Tips

Tips

• Using the open DB dialogue box to get DB paths and RepID

  This tip describes how to link DBs together without hard coding the DB paths.  Continue Reading

• Deleting 'Private on first use' views/folders

  This tip describes how to get around the GetView/NotesDB class/POFU view bug in ND6.  Continue Reading

• Counting unique elements in a text list

  This tip's formula will count the number of elements that are the same in a text list.  Continue Reading

• Close all open windows at once

  A hidden Notes feature can quickly close all open windows.  Continue Reading

• Looping through @Implode and @Explode

  Learn how to perform multiple lookups in one shot.  Continue Reading

• Year and quarter -- the Formula language way

  How to show when a doc was created in the format Year, Qx -- using formula.  Continue Reading

• Warning on trimming strings with @Trim and Trim

  A warning about trimming functions in LotusScript and Formula.  Continue Reading

• @Member in reverse

  How to find the last position in a text list up to 99 elements.  Continue Reading

• Reduce the size of your database

  Resident administration expert Michael Lazar offers his tips on reducing the size of your databases.  Continue Reading

• Server-side password checking

  Resident security expert Chuck Connell explains the proper uses and importance of the "check password" feature, which he refers to as "server-side password checking."  Continue Reading

• Smart icon to set field value/type, version 2

  Version one of this tip, "Set field value/type via smart icon" by Janet Rogers, was submitted on Sept. 4, 2001.  Continue Reading

• Leverage the progress bar within Notes

  How to utilize a progress bar that displays percentage progress within a message box display.  Continue Reading

• Trim returns and line feeds

  This tip is a LotusScript function that trims the returns and line feeds from a string.  Continue Reading

• Open documents in dialog box from a view

  How to open and edit documents in a dialog box from a view.  Continue Reading

• Further improve your Domino views on the Web

  How to modify all Domino views on the Web easily with CSS.  Continue Reading

• Refresh computed subform

  How to calculate for a computed subform after the form is open.  Continue Reading

• Fit views to window or table width

  Here's a tip to get the view/table to fit the width of the window or region it is within, so all of your views can look consistent.  Continue Reading

• Look for a value in a multi-valued text field

  Ever wanted to know if a value is in a list of values using LotusScript? This tip explains how to find out.  Continue Reading

• Managing recertification

  How to best deal with ID recertification timing.  Continue Reading

• Update ACL of selected databases

  This code allows you to easily update the ACL (access control list) so that the administration server is changed from the old server to the new server in a migration.  Continue Reading

• Another way to open an admin client without installing Notes Administrator Client

  If you only have Notes Client on your workstation and not the Notes Admin Client, perform the following task to start the Notes Administrator from within your Notes Client.  Continue Reading

• Another way to delete duplicate documents

  This agent will delete duplicate documents with same serial number.  Continue Reading

• Simple method to select all/deselect all from LotusScript

  This code snippet demonstrates using the Windows API to perform Edit -> Select All and Edit -> Deselect All actions from the Notes edit menu.  Continue Reading

• Specific day of the month

  If you've ever had to determine a specific day of the month, for example the third Tuesday or the first Thursday, then this formula can help you out.  Continue Reading

• Eliminate execution security alerts

  How to eliminate Execution Security Alerts (ESAs), which occur when a user has not authorized an action for a particular signature in their Execution Control List (ECL).  Continue Reading

• Debugging QuerySave and QueryClose form events

  How to avoid skipping over the default LS debugger when debugging the LotusScript QuerySave and LotusScript QueryClose events.  Continue Reading

• Prevent users from editing through the UI

  How to allow a user to modify a document without having them change it by putting it in Edit mode.  Continue Reading

• Retrieving all by role name

  How to retrieve all users by their role names.  Continue Reading

• True Domino Blooper #19: Unpredictable unprocessed documents

  This developer got into a tight squeeze when an agent using the unprocessed document property ran amok. Read and see what caused the disaster and how our hero saved the day.  Continue Reading

• Where to store Notes IDs

  Explains location options for storing Notes IDs.  Continue Reading

• Embedding images to the mail rather than attaching

  This tip describes how to embed inmages in mail rather than attaching them.  Continue Reading

• Simple method to put LastName first and FirstName last from CommonUserName

  This tip describes a procedure to put LastName first and FirstName last from CommonUserName.  Continue Reading

• Domino and HIPAA: How they interact

  This tip describes the interaction between Lotus Domin and HIPAA.  Continue Reading

• Prevent JavaScript from treating numbers as strings when using '+'

  This tip describes a method for preventing JavaScript from treating numbers as strings when using '+'.  Continue Reading

• Using $PaperColor to dynamically change background color of a document

  This tip describe how to using $PaperColor to dynamically change background color of a document.  Continue Reading

• Entering unicode characters

  This tip describes entering unicode characters on a Domino system.  Continue Reading

• Easy viewing of hidden fields

  This tip describes a method for viewing hidden fields.  Continue Reading

• Printing the current document with another form from LotusScript

  This tip describes how to print the current document with another form from LotusScript.  Continue Reading

• Prevent java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError of known classes in the Notes client

  This tip describes how to prevent a Java error in the Notes client.  Continue Reading

• Managing attachments on Web browser

  This tip describes a procedure for managing attachments in a Web browser.  Continue Reading

• Prevent your transactional log disk from running out of space

  This tip describes how to manage disk space on servers with transactional logging.  Continue Reading

• Nth position of a list

  This tip describes how to get to a specific list item.  Continue Reading

• Set your inbox's sorting order

  This tip describes a procedure for sorting the contents of your inbox.  Continue Reading

• Accurate LotusScript timing technique

  This tip describes and accurate method for timing LotusScript actions.  Continue Reading

• A trick for closing JavaScript windows

  This tip describes a procedure for closing JavaScript windows.  Continue Reading

• Keyboard shortcuts for Domino

  This tip describes using keyboard shortcuts for Domino.  Continue Reading

• Appending items to a text field

  This tip describes how to append items to a text field with LotusScript.  Continue Reading

• Dialog box over the Web

  This tip describes a method for employing dialog boxes over the Web.  Continue Reading

• Change field values without creating an agent

  This tip describes a method for changing field values without creating an agent.  Continue Reading

• @Userroles and multiple userroles

  This tip descrbes a method for handling userroles.  Continue Reading

• Making rooms and resources easy to find in a large directory

  This tip describes how to find rooms and resources easily.  Continue Reading

• Overcome unsorted document collections using Picklist and a categorized view

  This tip describes how to overcome unsorted document collections using Picklist and a categorized view.  Continue Reading

• Embedded views must be sorted on a text field

  This tip describes how to avoid an error message associated with embedded views.  Continue Reading

• Forcing a line break in a view

  This tip describes how to force a line break in a view using Formula language.  Continue Reading

• Archive Log.nsf automatically

  This tip describes how to archive Log.nsf automatically.  Continue Reading

• Desktop.dsk stored views

  This tip describes how to access the desktop.dsk for stored views.  Continue Reading

• Using @PickList with LotusScript agents

  This tip describes using @PickList with LotusScript agents.  Continue Reading

• Check attachment size before doc is saved

  This tip describes how to check attachment sized before doc is saved.  Continue Reading

• Forward a "prevent copying" document

  This tip describes how to forward a "prevent copying" document.  Continue Reading

• Another trick to check read mode / edit mode

  This tip describes another trick to check read mode / edit mode.  Continue Reading

• Prevent forwarding and copying your mail

  This tip describes how to prevent forwarding and copying your mail.  Continue Reading

• How to install an additional server as a first server

  This tip describes how to install an additional server as a first server.  Continue Reading

• Add or remove names to/from authornames fields

  This tip describes how to add or remove names to/from authornames fields.  Continue Reading

• Find number of working days

  This tip describes how to calcualte the number of working days.  Continue Reading

• E-mail "from" format when using iNotes or Webmail

  Learn how to configure the "from" field in iNotes or Web mail to display in RFC format.  Continue Reading

• Setting your DNS Server

  This tip describes how to set up a DNS server.  Continue Reading

• Mark calendar entries red and strikethrough

  This tip describes how to mark calender entries.  Continue Reading

• JavaScript to open a form in a browser window without tool bar & menu bar

  This script will hide your toolbar and menu bar from window browser.  Continue Reading

• @DBLookup function for Web

  Learn how to simulate the @DBLookup function in a Web browser to return a Lotus Notes Domino array using some JavaScript code.  Continue Reading

• A list of lists

  This tip describes how to return a list of lists on your system.  Continue Reading

• Using Sametime to chat-enable your Web site

  This tip describes how to use Sametime to chat-enable your Web site.  Continue Reading

• Easy login and logout links

  This tip describes how to employ easy login and logout links.  Continue Reading

• Run selected agent on server

  This tip describes how to Run selected agent on server.  Continue Reading

• If Lotus Notes crashes, you don't have to restart your PC anymore!

  This tip describes how to make Notes crash resistant.  Continue Reading

• Compare two lists

  This tip describes how to compare two lists.  Continue Reading

• Allowing search of more than 5000 docs

  This tip describes how to search for more than 5000 documents  Continue Reading

• Show or hide a subform from inside a form

  This tip describes how to show or hide a form inside a subform.  Continue Reading

• Merge multiple Excel spreahsheets into single one

  This tip describes how to mrge multiple Excel spreahsheets into single one.  Continue Reading

• Remove attachments from multiple mail messages

  This tip describes how to remove attachments from multiple mail messages.  Continue Reading

• Unhiding a Hidden Design, The Easy Way

  This tip describes how to reveal hidden designs.  Continue Reading

• Converting dates from any format to NotesDateTime

  This tip describes how to convert dates from any format to NotesDateTime.  Continue Reading

• How to remove "Enforce uniform/consistent access" flag even without access to the database!

  This tip describes how to remove the remove "Enforce uniform/consistent access" flag without access to the database.  Continue Reading

• Updating Response documents when parent data changes

  This tip describes updating Response documents when parent data changes.  Continue Reading

• Validate rich text fields for attachments without saving the UI document

  This tip describes how to validate rich text fields for attachments without saving the UI document.  Continue Reading

• Removing unused fields from database

  This tip describes a procdure for removing unused fields from database.  Continue Reading

• OCR: Abbyy FineReader integration

  This tip describes how to integrate optical character recognition into your system.  Continue Reading

• Decrypt mail

  This tip describes how to decrypt mail documents.  Continue Reading

• Delete DEAD mail

  This tip describes the procedure for deleting DEAD mail from your system.  Continue Reading

• Set up ODBC data source with Lotus Script

  This tip describes how to set up an ODBC data source with Lotus Script.  Continue Reading

• Register New User, Userid, Mailfile through Lotus Script without Domino Administrator

  This tip describes registering New User, Userid, Mailfile through Lotus Script without the Domino Administrator.  Continue Reading

• Hide when formulas for rich text fields

  This tip describes the procedure for hiding when formulas for rich text fields.  Continue Reading

• 64k-limit error when sending mail to a group containing a large number of members

  This tip describes setting up a 64k-limit error when sending mail to a group containing a large number of members.  Continue Reading

• Creating DocLinks using undocumented lotusscript method

  This tip describes how to create doclinks using a different serverHint than the server you are creating the docLinks on.  Continue Reading

• Changing No documents found message

  This tip describes how to change the default "No documents found" message.  Continue Reading

• A Primer on field encryption

  This tip describes procedures for field encryption  Continue Reading

• Bullet proof the PickListStrings method

  This tip describes how to make the PickListStrings method more resiliant.  Continue Reading

• Handling replication conflicts

  This is tip describes one method for handling replication conflicts.  Continue Reading

• Force a new parent for a a response

  This tip describes how to force documents to be children of a document.  Continue Reading

• Limiting entry length in a textbox

  This tip describes how to limit the ammount of characters that may be entered into a field.  Continue Reading

• Creating ACL spreadsheets with Excel

  This tip describes creating spreadsheets for ACLs in Excel.  Continue Reading