Tips

Tips

• Overwrite QueryPaste event in views

  Many times a "Continue = False" will not allow documents to be pasted in the view. This tip provides a simple way around that.  Continue Reading

• Hide a Notes view column but retain ability to sort it

  Once a view column is hidden in Notes, a developer typically can't process that column. This simple tip shows how to process a hidden column.  Continue Reading

• Using Ajax as a replacement for @DBLookups

  In this tip, a developer explains how he started using AJAX for @DBLookup functions.  Continue Reading

• Five tips for a simple Domino 7 upgrade

  If you've decided to upgrade to Notes/Domino 7.0, now is the time to make sure your enterprise is ready. These hints from Jessica Couto, President, Computer Focus, will ease the process, both before and during the upgrade.  Continue Reading

• Write a log file with a size limit

  This tip provides code for creating a log file. When the file reaches a certain size, a new file will be created and the existing file will be renamed.  Continue Reading

• Another way to remove duplicate attachments

  This tip offers an alternative method for removing duplicate attachments from a user's e-mail database. The user submitted it after reading a similar tip.  Continue Reading

• Techniques for writing agents

  This tip provides one developer's basic guidelines for coding agents.  Continue Reading

• @Transform formula for use in R6

  These are a couple of formulas that this developer finds more effective than their LotusScript counterparts.  Continue Reading

• Routing Internet mail from dial-up server via a gateway hub server

  This tip helps admins solve the issues associated with connecting Domino servers in a hub-and-spoke architecture with a dial-up link. The result is an affordable yet secure messaging environment.  Continue Reading

• Verifying user's date setting and time zone on local PC

  This code will enforce a unique Date/Time Setting and Time Zone Setting on a user's PC. It will also send alert messages to the Admin Group and user when the date format setting needs to be updated.  Continue Reading

• Notes to XML. . .and back again

  Notes/Domino 6.x has robust tools for translating Notes data into XML and vice versa. IBM documentation lacks a simple sample showing the full operation. This tip fixes that.  Continue Reading

• Enhance spam prevention with Domino's blacklist scanning exceptions

  In this tip, an administrator explains the steps he has taken to block spam and reduce false positives -- all without the use of third-party products or services.  Continue Reading

• Find errors in Notes log through mail database

  This agent can be added to a user's mail database and launched from the Notes client when a user is in the mail file. It's a modification of a previous tip, which ran on a server.  Continue Reading

• Sequential numbers using LotusScript

  This script is used for generating sequential numbering of fields in the document.  Continue Reading

• Tuning Windows for Domino

  This tip discusses how administrators can make Windows 2000 or Windows NT work best with a Domino server.  Continue Reading

• Load design for a single database

  This tip offers a hint for developers working on a database that gets its design from a template.  Continue Reading

• Automatically start a WebSphere instance

  A WebSphere instance on the iSeries runs as a job in a subsystem, like any other job on the system. However, the normal method used to start the WebSphere instance is different, requiring that you use the startServer command from the QShell ...  Continue Reading

• Creating thumbnail images using LS2J in LotusScript

  Learn how to create thumbnail images in Lotus Domino using LS2J in LotusScript.  Continue Reading

• Options for changing passwords

  This tip offers developers two options for users changing their passwords -- a change password form or a user redirect.  Continue Reading

• Deselect a radio button

  With this simple code, users can use a double click to deselect a radio button. This saves developers from creating an extra user interface component.  Continue Reading

• Putting an end to the frustration of mail merge

  This tip provides an answer for anyone who has ever struggled with a Lotus Notes to Microsoft Word mail merge.  Continue Reading

• Change the color of active line of code in Designer's script editor

  This user recently discovered that the color of the current line of code in the script editor of the Designer can be changed.  Continue Reading

• Generate an automatic view from forms

  This script searches forms in a design database and creates one view for each form within all fields.  Continue Reading

• Structured error handling in LotusScript

  This tip shows you how to do a fair simulation of "Structured Error Handling" in LotusScript.  Continue Reading

• HTML signature maker

  This tip is an easy way to create an HTML signature file that shows a graphic and a link to a Web page.  Continue Reading

• How to access Domino data from WebSphere application server

  Learn the several different choices Domino administrators have when accessing Domino data from WebSphere application server.  Continue Reading

• NAB: A key piece of the Domino administration puzzle

  A key piece of the Domino administration puzzle is the system file known as Name & Address Book, or NAB. This tip will explain some of the basic properties of the NAB.  Continue Reading

• Prevent save conflicts over the Web

  This code will provide you with way of preventing save conflicts on the Web.  Continue Reading

• JavaScript Domino directory name validation

  This JavaScript will check if an exact match is found in the Domino Directory. If no match is found, an alert message will appear and return focus to the field.  Continue Reading

• Using the XMLHTTP object for integration with Domino or any RDBMS back end

  This tip demonstrates how to use the XMLHTTP object for integration with Domino or any RDBMS back end.  Continue Reading

• JavaScript autoclose window

  Here's how to make an HTML page close itself automatically after x milliseconds.  Continue Reading

• Fix for modified Form field value is ignored when document is submitted from the Web

  By changing the value in the Form field, you can determine through which form a document displays. But if the document is created on the Web, the value in the field is ignored.  Continue Reading

• Control email forwarding, avoid spam loop

  This tip on forwarding e-mails to another account will prevent users from getting caught in a spam loop.  Continue Reading

• Getting the best of both worlds: Uniting Domino and WebSphere using DXL and Domino JSP tags

  Combining Domino's database replication and workflow capabilities with WebSphere's scalable J2EE platform could be a best-of-all-worlds approach for heterogeneous environments.  Continue Reading

• Switch to user ID, change ID password in LotusScript

  I use this code in LS to collect user IDs from a share on a server and gather information about them. I also used the code in a Domain merge to run a list IDs against a server.  Continue Reading

• A new, better pad technique

  Let's say you want to pad a number with leading zeroes, no matter how large it is. This shows you how to pad a number if it's less then x but leave it alone if it's greater than x.  Continue Reading

• Get all members of Domino Directory Group

  This code generates a list of users from a group name from the NAB, determines whether the name corresponds to a person or group and breaks each group down into its person members.  Continue Reading

• How to save agent output in a Web-based application

  In my CRM application I wanted users to use client information in other applications, where they must be able to download specific information from the database.  Continue Reading

• Hiding field properties/data from DocProperties box

  This tip allows you to hide field properties or other data from the DocProperties box. I don't believe this has been documented any where, and it's something I just stumbled upon.  Continue Reading

• Control e-mail with Domino Mail Rules

  Using Domino Mail Rules and Passwords, you can control how e-mail is sent to a large number of recipients and protect inboxes from unwanted messages.  Continue Reading

• Find Errors in Notes Log

  This tip is useful to automatically scan the Notes Logs on servers for keywords that indicate errors. Results are e-mailed to the user indicated in the script.  Continue Reading

• Automatic deletion of dead mail in mail.box

  I have seen a recent tip on how to delete dead mail in mail.box with script code, but this is much simpler.  Continue Reading

• Expand group members and nested groups in @formula

  In R6, @expandgrouplist doesn't seem to work anymore. This @formula will get all members of groups, and it will also work for nested groups.  Continue Reading

• Open browser window to designated default drive/directory

  This code lets you open the Microsoft browser window to a specified drive/directory of your own choosing.  Continue Reading

• Forwarding email messages to other account

  This bit of code lets you "forward" an email to another email account while retaining the original Subject and From fields.  Continue Reading

• Code IsNewDoc and IsDocBeingEdited in JavaScript

  This tip shows you how to Code IsNewDoc and IsDocBeingEdited in JavaScript -- two JavaScript equivalents of common @Functions.  Continue Reading

• Select date range for view

  On a view that asks for a "from" date and a "to" date, this button rebuilds the view in front of your eyes to reflect your date changes.  Continue Reading

• Notes/Domino Security, An Administrator's Guide: book review

  Read a review of the book Notes/Domino Security, An Administrators Guide, by Chuck Connell.  Continue Reading

• Profile forms for CSS sheets

  Why mess with forms to reference CSS sheets? Use the Domino Profile form to gain creative control over your Web site design.  Continue Reading

• Working with Eclipse and Java agents in Notes/Domino 7

  Lotus Notes/Domino 7 will bring Eclipse into closer view for some Notes developers who want to work with Java agents in Notes/Domino, WebSphere, and Workplace settings.  Continue Reading

• Assign a string to JavaScript variable with instances of double quotes

  This tip shows you how to assign a string to a JavaScript variable with instances of double quotes.  Continue Reading

• Solving your Notes-Outlook integration admin woes

  Michael Lazar has answered many administrator questions on e-mail problems, especially those that embrace Outlook and Exchange. A convenient sampling of his advice is offered here.  Continue Reading

• ODBC connection to SQL server using LotusScript

  This tip shows you how to create an ODBC connection to a SQL server using LotusScript with the click of a button.  Continue Reading

• Export a view to Excel without coding

  This tip shows you how to export a view to Excel without any coding.  Continue Reading

• Resource reservations cleanup

  Do you still have reservations in your Resource Reservations database from 2004 or 2003 and need to remove them without sending cancellation messages? This tip shows you how.  Continue Reading

• Creating dynamic subforms for Lotus Notes Domino

  Discover a new approach you can use to create dynamic subforms for Lotus Notes and Domino.  Continue Reading

• Prevent users from saving multiple documents with same key data

  This tip shows you how to prevent users from saving more than one document with the same key data.  Continue Reading

• Table in a rich text field

  This code is designed to create a non-tabbed table of two rows and five columns in a rich text field to display information.  Continue Reading

• Pull a specific element from a list

  If you are given a list of items, do you know how to pull out the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. elements? This tip shows you how.  Continue Reading

• Importing a CSV file into view

  This tip shows you how to import a CSV file as tabular text.  Continue Reading

• Prevent document deletion if there are response documents

  This tip shows you how to prevent document deletion if there are response documents.  Continue Reading

• InViewEdit for the Web

  This tip shows you how to use InViewEdit functionality on the Web.  Continue Reading

• @Formula library

  Writing a function once and then using it in many places is easy to do when you use LotusScript -- but what about @formula's? In Notes 6 you can do this for @formula's as well.  Continue Reading

• Permanent NotesLog and Java log come in handy

  A particularly useful feature of LS error handling is the NotesLog class. The NotesLog object allows you to create robust permanent error logs from LS programs.  Continue Reading

• Creating RSS feed with Notes URI

  Many Lotus Notes developers have started adding RSS feeds to their repertoire. Using this method, you can present an RSS feed to documents stored in a Notes database.  Continue Reading

• Control twisty URLs in embedded views

  Use the following code in the FORM onLoad event to traverse through the document.links array.  Continue Reading

• Recover lost folders

  This tip shows you how to recover lost files using a LotusScript agent.  Continue Reading

• Activity logging functionality may cause problems with Lotus Instant Messaging

  Learn what issues you may encounter when running activity logging functionality and Lotus Instant Messaging simultaneously.  Continue Reading

• Perfect portlets: Best practices for WebSphere portlet development

  This article looks at best practices when designing portlets, either for new applications or for incorporating Domino applications into the WebSphere Portal.  Continue Reading

• Helpful Java console commands

  This tip provides a helpful list of Java console commands.  Continue Reading

• Dynamic table solution using an embedded view

  Instead of hard coding a table when you are not sure how many rows you need you can create an embedded view with response documents to act as rows.  Continue Reading

• Link hotspots vs. action hotspots

  I wanted to create a link from a page to an Excel spreadsheet in a shared server.  Continue Reading

• Creating corporate welcome pages with Lotus Notes

  Learn the pros and cons of creating corporate welcome pages with Lotus Notes.  Continue Reading

• Use pop-up to populate dynamic table

  This tip shows you how to use a pop-up window to populate a dynamic table in an underlying form.  Continue Reading

• Set date without time via LotusScript

  This tip shows you how to set the date without the time section via LotusScript.  Continue Reading

• Alternate approach to simulating @Unique in Java

  This tip is in response to Mike Marcavage's tip Java version of @Unique. It is an alternate approach to simulating @Unique in Java.  Continue Reading

• Pre-recertify ID's

  Tired of recertifying ID's one at a time, as they dribble in from users? This tip shows you another way.  Continue Reading

• AddParameter to a NotesXSLTransFormer

  While transforming Notes documents using DXL I needed to add a parameter to the Stylesheet and AddParameter documentation in R6 was non-existent. Here's how it works...  Continue Reading

• @today in view selection formulas

  By now you all must know that using @Yesterday, @today ,@tommorrow in column or selection formulas impacts the efficiency of your application.  Continue Reading

• Avoid multiple login screens when using frameset

  Two solutions to Avoid multiple login screens when using frameset.  Continue Reading

• Use mail journaling to save copies of all email in Lotus Notes

  Learn how you can use mail journaling to save copies of all email messages that go through your Lotus Notes Domino system.  Continue Reading

• Delete dead mail in mail.boxes

  If you have several mail.boxes on your server and want your administrator to be able to occasionally run a manual agent to delete all dead messages, this agent will work for you.  Continue Reading

• Mail file size control

  This tip is pretty simple but has saved me quite a bit of space on mail files.  Continue Reading

• Changing Domino servers

  Moving mail users from one server to another and updating the location document can be a hassle. We developed a 'form' that looks like a memo that can be sent to those individuals.  Continue Reading

• Go to Notes client from IE and command prompt

  This tip shows you how to open a Notes client document from a Web browser in Notes client.  Continue Reading

• Controlling user recertification requests

  This tip shows you how to change where Notes ID recertification requests are sent.  Continue Reading

• Outsourcing spam management

  Outsourcing spam filtering can make sense. It is different than outsourcing a mission critical application like your entire messaging infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• Java version of @Unique

  This is a static method of the Lotus formula @Unique.  Continue Reading

• Convert number value to text string (R5 and earlier)

  This code will convert a number value to a text string.  Continue Reading

• XML encoding a string

  The tip contains code that is a LotusScript version of the @URLEncode function.  Continue Reading

• How you can fight spam in your Lotus Notes Domino environment

  Learn some techniques you can use to fight spam in your Lotus Notes Domino environment.  Continue Reading

• Beware of attachments when writing docs to mail.box in R6

  This tip tells you why you should beware of attachments when writing docs to a mail.box in R6.  Continue Reading

• HIPAA security and Lotus Notes Domino

  Learn about the HIPAA healthcare laws and how their changing will affect your Lotus Notes Domino security.  Continue Reading

• Trim returns and linefeeds functions

  This is a non-looping script that cleans up carriage returns/line feeds from text in a field.  Continue Reading

• Accessing the Notes mail send/spell check dialog box

  This tip shows you how to access the Notes mail send/spell check dialog box.  Continue Reading

• Replacement for @Command in LotusScript using Notes API's

  This tip shows you a replacement for @Command ([fileClose&amp#93;) in LotusScript using Notes API's.  Continue Reading

• Extract attachments and indicate a new location

  This tip shows you how to extract attachments and indicate a new location.  Continue Reading

• Don't forget NotesAdministrationProcess

  A sometimes overlooked improvement to Notes/Domino 6 known as the NotesAdministrationProcess class may be a 'tool' worth taking a look at for admins on the front lines of IT.  Continue Reading

• Delete an AS400DB2 table

  This tip gives you code that will delete an AS400DB2 table.  Continue Reading

• Remove duplicate attachments from user's e-mail database

  This tip shows you a way to remove duplicate attachments from an e-mail database.  Continue Reading