) work and how to configure them to improve security and protect workstations from malicious code.  Continue Reading

• Use a notes.ini setting to adjust font sizes in Lotus Notes

  Learn how to implement a notes.ini parameter that will proportionally adjust the font size in Lotus Notes based on a user's screen resolution setting.  Continue Reading

• Show unread marked Lotus Notes email messages using LotusScript

  Use this LotusScript and Formula language code to determine the read status of another user's Lotus Notes email messages.  Continue Reading

• How to return an HTML representation of a Lotus Notes rich-text field

  Get Java code that returns an HTML representation of a Lotus Notes document's rich-text field to the calling routine.  Continue Reading

• How to correctly use the GetDocumentByUnid method in LotusScript

  Developers often use the LotusScript GetDocumentByUnid method incorrectly and get ghost Lotus Notes documents or errors. Learn the right way to use it.  Continue Reading

• Using Lotus Connectors and ODBC to update Lotus Notes records

  Discover LotusScript code that uses Lotus Connectors and ODBC to update Lotus Notes records.  Continue Reading

• Play a sound from the Lotus Notes client using LotusScript and OLE

  Learn an alternative method to using the NotesUIWorkspace PlayTune to play sounds from a Lotus Notes client that uses Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) and LotusScript and doesn't require the sound file to be stored locally.  Continue Reading

• Dynamically update Lotus Notes rich-text fields using LotusScript

  Learn how you can dynamically update Lotus Notes rich-text fields using LotusScript code -- without having to fire all associated form events in the process.  Continue Reading

• How to export data from a Lotus Notes database to a CSV file

  Discover an agent that will export data from a Lotus Notes Domino database into a CSV file that can then be imported into almost any other application.  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

• Send SMS text messages between Lotus Notes 7 and mobile devices

  Discover a tool download called NotesSMS that enables the sending and receiving of SMS text messages between Lotus Notes 7 and mobile devices.  Continue Reading

• Send Lotus Notes email messages using LotusScript

  Want to send a Lotus Notes email message by using LotusScript? You don't have to hardcode the attributes. This code will do it for you.  Continue Reading

• More efficient local Lotus Notes database replication

  Learn how to make the scheduled replications of your local Lotus Notes databases more efficient by changing their replication priority settings.  Continue Reading

• Shrink Lotus Notes databases with many attachments

  Discover how you can trim the size of Lotus Notes databases that have large amounts of attachments with this Java code.  Continue Reading

• Auto-generate LotusScript setter and getter properties for class variables

  Learn LotusScript "cheat" code that will automatically generate setter and getter properties for your class variables.  Continue Reading

• Update to Exchange Server 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes

  Learn about an update to the Exchange 2003 Connector for Lotus Notes that fixes problems caused when Domino Server is used as an incoming SMTP gateway for email.  Continue Reading

• Gather Lotus Notes information from main and response documents

  Find out how to present Lotus Notes information in main and response documents together in a formatted arrangement by creating dynamic tables with column styles.  Continue Reading

• Track and record Lotus Notes user logins to Domino Server

  Discover notes.ini settings you can implement that will track and record the Lotus Notes users and IP addresses that log onto your Domino server.  Continue Reading

• How to add keyboard functionality for Lotus Notes documents

  Learn JavaScript code that adds keyboard functionality for Lotus Notes view documents so users can browse and open them via the "Up," "Down," and "Enter" buttons.  Continue Reading

• Remove orphaned Lotus Notes documents on Domino databases with a 'virtual delete'

  Learn about a 'virtual delete' LotusScript solution that will remove orphaned and extraneous Lotus Notes documents on your Domino databases.  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

• Use SMTP outbound authentication to relay hosts in Lotus Notes Domino 8

  Discover a new feature in Lotus Notes Domino 8 called SMTP outbound authentication that lets you relay email through hosts instead of your Lotus Domino servers.  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

• Eight best practices for running BlackBerry Enterprise Server on Lotus Notes Domino

  Discover eight best practices and maintenance tips that will keep BlackBerry Enterprise Server running properly in your Lotus Notes Domino environment.  Continue Reading

• Enable or disable scheduled agents without opening the Lotus Notes database design

  Get instructions and LotusScript code that will enable or disable scheduled agents from the Lotus Notes UI without having to open the database design.  Continue Reading

• Detect and fix 'Manager' access control list settings in Lotus Notes Domino

  Many Lotus Notes database access control list (ACL) settings are configured by default to "Manager" level. Learn how to detect and fix this permissions issue.  Continue Reading

• Creating custom views in Lotus Notes databases

  Get code and instructions to set up a Domino agent that lets users easily create custom views in Lotus Notes databases.  Continue Reading

• Retrieve RSS feeds, XML documents and Google news inside Lotus Notes

  Get LotusScript code that can retrieves RSS feeds, XML documents and Google news from inside the Lotus Notes client, courtesy of SearchDomino.com member Thomas Adrian.  Continue Reading

• Converting Lotus Notes Domino Web pages to PDF files with a Java agent

  SearchDomino.com Hall of Famer Michael Marcavage explains how to create a Java agent that lets Lotus Notes Domino users convert Web pages to PDF documents with the push of a Web form button.  Continue Reading

• Validate Lotus Notes Domino fields using JavaScript

  Learn how to use JavaScript to validate any type of Lotus Notes Domino field types, including text, buttons and checkboxes, courtesy of SearchDomino.com member Brad Nelson.  Continue Reading

• Log off idle Lotus Notes users for better Domino Server performance

  You may not realize it, but idle Lotus Notes users are taking up load of unused space and resources on your Domino server. Learn about a simple notes.ini parameter that Domino administrators can set on their servers that will log idle Lotus Notes ...  Continue Reading

• Access Lotus Notes shared resources with a dynamic Domino URL command

  Learn how you can use the dynamic Domino R6 URL command "?OpenFileResource" to access shared resources in a Lotus Notes database.  Continue Reading

• Copy Lotus Notes databases from the Domino Server console command line

  Learn an undocumented technique that lets you makes copies of Lotus Notes databases from the Domino Server console command line instead of a client.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript to search Lotus Notes documents created in a specific time zone

  SearchDomino.com member Gunasekaran Subramainian explains how to create a button using LotusScript that will search for Lotus Notes documents created in a specific time zone and within a specified date and time range.  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

• LotusScript code to update and save Lotus Notes profile documents

  Learn how to use LotusScript code to create an action button that will save and update profile documents in Lotus Notes applications, courtesy of SearchDomino.com member Vinay Sharma.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript to create a dynamic tabular report from a Lotus Notes document collection

  A Lotus Notes tabular report is similar to copying a table from a view. Use this LotusScript from SearchDomino.com Hall of Famer Blessan Philip to create a tabular report dynamically from a Lotus Notes document collection.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript equivalent of @DBLookup and @DBColumn for Lotus Notes and Domino Server

  SearchDomino.com member Nithya K. shares a LotusScript code equivalent of @DBLookup and @DBColumn for Lotus Notes that doesn't decrease Domino Server performance.  Continue Reading

• Setting up Rooms and Resources in Lotus Notes Domino 7

  The Rooms and Resources feature works differently under the covers in Lotus Notes Domino 7, causing configuration confusion for some administrators. This tip explains how to set it up correctly.  Continue Reading

• How to fix the size limitation on Lotus Notes summary text fields

  There is a size limitation in summary text fields for all versions of Lotus Notes. This causes problems when users try to display, edit or save the document. SearchDomino.com member Brent Quick outlines the details of this issue and provides a ...  Continue Reading

• Editing fields in a Lotus Notes view with Ajax

  Instead of opening a Lotus Notes view in a pop-up window, editing it and then saving it again, you can modify fields directly using Ajax. SearchDomino.com member Jinoy George explains how.  Continue Reading

• How to import data from Microsoft Excel to a Lotus Notes form with LotusScript

  SearchDomino.com member Nithya K. explains how to quickly and easily import data from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to a Lotus Notes form using LotusScript.  Continue Reading

• Copy email and attachments to a Lotus Notes database using LotusScript

  Learn how to add a LotusScript-generated button to users' email that will copy an entire email, including attachments, to a Lotus Notes database with a single click.  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

• How to validate Lotus Notes forms on a Domino server without losing entered data

  When validating Lotus Notes forms in a Web application, loss of field data can occur on the Domino server. In this tip, SearchDomino.com member Sameer Thakur explains how to remedy this problem using a modified WebQuerySave method.  Continue Reading

• How to correct Lotus Notes public key mismatches in four easy steps

  If a public key in the Notes Address Book (NAB) isn't the same as the one in the ID file, processes fail, including email encryption, renames and recertifications, password checking and public key checking, and requests sent to the AdminP task. ...  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

• Ajax code equivalent of the @DBColumn formula for Lotus Notes

  Learn how to use the Ajax code equivalent of the @DBColumn formula for Lotus Notes, which can be pasted onto events to return the results of a column.  Continue Reading

• How to automatically create a backup copy of your Domino Directory

  SearchDomino.com member Jari Riihimaki provides a Lotus Notes agent that automatically creates a backup copy of your Domino Directory. After implementing this agent, you'll never again need to restore documents back to your Domino Directory or check...  Continue Reading

• Export Lotus Notes data to Microsoft Excel using the ADODB.Recordset object

  Learn how to export a large amount of Lotus Notes data to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet using LotusScript, the ADODB.Recordset object and SQL.  Continue Reading

• How to perform an in-place upgrade of Lotus Domino server hardware

  Because some Lotus Notes and Domino shops have their current server name deeply embedded in their Lotus Notes agents, they cannot replace their server with one that has a new name. This makes a gradual server upgrade impossible. To solve this ...  Continue Reading

• 10 advanced LotusScript tips

  Here is some advice to experienced developers who want to take their LotusScript skills to the next level. These advanced-level tips will challenge you to use more complex LotusScript commands to improve the functionality, performance and clarity of...  Continue Reading

• 10 everyday LotusScript tips

  Here are some LotusScript best practices you should employ as part of your everyday coding. These intermediate-level tips will help you polish your routine coding methods and secure your LotusScript code.  Continue Reading

• 10 fundamental LotusScript tips

  Here are 10 basic LotusScript techniques that you should already be using if you've had any previous exposure to LotusScript. These beginner-level tips are also perfect for a Notes/Domino developer just getting started with LotusScript.  Continue Reading

• Easily show and hide layers in a Lotus Notes database

  SearchDomino.com member Jane Griscti provides simple instructions and LotusScript code that will easily allow you to show or hide layers in a Lotus Notes database.  Continue Reading

• Export Lotus Notes documents to Microsoft Word via Internet Explorer

  Use this shared agent to automatically open a Lotus Notes document in Internet Explorer and then copy and paste it into Microsoft Word using the user32.dll Windows system file.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for using the Lotus Notes WebQuerySave agent

  SearchDomino.com member Sameer Thakur explains common pitfalls associated with using WebQuerySave agent and how to avoid them when validating data on a Lotus Notes form.  Continue Reading

• Converting Web pages to images using Java

  Learn how you can use Java code to convert Web pages to images with the click of a button.  Continue Reading

• A flexible data export agent for Lotus Notes

  SearchDomino.com contributor Chuck Connell provides a LotusScript data export agent that allows Lotus Notes users to define any number of their own export configurations (field lists and output files) -- without programming.  Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• How and why to change replica IDs during a Lotus Notes Domino upgrade

  Replica IDs for system templates like pubnames.ntf and admin4.ntf can cause unpleasant surprises during a Notes/Domino upgrade. SearchDomino.com contributor Andy Pedisich explains how and why you need to change your replica IDs to circumvent ...  Continue Reading

• How to cull elements from a list using Formula

  String and list handling are not completely covered in Formula language. Learn how SearchDomino.com member Peter Skold has circumvented that issue by "inventing" a Formula function to cull elements from a list.  Continue Reading

• Finding unused databases in Lotus Notes and Domino

  Organizations often have hundreds of Notes/Domino databases across many servers, only a few of which have significant usage. Learn how to find and remove unused databases to reduce the disk space and complexity of your Notes/Domino environment.  Continue Reading

• Portalizing Notes/Domino applications with IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory

  WebSphere Portal Factory greatly speeds up development time and allows you to leverage more traditional Notes/Domino skills like LotusScript, HTML and JavaScript to create timely and cost-effective portlets. In this tip, SearchDomino.com member ...  Continue Reading

• Formula to list users added to groups view in Lotus Notes Personal Address Book

  SearchDomino.com member Gaurav Prabhakar provides a Formula script that lists users added to groups view in the Lotus Notes Personal Address Book. This 'people by groups' view data is particularly helpful to administrators of large organizations ...  Continue Reading

• Archiving Lotus Notes documents to a specified folder

  Archiving Lotus Notes documents is typically a laborious task -- but not anymore. SearchDomino.com member Bob Gouin has created an agent that simplifies the process.  Continue Reading

• Styling Lotus Domino Web fields

  SearchDomino.com member Clive Atherton provides some simple HTML and step-by-step instructions on how to style Lotus Domino Web fields –- no previous CSS experience required.  Continue Reading

• How to create a comments field for Lotus Notes documents

  SearchDomino.com member Ray Green explains how to create a comments field for Lotus Notes documents by setting up two simple fields and adding some LotusScript code.  Continue Reading

• Comparing replicas on clustered Lotus Domino servers

  SearchDomino.com Hall of Fame veteran Blessan Philip provides a script that automatically generates a Microsoft Excel report to compare server replicas in a Lotus Domino cluster -- including actual mail file sizes, quotas and warning thresholds. ...  Continue Reading

• A Lotus Notes approval reminder agent

  Automatically notify coworkers that a Lotus Notes document is past due for approval with this Lotus Notes agent from SearchDomino.com member Stevenson Campbell.  Continue Reading

• Workaround for @DBLookup error: 'The specified database lookup generated more than 65,000 bytes of r

  It's common to receive this error message when performing an @DBLookup: "The specified database look-up generated more than 65,000 bytes of results, which is too large for Lotus Notes to handle in this context." SearchDomino.com member Vinay Betala ...  Continue Reading

• DECS and DCR external data access considerations

  When implementing a Domino Enterprise Connection Services (DECS) or Domino Connection Resource (DCR) solution, you must consider the requirements of the Lotus Notes database administrators who control the back-end data. SearchDomino.com member Jim ...  Continue Reading

• The truth about AutoSave in Lotus Notes/Domino 7

  SearchDomino.com contributor Andy Pedisich explains how the AutoSave feature works in Lotus Notes/Domino 7 for recovering documents from a Lotus Notes database after a nasty "red screen of death" crash occurs -- and warns of a big caveat you need to...  Continue Reading