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Notes Client / Other Database Applications: a new methode like notesDocument.AppendItemValue to add values to already existing items

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:02:24 +0000

Author: Michael Tassati
Tags: NotesDocument LotusScript
Idea:

Add a NEW equivalent methode to NotesDocument class in LotusScript to add values to an already existing item. notesDocument.AppendItemValue has the problem to add new items with an other sequence number. In general, ReplaceItemValue is favored over AppendItemValue. If an item of the same name already exists in a document, AppendItemValue creates a second item of the same name, and the duplicate items are not accessible except through a work-around. If you are creating a new document, AppendItemValue is safe.

Notes Client / Other Database Applications: notesDocument.GetItemText( itemName$ )

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:06:49 +0000

Author: Michael Tassati
Tags: Notesdocument lotusscript
Idea:

New methode "GetItemText" in NotesDocument class (Lotusscript) to get item text value.

Currently you have to initalize a NotesItem object to use GetItemText. It should be able to use GetItemText like GetItemValue from NotesDocument object.

Notes Client / Calendar: NotesCSEventOwnerDocument documentation

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:55:43 +0000

Author: Michael Tassati
Tags: LotusScript NotesCSEventOwnerDocument
Idea:

Create documentation of NotesCSEventOwnerDocument class

re: notesDocument.GetItemText( itemName$ )

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:44:49 +0000

Author: Vlad Sh
Comment: textScalar = Cstr(NotesDocument.GetItemValue(ItemName$)(0))
textArray = Evaluate(|@Text(| & ItemName$ & |)|, NotesDocument)

re: a new methode like notesDocument.AppendItemValue to add values to already existing items

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:37:53 +0000

Author: Richard Schwartz
Comment: The behavior of AppendItemValue has been the same for 15 years, and there are programs that depend on it. I would vote for a new method, but not a change to the existing method.

re: a new methode like notesDocument.AppendItemValue to add values to already existing items

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:09:16 +0000

Author: Peter von St�ckel
Comment: I completely agree with @1 here. Although the AppendItemValue method is illogical at best, it is still used, and needs to remain unchanged.

re: notesDocument.GetItemText( itemName$ )

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:28:15 +0000

Author: Michael Tassati
Comment: @1: GetItemValue(itemname$)(0) will return only the first value and does not work for NotesRTItem
"textArray = Evaluate(....)" ....
1. is not available in COM/OLE
2. your formula will return an string array

GetItemText should be the same returnvalue as NotesItem.Text methode.

re: notesDocument.GetItemText( itemName$ )

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:44:49 +0000

Author: Vlad Sh
Comment: @2:

In the header message was nothing about NotesRTItem. There are GetFormattedText, GetUnformattedText, @Abstract, @AbstractSimple.

"1. is not available in COM/OLE"
notesSession.Evaluate(...) must work.

"2. your formula will return an string array"
nothing prevents us from turning it into text using Implode/@Implode :)

If you do, so must then not only the method returns the Text and Numbers, Dates ... but I think such ideas were already here.

re: a new methode like notesDocument.AppendItemValue to add values to already existing items

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:48:08 +0000

Author: Vlad Sh
Comment: Then add a methods AppendValueToItem and AppendValueToItemUnique. I think it will be useful!

re: notesDocument.GetItemText( itemName$ )

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:53:45 +0000

Author: Michael Tassati
Comment: @2 Vlad Sh: there is always a workaround available, but why should Lotus not extend script for easy use?

re: notesDocument.GetItemText( itemName$ )

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:16:28 +0000

Author: Vlad Sh
Comment: @ Michael
I do not mind. Percentage of implementation of our ideas is very small (ideas so many that will last for a couple of products such as Lotus Notes :) ), so think what is more priority.

Quickr / : Connector: add read/write access for secure attachments

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:34:06 +0000

Author: Michael Tassati
Tags: quickr - access - mail - connector
Idea:

when send mail and you use quickr connector to save attachments in Lotus QuickR, you have to define a teamplace or "entry" - all people with "entry" access or teamplace access have access to the files. it is not possible to set "only mail recepients" have access or a methode to restrict the access with quickr connector

Notes Client / Mail: (import) HTML 5 in RichText

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:45:41 +0000

Author: Michael Tassati
Tags: mail - html5 - import - css - picture - DOM5 - HTML 5 - XHTML 5 - HTML 4
Idea:

use html5 (or html 4) standard to import html in notes mail rich text (and other rich text items). currently it is html 2 (or lower).

let us use DIV, CSS, DOM5 and so on to format mails.

It would also help, if it is possible to import HTML4/HTML5 file to rich-text with correct format conversion to Notes style

re: notesDocument.GetItemText( itemName$ )

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:25:31 +0000

Author: Peter Presnell
Comment: If such a method were to be created I would suggest its name should be getItemValueString to match the existing method that is available in both the Java and SSJS languages. I use this method so much when writing SSJS I have previously suggested this as an idea on IdeaJam. I am not holding my breathe that IBM will extend LS anytime soon so I have developed my own class to use that implements this method.

re: (import) HTML 5 in RichText

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:55:35 +0000

Author: Vlad Sh
Comment: For many years, it has not changed; it seems that for IBM, this is a daunting or even impossible task.

re: Connector: add read/write access for secure attachments

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:49:33 +0000

Author: David Hablewitz
Comment: Related to this, I submitted an SPR to give the ability to manage access to files in the entry places. This would effectively make it an FTP server.

re: a new methode like notesDocument.AppendItemValue to add values to already existing items

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:23:33 +0000

Author: Bas van Gestel
Comment: Then you would also want InsertItemValueAtStart (or PrependItemValue) and replaceitemvalueatposition. Where does it end.

What's wrong with:
Call doc.ReplaceItemValue("item", ArrayAppend(doc.getitemvalue("item"), value))

I would rather see more methods for the item class itself to modify it's values.

So leave NotesDocument class as is for modifying items.

Domino Designer / : Unreadmark per application (not user)

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:22:12 +0000

Author: Michael Tassati
Tags: Lotus notes lotus notes applications
Idea:

Lotus Notes Applications for team mail or team workflows does not have a "primary" person who should work for this. A group of people should reply or take an action for a request. We need unread marks per application - anyone have read that note, will be the answer.

Currently you have to make a script to mark a document read/unread - it will change the document. If it will work like unread marks, you will not change the note - it will be stored in an unread mark table on the server.

Or something like an other idea:

http://ideajam.net/IdeaJam/P/ij.nsf/0/E61C7D3E3B02E44586257744002B69E1?OpenDocument (it is not able to link that post with the other - "too many entries")

re: expand the option to link ideas or use an other technic

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:25:45 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
Comment: Michael - can you please give us some examples? Maybe include a screenshot?

re: expand the option to link ideas or use an other technic

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:49:20 +0000

Author: Michael Tassati
Comment: Hi!

I've made a screenshot from the idea space "Idea Jam" and "Domino Designer" - both ends with "O...".

Best regards

Michael