How to check mailfiles of the users
Hi. You can use the “show directory” command. Example for a database called “mymail.nsf” Enter “show dir mymail.nsf” at the console. This command only displays entries in the “data” directory. The directory can not be changed. Hope this helps. //Dan
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| February 13, 2009 6:31 PM
Domino 6.5, Domino Administrator, Domino Server, Lotus Domino
Hi. You can use the “show directory” command. Example for a database called “mymail.nsf” Enter “show dir mymail.nsf” at the console. This command only displays entries in the “data” directory. The directory can not be changed. Hope this helps. //Dan
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| February 13, 2009 6:31 PM
Domino 6.5, Domino Administrator, Domino Server, Lotus Domino
Accessing a field
You could utilize @DbLookup if you have a key value you can use to get the appropriate document. This works even on the web. OR – If you can get the UNID (universal id) of the target document AND you are in the same database as the target document you can use the command @GetDocField( [...]
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| February 12, 2009 9:10 PM
Domino 6.5, Domino Designer, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes Fields
You could utilize @DbLookup if you have a key value you can use to get the appropriate document. This works even on the web. OR – If you can get the UNID (universal id) of the target document AND you are in the same database as the target document you can use the command @GetDocField( [...]
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| February 12, 2009 9:10 PM
Domino 6.5, Domino Designer, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes Fields
How to import contacts
If you could open your old names.nsf files, open it in LotusNotes, select every contacts (and site documents if any), copy to clipboard. Then create a new NAMES.NSF or use an other one and paste all you docs in. That’s it Ruth adds: If you don’t have any addresses in your new contact book yet, [...]
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| February 12, 2009 6:16 PM
Importing Contacts to Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes 5.0, Lotus Notes 5.0.12, Lotus Notes 5.x, Lotus Notes Contacts
If you could open your old names.nsf files, open it in LotusNotes, select every contacts (and site documents if any), copy to clipboard. Then create a new NAMES.NSF or use an other one and paste all you docs in. That’s it Ruth adds: If you don’t have any addresses in your new contact book yet, [...]
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| February 12, 2009 6:16 PM
Importing Contacts to Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes 5.0, Lotus Notes 5.0.12, Lotus Notes 5.x, Lotus Notes Contacts
New Contest: ASK, Answer and win some Amazon.com gift cards
Good luck everyone. If you have questions email me at sbrooks at techtarget.com
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| February 12, 2009 4:04 PM
AS/400, CIO, CRM, Data management, Database, DataCenter, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL, SQL Server, Storage, VMware, VoIP, Windows
Good luck everyone. If you have questions email me at sbrooks at techtarget.com
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| February 12, 2009 4:04 PM
AS/400, CIO, CRM, Data management, Database, DataCenter, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL, SQL Server, Storage, VMware, VoIP, Windows
Lotus Notes – Multiple Forms but 1 View
You should decide on a main form. From your description, the hardward form might be best. Your hardware form would have lookup fields that would allow you to select the software, user, location, etc… All your forms would have a unique ID ‘computed when composed’ field (@unique). Then your lookup views (for software,user,location) would have [...]
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| February 12, 2009 3:46 PM
Lotus Notes administration, Lotus Notes Forms, Lotus Notes View, Microsoft Office
You should decide on a main form. From your description, the hardward form might be best. Your hardware form would have lookup fields that would allow you to select the software, user, location, etc… All your forms would have a unique ID ‘computed when composed’ field (@unique). Then your lookup views (for software,user,location) would have [...]
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| February 12, 2009 3:46 PM
Lotus Notes administration, Lotus Notes Forms, Lotus Notes View, Microsoft Office
Wireless Synchronization with a blackberry and Domino server on Linux
As you say BlackBerry enterprise server will only run on windows but that does not prevet you tu use IT. Keep your domino on linux and run Blackberry on a Virtual windows 2003 make it talk togeter and your on. thast all. KIS is the way to do good think the wright way. michel
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| February 11, 2009 4:58 PM
BlackBerry, BlackBerry Lotus Notes, IMAP, Lotus Domino, Lotus Notes, POP, Synchronization, Wireless
As you say BlackBerry enterprise server will only run on windows but that does not prevet you tu use IT. Keep your domino on linux and run Blackberry on a Virtual windows 2003 make it talk togeter and your on. thast all. KIS is the way to do good think the wright way. michel
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| February 11, 2009 4:58 PM
BlackBerry, BlackBerry Lotus Notes, IMAP, Lotus Domino, Lotus Notes, POP, Synchronization, Wireless
Creating multiple address books in Lotus Domino Server
Creating an adresse book in Domino is fairly strait forward but you need to know why you use does adresse book. <b>1. For authentification / Domino / LDAP 2. For a single point of finding peaple in the organisation 3. To create a segregation or to isolate adresse book from each other</b>. If it is [...]
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| February 11, 2009 4:54 PM
Domino administration, Lotus Notes Address Book, Lotus Notes administration
Creating an adresse book in Domino is fairly strait forward but you need to know why you use does adresse book. <b>1. For authentification / Domino / LDAP 2. For a single point of finding peaple in the organisation 3. To create a segregation or to isolate adresse book from each other</b>. If it is [...]
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| February 11, 2009 4:54 PM
Domino administration, Lotus Notes Address Book, Lotus Notes administration
Lotus Rich Text Field Contents Displaying
I know you said you don’t have any hide-when formula set, but have you checked both locations? I understand that you don’t have a hide-when in the target field, but what about the source field? Because these are RTF, a hide-when from the source could be copied along with the text. For example, does the [...]
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| February 11, 2009 2:18 PM
Lotus development, Lotus Forms, Lotus Notes
I know you said you don’t have any hide-when formula set, but have you checked both locations? I understand that you don’t have a hide-when in the target field, but what about the source field? Because these are RTF, a hide-when from the source could be copied along with the text. For example, does the [...]
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| February 11, 2009 2:18 PM
Lotus development, Lotus Forms, Lotus Notes
Some users unable to see items in their Sent folder
Go to File->Preferences->User Preferences…->Mail->General and check the setting for “Save mail that you send”
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| February 11, 2009 2:10 PM
Lotus Notes administration, Lotus Notes email, Lotus Notes Sent folder
Go to File->Preferences->User Preferences…->Mail->General and check the setting for “Save mail that you send”
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| February 11, 2009 2:10 PM
Lotus Notes administration, Lotus Notes email, Lotus Notes Sent folder
Sharepoint Conversion convert a lotus notes database into a sharepoint application/site
Yup Loutwice there are multiple options to be consider during the process of conversion. sometime your existing system works fine without making any change in existing setup or application. only maintenace required. but if you know that you need new platform or new technology with enhanced features then you must need to move. there some [...]
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| February 10, 2009 3:35 PM
Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes Database, SharePoint
Yup Loutwice there are multiple options to be consider during the process of conversion. sometime your existing system works fine without making any change in existing setup or application. only maintenace required. but if you know that you need new platform or new technology with enhanced features then you must need to move. there some [...]
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| February 10, 2009 3:35 PM
Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes Database, SharePoint
How to (encode) a editable field in Lotus Notes v6
Change the Field Type to Password. On the Field Properties box in the first tab, use the Field Type drop down and choose Password. It is directly below Readers and above Formula in R6.5.6. If you can’t find it, call IBM support to figure out why your Designer Client is not working properly.
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| February 9, 2009 4:37 PM
Asterisk Password Field, Lotus development, Lotus Notes 6.x, LotusScript, Password field
Change the Field Type to Password. On the Field Properties box in the first tab, use the Field Type drop down and choose Password. It is directly below Readers and above Formula in R6.5.6. If you can’t find it, call IBM support to figure out why your Designer Client is not working properly.
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| February 9, 2009 4:37 PM
Asterisk Password Field, Lotus development, Lotus Notes 6.x, LotusScript, Password field
LotusScript to forward mail to recipient in body
Yes it can be done. You’ll need to create an agent that runs after new mail arrives. Then, use UnprocessedDocuments to get the new mail and parse the From and Body fields for the strings you seek. The agent can then create a new mail document with the portion of the body text you want. [...]
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| February 9, 2009 4:33 PM
Auto Forward, Lotus Notes email, LotusScript
Yes it can be done. You’ll need to create an agent that runs after new mail arrives. Then, use UnprocessedDocuments to get the new mail and parse the From and Body fields for the strings you seek. The agent can then create a new mail document with the portion of the body text you want. [...]
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| February 9, 2009 4:33 PM
Auto Forward, Lotus Notes email, LotusScript
Lotus Notes to Outlook
Can you please clarify your questions. Doing a forward of email does not rely on the email infrastructure. why would you do that?
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| February 9, 2009 2:33 PM
Email forwarding, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes email, Outlook, Outlook email
Can you please clarify your questions. Doing a forward of email does not rely on the email infrastructure. why would you do that?
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| February 9, 2009 2:33 PM
Email forwarding, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes email, Outlook, Outlook email
Lotus ID File (UserID file missing from Address Book)
Their is no way to do that. except if you delete the user an recreate it **ADDED 02/06/09*** Actually, that is not an accurate statement, if I understand the request properly. If you mean, you removed the USERID attachment from someone’s person record and now you want to put it back that is. If so, [...]
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| February 6, 2009 7:59 PM
Lotus Notes Address Book, Lotus Notes administration, Lotus Notes User ID
Their is no way to do that. except if you delete the user an recreate it **ADDED 02/06/09*** Actually, that is not an accurate statement, if I understand the request properly. If you mean, you removed the USERID attachment from someone’s person record and now you want to put it back that is. If so, [...]
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| February 6, 2009 7:59 PM
Lotus Notes Address Book, Lotus Notes administration, Lotus Notes User ID
Lotus Notes Calendaring Schedule
Yes, it knows what timezone you are in. This information is stored in your person record.
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| February 6, 2009 3:39 PM
Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes Calendar, Lotus Notes Calendar Free Time
Yes, it knows what timezone you are in. This information is stored in your person record.
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| February 6, 2009 3:39 PM
Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes Calendar, Lotus Notes Calendar Free Time
Java on iSeries
Yes, you can put a war file out in the IFS directory. I know you can run a java app deployed through a war file through the Tomcat/http server because we are running several that way on our iseries. But we have not called through a RPGLE program but it could be possible. Hope this [...]
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| February 5, 2009 8:15 PM
IFS Directory, iSeries, iSeries development, JAR file, Java, Java ARchive, RPGILE, WAR file, Web ARchive, WebSphere
Yes, you can put a war file out in the IFS directory. I know you can run a java app deployed through a war file through the Tomcat/http server because we are running several that way on our iseries. But we have not called through a RPGLE program but it could be possible. Hope this [...]
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| February 5, 2009 8:15 PM
IFS Directory, iSeries, iSeries development, JAR file, Java, Java ARchive, RPGILE, WAR file, Web ARchive, WebSphere
Creating a ‘simple’ custom view in Lotus Notes R5
Modifying the mail design, and the Inbox in particular in Notes is fraught with peril, even for the experts. The Inbox is a special folder (not a view), and you would have to go to fairly extraordinary lengths to accomplish what you want and not have it either fail to receive mail or revert back [...]
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| February 4, 2009 7:11 PM
Lotus Notes 5.x, Lotus Notes email, Lotus Notes View
Modifying the mail design, and the Inbox in particular in Notes is fraught with peril, even for the experts. The Inbox is a special folder (not a view), and you would have to go to fairly extraordinary lengths to accomplish what you want and not have it either fail to receive mail or revert back [...]
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| February 4, 2009 7:11 PM
Lotus Notes 5.x, Lotus Notes email, Lotus Notes View
Lotus Notes Archive database
Open the archive file Call the File Menu -> Database -> Properties In the drop down list box select “Database ” In the “I” tab, click the optimize button.
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| February 4, 2009 2:43 PM
Email archiving, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes archiving, Lotus Notes email archiving
Open the archive file Call the File Menu -> Database -> Properties In the drop down list box select “Database ” In the “I” tab, click the optimize button.
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| February 4, 2009 2:43 PM
Email archiving, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes archiving, Lotus Notes email archiving
Domino Address Book
From my experience it is impossible to do that. and it is not a best practice also. **ADDED 02/03/09*** Agreed, probably not a best practice but, you could create a person record manually, add all the pertinent information. Then open the user ID and copy the keys, I believe you can paste them as well, [...]
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| February 4, 2009 12:05 PM
Lotus Notes Address Book, Lotus Notes administration, Lotus Notes ID File, Lotus Notes User ID
From my experience it is impossible to do that. and it is not a best practice also. **ADDED 02/03/09*** Agreed, probably not a best practice but, you could create a person record manually, add all the pertinent information. Then open the user ID and copy the keys, I believe you can paste them as well, [...]
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| February 4, 2009 12:05 PM
Lotus Notes Address Book, Lotus Notes administration, Lotus Notes ID File, Lotus Notes User ID
Sending a message from Access thru Lotus
replace de disign of you database to a 6.5 template. it should work **ADDED 02/03/09** If the error message is correct, my guess is you are using COM from MS Access to create a backend Notes/Domino document, then using the Send method to send it. However, you are likely setting the first parameter of the [...]
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| February 3, 2009 4:44 PM
Lotus Notes 6.5, Lotus Notes 8.x, Lotus Notes email error, Lotus Notes error messages, Microsoft Access
replace de disign of you database to a 6.5 template. it should work **ADDED 02/03/09** If the error message is correct, my guess is you are using COM from MS Access to create a backend Notes/Domino document, then using the Send method to send it. However, you are likely setting the first parameter of the [...]
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| February 3, 2009 4:44 PM
Lotus Notes 6.5, Lotus Notes 8.x, Lotus Notes email error, Lotus Notes error messages, Microsoft Access
