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Notes Client / Other: Quick way to fix the UNK table

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:03:41 +0000

Author: Ken Haggman
Tags: Notes Domino UNK
Idea:

As you know, the UNK table is an internal table in a Notes database that lists all the fields (in forms, subforms and shared fields) plus all items that exist in documents. This table tends to get very big for larger databases that are being touched by designers over the years. A spelling mistake for a field name will mean the field name is stored in the UNK table - for ever.

There are ways to get rid of those un-used table items by using compact in combination with full-text index handling.

But really, this should be a server task that runs automatically on the server.

An alternative to the server doing the update of the UNK table would be to have a button in the database properties dialog, similar to the 'compact' button.

And, as yet another alternative, this should be possible to do programmatically.

Even using the C API, this is extremely tricky as all you can do with the C API is to read the table - not actually modify the table.

re: Quick way to fix the UNK table

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:42:47 +0000

Author: Harkpabst Meliantrop
Comment: I would definitely prefer the button over a server task. Too much overhead for a function, that's used only occasionally.

re: Quick way to fix the UNK table

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:38:55 +0000

Author: Christopher Boote
Comment: It's not just a case of compacting it though
The various forms keep the old field names, and at the moment the only way to shed them is to create a new form, and copy & paste the old form's contents into it
If it has various pieces of event code, that is a real pain

We need an option to clean up the UNK table AT THE FORM LEVEL every time a form is saved - or maybe add it as part of the 'Tools - recompile' code?

Domino Designer / : Extend the NotesNoteCollection class to find design element types added after ND6

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:06:47 +0000

Author: Ken Haggman
Tags: lotusscript
Idea:

The NotesNoteCollection class is very powerful and can be of great use in many situations. However, after ND6 nothing has been done to this class to allow it to extract design element types added after ND6.

I know that the $Flags item can be checked and that was enough to find shared columsn and web services in ND7.

But in ND8 we have yet more design element types and there is no easy way to find them with this class, at least none that I know of.

In addition the web services in ND8 can now be Providers and Consumers and while the "ND7" technique can be used to find Providers, Consumers are harder if not impossible to find.

Domino Designer / : Extend the NotesDatabase class to have a CreateFolder method

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:06:37 +0000

Author: Ken Haggman
Tags: enhancement LotusScript NotesDatabase
Idea:

Currently, the NotesDatabase class has no method for creation of new folders.

There is a method for creating a new view, but not a folder.

It is possible to use the C API (the folderCreate API) to do this from LotusScript - I have successfully used it on numerous occasions - but a native LotusScript method would be preferable.

re: Extend the NotesDatabase class to have a CreateFolder method

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:52:45 +0000

Author: Nikolay Yushmanov
Comment: What about method:
Set notesView = notesDatabase.CreateView( [ viewName$ ] , [ viewSelectionFormula$ ] , [ templateView ] , [ prohibitDesignRefreshModifications ] )
with templateView = existing_template_folder

There is method notesDatabase.EnableFolder( foldername$ ) also.

re: Extend the NotesDatabase class to have a CreateFolder method

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:21:31 +0000

Author: Ken Haggman
Comment: The NotesDatabase.CreateView method creates a view, not a folder.

re: Extend the NotesDatabase class to have a CreateFolder method

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:32:53 +0000

Author: Dan King
Comment: Ken, if your templateView is a folder it will create a folder for you.

re: Extend the NotesDatabase class to have a CreateFolder method

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:42:04 +0000

Author: Kenneth Axi
Comment: Both of Nikolays ways will create a new folder, so I don't see the need for yet another function to do so.

re: Extend the NotesDatabase class to have a CreateFolder method

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:21:42 +0000

Author: Oliver Koss
Comment: How can I create a "shared, personal on first use"-folder this way?

notesDatabase.EnableFolder( foldername$ )...
gives me a "Can�t move document to shared folder (first Document)"

Set notesView = notesDatabase.CreateView(...
gives me a "Invalid view template for CreateView"

I want to create private folders in the backend without user interaction for different users.

re: Extend the NotesDatabase class to have a CreateFolder method

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:12:29 +0000

Author: Kevin Pettitt
Comment: Not sure why everyone thinks that the CreateView method will work as it certainly didn't for me. Yes my template "view" was a folder. Maybe a proper code example would clear up my confusion, as the blurb from the Designer Help did not.

In any case, here's a great example of doing this via the C API: { Link }

re: Extend the NotesNoteCollection class to find design element types added after ND6

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:45:47 +0000

Author: Giulio C
Comment: @Ken, You may be interested in this => { Link }