Tips

Tips

• 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