Tips

Tips

• Five Domino domain default server settings you should change and why

  In this article, Lotus Notes Domino expert Andy Pedisich gives five default settings in your Domino domain that you should change, including the Message Recall setting and the 'use more secure Internet Passwords' setting. Modifying these settings ...  Continue Reading

• Using Formula language code to sort Lotus Notes messages by subject

  Lotus Notes will sort messages by Date, Sender and Subject with prefixes such as Re: and Fwd:. This Formula language code will customize your All documents view by stripping out prefixes to easily sort Lotus Notes messages by subject alone.  Continue Reading

• Workaround formats bulleted/numbered lists in Lotus Notes documents

  Many Lotus Notes Domino administrators can be frustrated with some limitations when using bulleted and/or numbered lists in Lotus Notes, specifically that a list restarts when you add a blank line. This workaround lets you maintain the proper order ...  Continue Reading

• LotusScript accesses clipboard to view copied Notes documents

  Find out how to access copied Lotus Notes documents on your clipboard with this downloadable LotusScript code. This tip is helpful when using queryPaste events to determine what content is being pasted into a Lotus Notes database.  Continue Reading

• LotusScript action button manages Lotus Notes mail files

  This LotusScript code creates an action button that, when applied to any view or folder in Lotus Notes mail files, makes mail file management easy. Using a single action button, Lotus Notes Domino users can easily manage their mail files, ...  Continue Reading

• LotusScript sorts a Lotus Notes document collection

  This LotusScript code shows how to sort a Lotus Notes document collection in ascending order using a specified field (text/date/number) as the key. The code is customizable, so you can easily change it to meet your needs.  Continue Reading

• How to create dynamic JavaScript in Notes Domino without formulas

  If you need to create a large amount of dynamic JavaScript and you're not familiar with the use of @DBColumn and @DBLookup formulas, this tip is for you. Placing this code in your HTML Head Content section is a simple workaround for busy Lotus Notes...  Continue Reading

• Batch file runs scheduled Lotus Notes database maintenance tasks

  After encountering problems with a large Lotus Notes database, Brian Graham developed this hands-off solution. He created a batch file that runs several Lotus Notes database management tasks while your Lotus Domino server is offline.  Continue Reading

• Java code inserts data from Notes documents into a SQL table

  Prepared statements let Lotus Notes Domino users update and insert data into tables. Check out this Java code, which retrieves data from documents and tests to see if the data exists in a SQL table. If it does exist, the data is updated. If it ...  Continue Reading

• Display Lotus Notes user group membership details in a tree view

  Determining which groups a Lotus Notes user belongs to is important, but difficult if you don't have access to the proper databases. This tip explains how to display a tree view of the groups and nested groups to which a user belongs with just the ...  Continue Reading

• Open documents in Lotus Notes from the Web without a UNID

  You can use the "Notes://" URL and the UNID to open documents in the Lotus Notes client from a link on the Web. But what do you do if you only have the view and key? This tip offers a solution.  Continue Reading

• Alternate version of @Command forwards subform via LotusScript

  The @Command([MailForward]) function lets you place an UI document's contents into a mail memo and forward it. If you only want to forward a portion or subform of the UI document, this tip can show you how, using a LotusScript alternative.  Continue Reading

• How DirLint verifies data in Lotus Notes Domino 8 directories

  Get an introduction to DirLint, a new tool available in Lotus Notes Domino 8 that scans directories and identifies issues such as invalid syntax in names, issues with the naming hierarchy scheme, and reports problems in directory names.  Continue Reading

• Process large arrays in Notes forms without undue coding or testing

  When two Domino developers had to process large arrays in Lotus Notes forms for an international company, they devised a solution that reduced the coding, debugging and testing time involved. Get the LotusScript code they used to easily process the ...  Continue Reading

• How to use LotusScript to modify a Lotus Notes view selection

  If you've been looking for a way to use parameters to limit a Lotus Notes view selection, you're in luck. This tip gives the LotusScript and a few examples to help you.  Continue Reading