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Practical LotusScript

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Practical LotusScript Anthony Patton 1999 | 512 pages ISBN: 1884777767
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Index

Symbols

! 216
"" 217
$File 176
$UpdatedBy 156, 161
%END REM 29
%INCLUDE 34
%Include 113
%REM 29
& 216
.lss 113
?CreateDocument 287
?OpenAgent 284, 287
?OpenDocument 287
@DBColumn 275, 295
@DBLookup 295
@function 215, 216
@Functions 275, 276, 283
@PickList 314
@ProperCase 276
@URLOpen 283
@UserRoles 276
_ 34
{} 209, 217
|| 209, 217
~ 162

A

Access Control List 143
accessor methods 54
ACL 142, 143, 145, 148, 149, 152
ACLEntry 304
action button 181, 295
Activate 185
ActivateApp 271, 274
activity logging 110
addElement 84
AddNewLine 166, 167
AddPageBreak 321
AddRow 248
AddTab 166, 167
AdjustDay 257
AdjustHour 257
AdjustMinute 257
AdjustMonth 257
AdjustSecond 257
AdjustYear 257
agent log 115, 117, 120, 121
agent.Run 297
Agents 134, 297
AllDocuments 48
AMString 264
AND 209, 210
API 271, 273, 282
apostrophe 29
Append 91
AppendParagraphStyle 321, 322
AppendText 166, 167
array 56, 61, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 74, 79, 80, 81, 83
multidimension 70
of objects 55
As 13
Asc 196
attachments 174 -179
AUTH_TYPE 281
Author access 143

B

back slash 104
back-end classes 57
base class 53, 60
beep 114
binary 87, 89, 97
binary access 86, 97 -98
body 176
Bold 167, 170
Boolean 73, 83, 126, 128, 230
braces 209
breakpoints 6
browsers 280, 287
checkbox 4
pane 4
button 132
byte 309

C

Call 41
CanCreateDocuments 148
CanCreatePersonalAgents
148
CanCreatePersonalFolders
148
CanDeleteDocuments 148
carriage return 196
CCur 16
CDat 16, 253
CDbl 16
CGI environment variables 288
ChDir 100
ChDrive 100
checking objects 112
ChildCount 324
Chr 28
CInt 16
class 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56, 59, 61, 309
ClearAllTabs 322
Click 132
CLng 16
Close 88, 107
closing a database 137
collection 75, 76, 78, 82
color 170
Comment 297
commenting code 29
CommonOwner 297
ComposeDocument 57
ComputeWithForm 295, 296, 301
Connection 241
ConnectTo 240
CONST 14
constants 14, 34
constructor 51, 61
contains 160
CONTENT_LENGTH 281
CONTENT_TYPE 281
continuation 34
Continue 126, 128
converting
data types 16
ConvertToZone 257
cookies 280
CopyAllItems 159
CopyItem 159
CopyItemToDocument 158, 159
CreateACLEntry 146, 149
CreateDocument method 204
CreateDocuments property 149
CreateItem 201
CreateLog 117
CreateNewsLetter 232
CreateObject 181, 182, 204
CreatePersonalAgents 149
CSng 16
CStr 16
CurDir 100
CurDrive 100
Currency 13
CurrencyDigits 264
CurrentAccessLevel 144
CurrentDatabase 47, 58, 314
currentDay 260
CurrentDocument 57
CurrentView 313
CutOffDelete 319
CutOffInterval 319
CVar 16

D

DATABASE 102
database script 131
DataType 17, 72
DateNumber 253
Dateonly 255
DateSep 264
DateTimeValue 162
Day 253
DBstsSuccess 244
debugging 5, 113, 118
DecimalSep 264
Declare 272
Delete 51, 53, 61
delete 148
delete objects 185, 186
DeleteDocuments 149
DeleteRole 151
Depositor access 143
derived classes 49, 53, 60
destructor 51, 61
detach 177
Dim 13, 84
dimension 65
Dir 93, 98, 98 -100
directories 98 -102
Disabled 319
DisableRole 152
Do 20, 78, 91, 92, 93, 106
doclinks 231
Document 58
DocumentCollection 76, 80
DocumentContext 282
Domino.Connect 236, 248
DoNotCatalog 319
DoScore 231, 232
DoSubject 231, 232
Dot notation 47, 61
Double 13
drive letter 175

E

EditMode 129
Editor access 142
ElseIf 22
EMBED_OBJECTLINK
184
embedded object 165, 176, 177, 184
EmbeddedObject 182
embeddedobject 166
EmbeddedObjects 186
embeddedobjects 177
embedding 180, 199
EmbedObject 183, 184
encapsulation 46
End 23
EndDateTime 260
Entering 130, 131, 293
environment variables 281, 286
EOF 90
random access 90
sequential access 90
Erase 73
Erl 113
Err 113
errors 5, 113, 119
checking 122
handling 116, 244
messages 113, 120
numbers 111
trapping 110
user-defined 112
Evaluate 270, 275, 276
events 124
Click 132
entering 130
exiting 130
Initialize 124
ObjectExecute 132
PostDocumentDelete 132
PostModeChange 129
PostOpen 125, 131, 133
PostPaste 134
PostRecalc 128
QueryAddToFolder 133
QueryClose 128, 132, 134
QueryDocumentDelete 131
QueryDocumentUndelete132
QueryModeChange 128
QueryOpen 126, 133
QueryOpenDocument 133
QueryPaste 134
QueryRecalc 133
QuerySave 127, 159, 292
Terminate 124 -125
user-defined 134
WebQueryOpen 129, 287
WebQuerySave 130, 287
Excel 199
Excel spreadsheet 197
Excel.Sheet.8 197
Exit 23
Exit Sub 111
Exiting 130, 293, 301
explicit declaration 14
export 7
options 8
ExtractFile 178

F

field events 131
field exit event 293
FieldGetText 293
fields 130
file 86, 92
open 87, 314
separator 104
file access 90
Get 89, 90
Input 89
Line Input 89
file attachments 165, 174
File Not Found 111
FileCopy 101
FileDateTime 101
FileLen 101
FileOpenDialog 304
filepath 182
files 101
FileSize 176
FindFreeTimeDialogEx 316
FindString 316
FirstLineLeftMargin 322
folder 133
font 170
FontSize 168
For 19, 65, 68, 71, 76, 95
Forall 22, 65, 66, 68, 71, 72, 80, 81, 83, 127, 177, 186, 204, 222, 226, 297
format 33, 264
FormatDocument 231
FormatMsgWithDocLinks
231
forward references 308
forward slash 104
freefile 87
FROM 238
front-end classes 56
FTSearch 75, 78, 211
full-text index 75, 78, 208, 216
function 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 49, 226

G

garbage collection 54
GATEWAY_INTERFACE 281
GenerateHTML 318, 322
GenerateHTMLString 318, 322
Get 89, 90, 94, 98
get 54
GetAgent 298
GetAllDocumentsByKey 211, 212, 213
GetAttachment 178
GetDatabase 204
GetDocumentByKey 211, 213, 295
GetDocumentsByKey 74
GetEntry 149
GetError 242
GetErrorMessage 242
GetExtendedErrorMessage
242
GetFirstDatabase 102
GetFirstDocument 76, 77
GetFirstEntry 323
GetFirstItem 161
GetFormattedText 166
GetItemValue 161
GetLastDocument 77
GetNextDatabase 102
GetNextDocument 76, 77
GetNextEntry 148, 311
GetNthDocument 44, 76, 77
GetObject 186
GetPrevDocument 77
GetSelectedText 316
globals 42
Gmttime 255
Goto 24
GrantAccess 144

H

handle errors 244
HasEmbedded 179
HasItem 81, 112
hexadecimal 283
HideDesign 319
hotspot 132
Hour 255
HTML 283, 285, 286, 287, 304, 318
HTTP_ACCEPT 281
HTTP_REFERER 281, 283, 285
HTTP_USER_AGENT 281, 283
HTTPS 281

I

IDE 2, 305, 328
If 22, 78, 83, 106
IgnoreDeletes 319
IgnoreDestDeletes 319
implicit declarations 14, 19
import 7
indentifiers 18
InfoView 305
inheritance 46
Initialize 41, 44, 106, 124, 135, 140
Input 89, 98
input mode 87
Input Validation 127, 131, 292
InputBox 28, 223
Instr 30, 32, 195
Integer 13
InterLineSpacing 322
InternetLevel 326
Is 53
IsA 53
IsArray 66
IsAuthors 162
IsCurrencySpace 265
IsCurrencySuffix 265
IsCurrencyZero 265
IsDateDMY 265
IsDateMDY 265
IsDateYMD 265
IsDST 255, 265
Isdst 255
IsElement 73, 221
IsEnabled 297
IsEncrypted 162
IsFTIndexed 208, 217
IsList 73
IsNames 162
IsNewDoc 126
IsObject 53
IsProtected 162
IsPublic 297
IsReaders 162
IsRoleEnabled 152
IsSigned 162
IsSummary 162, 170, 222
IsTime24Hour 265
italics 167, 170
Items 79

K

Kill 101

L

label 111
LastRun 297
layout regions 327
Lbound 66
LCase 29, 30
Left 30, 32
LeftMargin 322
Len 29, 31, 95
Level 148
line feed 196
Line Input 89
linked object 180, 184
lists 71, 72, 74, 82, 84
ListTag 71, 72, 74
LOC 90
random access 90
sequential access 90
Localtime 255
LOF 90
Log 114, 116
LogAction 115, 118, 119, 120
LogError 115, 119, 120
logging 110, 119
activity 114
email 118
errors 118
Notes database 117
script activity 120
text file 118
logical operators 209
Long 13
looping 19
Lotus SmartSuite 174
LotusScript
Data Object 236
Extensions 113, 236
LS:DO 191, 236 , 237, 246, 248
LSCONST.LSS 34, 343
lsconst.lss 113
LSERR.LSS 34, 345
lserr.lss 113, 114
Lsgmttime 255
LSLocalTime 255, 260
LSX 239, 240, 248
LSXBEERR.LSS 350
lsxbeerr.lss 113
LSXODBC 239
LSXs 236
LSXUIERR.LSS 356
lsxuierr.lss 113
LTrim 29, 31
lxbeerr.lss 114

M

Manager 144
Me 49, 50
MessageBox 25, 27, 28, 34, 224
methods 46, 49, 51, 56, 61, 102
Microsoft
Access 237
Excel 174, 179, 190, 196, 198
Office 174, 180, 190
Office 97 191, 197
Outlook 190, 200
PowerPoint 190, 200
Word 181, 182, 190, 191, 193, 194, 275
Mid 29, 30, 196
Minute 254
MkDir 100
Month 253
MQSeries 248
MsgBox 25, 40
mulitdimensioned array 70
multidimensional array 69
multivalued arrays 84

N

NeverReplicate 319
New 52, 61
newsletter 215, 230
NextRow 245
No Access 143
NOI 46
NOT 209
Notes 5.0 303 -328
NotesACL 143, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 304, 326, 358 -360
NotesACLEntry 145, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 326, 360 -363
NotesAgent 296, 297, 298, 301, 304, 325, 364 -366
NotesColor 169
NotesDatabase 43, 58, 68, 74, 75, 117, 143, 145, 146, 157, 208, 214, 216, 297, 298, 313, 314, 320, 366 -377
NotesDateRange 260, 266, 377 -378
NotesDateTime 216, 252, 255, 256, 258, 259, 262, 265, 378 -380
NotesDBDirectory 102, 103, 381
methods 102
NotesDocument 58, 68, 77, 79, 81, 112, 157, 161, 163, 177, 178, 223, 282, 284, 288, 295, 324, 382 -390
NotesDocumentCollection
44, 48, 68, 74, 77, 78, 208, 211, 213, 215, 216, 315, 317, 323, 390 -393
NotesEmbeddedObject 164, 174, 175, 178, 179, 184, 185, 197, 393 -395
NotesFont 168
NotesForm 395
NotesInternational 252, 264, 397 -400
creating object 265
NotesItem 79, 81, 155 -171, 247, 400 -404
NotesLog 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 404 -407
NotesName 407 -410
NotesNewsLetter 220, 230, 231, 233, 411 -412
NotesOutline 304, 309, 311, 312, 314, 328, 412 -415
NotesOutlineEntry 304, 311, 312, 313, 415 -417
NotesPump 329 -341
NotesRegistration 417 -422
NotesReplication 304, 318, 319, 422 -425
NotesRichTextItem 163, 164, 165, 166, 170, 171, 176, 179, 183, 205, 425 -427
NotesRichTextParagraphStyle 304, 321, 427 -429
NotesRichTextStyle 167, 170, 171, 429 -431
NotesRichTextTab 321, 431
NotesSession 57, 68, 117, 204, 232, 313, 432 -437
NotesSQL 236, 248, 249
NotesTimer 437
NotesUIDatabase 304, 314, 320, 325, 438
NotesUIDocument 57, 58, 80, 126, 127, 128, 129, 135, 181, 182, 184, 186, 293, 294, 295, 316, 439 -447
NotesUIView 133, 304, 324, 447
NotesUIWorkspace 57, 288, 304, 313, 315, 316, 448 -454
NotesView 58, 74, 212, 295, 313, 323, 454 -460
NotesViewColumn 460 -465
NotesViewEntry 304, 323, 324, 465 -467
NotesViewEntryCollection 304, 323, 324, 467 -470
NotesViewNavigator 470 -473
Nothing 78, 186
Now 252
NPActivity 331
NPConnect 332
NPField 336
NPFieldList 333
NumActions 119
NumErrors 120

O

Object 204, 309
object browser 190
ObjectExecute 132
object-oriented 46, 48, 54
ObjectView 305
ODBC 236, 237, 239, 240, 244, 249
LSX 248
ODBCConnection 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 244
ODBCQuery 237, 241, 242
ODBCResultSet 237, 242, 245, 248
OLE 164, 171, 179 -184, 190, 191, 194, 199, 201, 202, 203, 205
Automation 180
object 186, 192
registry 182
On Error 111, 114, 244
On Error Resume 151
On Event 134, 136, 140
onHelpRequest 327
Open 86, 113
Open AgentLog 120
Open DataBase Connectivity 236
OpenFileLog 118
opening a database 137
OpenMailLog 118
OpenNavigator 325
OpenNotesLog 117
OpenView 325
Option Base 15
Option Compare 15
Option Declare 16
Option Explicit 14
Option Public 16
Options 15, 113, 300
OR 209, 210, 228
Oracle 236, 248
outline 310
Outlook 201, 202
Output 91

P

parameter 39
PassThruHTML 321
PATH_INFO 281
PATH_TRANSLATED 281
PickList 304, 314
PickListCollection 315
PMString 265
position 322
PostDocumentDelete 132
PostDragDrop 327
PostModeChange 129
PostOpen 125, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136
PostPaste 134
PostRecalc 128
PostSave 327
Preserve 56, 67, 71, 84
Print 7, 25, 89, 280
printing 8
scripts 305, 307
Priority 319
Private 18, 39, 49, 54, 61, 226
Prompt 304, 315
property 46, 47, 49, 54, 56, 61
Property Get 54, 55, 61, 226
Property Set 54, 55, 226
Public 19, 39, 49, 54, 61
Put 90, 94

Q

Query 297
Query_String 280, 281, 283, 284, 285, 287
QueryAccess 145, 146
QueryAddToFolder 133
QueryClose 128, 132, 134, 136
QueryDocumentDelete 131
QueryDocumentUndelete
132
QueryDragDrop 326
QueryExecuteTimeOut 241
QueryModeChange 128, 129
QueryOpen 126, 133, 135
QueryOpenAgent 287
QueryOpenDocument 133
QueryPaste 134
QueryRecalc 133
QuerySave 127, 134, 135, 159, 292, 301
QuerySaveAgent 287

R

random 87, 89
random access 86, 88, 90, 94 -96, 97, 106
versus sequential 94
Read 87
Reader access 143
reading files 89, 98
Redim 67, 68, 69, 71, 84
REMOTE_ADDR 281
REMOTE_HOST 281
REMOTE_IDENT 281
REMOTE_USER 281
remove 185
RemoveItem 158
REPLICA_CANDIDATE
102
replication 318, 320
reports 220, 222, 226, 230
generation 224
REQUEST_METHOD 281
Reset 319
response documents 76
Resume 111
Resume Next 111
RevokeAccess 145
Rich Text 81, 84, 164, 165, 166, 167, 170, 174, 175, 183, 184, 193, 198, 199, 205
RichTextItem 164
RichTextStyle 164
Right 30, 32
RightMargin 322
RmDir 100
Roles 150, 153
Round 38
RTrim 30, 31
RunOnServer 298, 299, 301

S

SAP 248
Save 146, 319
SaveOptions 222, 224
scope 42, 49, 61, 114
script libraries 42, 224, 299, 300, 306
SCRIPT_NAME 281
search 78
database 213
string 209
Second 255
Seek 94
SELECT 238
Select Case 23
Send 205
sequential 87, 88, 89, 96
access 89, 90, 91 -94
SERVER_NAME 281, 285
SERVER_PORT 282
SERVER_PROTOCOL 282
SERVER_SOFTWARE 282
SERVER_URL_GATEWAY_INTERFACE 282
ServerName 297
Set 52, 61
set method 54
SetAnyDate 257
SetAnyTime 257
SetNow 256, 258
SetTabs 322
Shared 87
Shell 270, 271
Single 13
source 131
SpacingAbove 322
SpacingBelow 322
SpellCheck 316
SQL 236, 238 -239, 241, 244, 247, 248
StartDateTime 260
static 18, 19, 39, 54
StdR4AgentLog 117
Stop 6
strikethrough 168, 170
strings 13, 29 -33, 222
STYLE_NO_CHANGE 169
subclassed 53
subform 125
SubjectItemName 231, 232
Submit 287
subroutine 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 49, 50

T

Tabs 322
TEMPLATE 102
TEMPLATE_CANDIDATE 102
Terminate 41, 44, 124, 140
Text 260
text files 91
ThousandsSep 265
threads 309
tilde 162
Time 252
TimeDifference 258
TimeNumber 253
Timeonly 255
TimeSep 265
TimeValue 253
Timezone 255, 265
Today 252, 265
Tomorrow 265
Trim 29, 31
Type 177
TypeName 17, 72

U

Ubound 66, 79
UCase 29, 30
UML 48
underline 167, 168, 170
UnderScore 34
UniformAccess 153
UnprocessedDocuments 75
UnprocessedFTSearch 75, 213, 214, 216
UnprocessedSearch 75, 215, 216
UpdateAll 215
UpdateFTIndex 216, 217
Use 300
Uselsx 244
Uselsx "*LSXODBC" 239
user-defined
errors 112
events 136

V

value arrays 84
variant 13, 14, 17
VBA 201
vertical bars 209
view 133
visibility 42
Visual Basic 180, 190, 192, 204

W

watching variables 6
web events 130
Web Navigator 287
WebQueryOpen 129, 280, 287
WebQuerySave 130, 280, 287
WeekDay 254
wend 21
WHERE 238
While 21, 148
Windows API 274
Windows/DOS separator 105
With 50, 51, 53, 56, 61, 106, 204, 205, 319
With/End 50
Word 193, 196
Word.Document.8 192
Write 87, 89
writing 89

Y

Y2K 252, 261, 266
Year 254
Yesterday 265

DESCRIPTION

Practical LotusScript covers the LotusScript programming language like no other book on the market. It starts with the core languge and proceeds to cover the specifics of Lotus Notes in complete detail. Advanced topics include report generation, working with the web, Office 97 integration, and 5.0 enhancements.

Practical LotusScript is designed for:

• Lotus Notes developers, both experienced and inexperienced
• Visual Basic programmers looking to get up to speed in the Notes environment
• any developer wanting more information on the Notes/Domino development environment

ABOUT THE AUTHOR...

Anthony Patton has worked with Lotus Notes for more than five years and is a both a Certified Lotus Principle Application Developer and System Administrator. He is the president of BaseLine, Inc. which specializes in custom and commercial software development.

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