Import image resources via LotusScript & Java

People have created various versions where you can import image resources in a NSF database using LotusScript. Basically you mimic the functionality of "Import Image Resource" button present in Domino Designer via code.Some of the examples can be found here and here. Here is my version of doing this same thing using combination of LotusSciript & Java with LS2J.Continue reading...

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Three people icon...

Here are some three people icons similar to Lotus Notes. I will be updating it as when I come across new logos... :)Lotus NotesMySpaceContinue reading...

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"loaded" vs "rendered" in XPages

I couldn’t find many resources on the exact difference between loaded and rendered property available in XPage controls except for this blog by Thiyagarajan.When you hover your mouse over loaded property it says – “Specifies whether or not the control should be created when the page is loaded.” while for rendered it says – “Indicates whether or not control should be displayed or processed on any subsequent form submission.”. Enabling the properties (exclusively) does not generate the control in the web page. But this is where the similarity ends....

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Accessing XPages global objects in Java

Update 24-Dec-2011: Added method to access session and database. Update 10-Mar-2012: Updated the view object as it was pointing to a super class. Thanks to Tom pointing that one out.Update 22-May-2012: Rectified the code to get viewScope. Thanks to Jens Winkelmann for pointing it out.Update 16-Mar-2013: Added link to get getComponent equivalent in Java.Tim Tripcony in his reply to one of the questions in the Notes/Domino XPages development forum...

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Importing script library in Domino Designer

Domino Designer provides facility to import image resources, style sheets and file resources.But for script libraries, there is no such option.So when I need to import a third-party JavaScript script library I usually would create one and then copy-paste the contents into it. But there's an easier way to do it.Continue reading...

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Where are the breakpoints stored?

I am sure at some point or another you would have used breakpoints while debugging your LotusScript code. But I always wondered how does Lotus Notes store them. Well, it stores in the profile documents. To view the profile documents in your database there free utilities available like - NotesPeek (my favorite), ProfileMgr by Andre Guirard or NoteMan.Using NotesPeek you can see a profile document named "breakpoints_" which stores all...

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Get Java class names for variables defined in SSJS in XPages

Every global object or variable in SSJS is an object of a class defined in Java. The help documentation says that facesContext is an object of class com.ibm.xsp.domino.context.DominoFacesContext. But what about facesContext.getExternalContext() and other variables?Well in Java every class inherits directly or indirectly from its base class java.lang.Object. This class has a method named getClass() which returns object of class java.lang.Class (Yes, there is a class called "Class" in Java!). With this you can find out to which class the object belongs,...

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On a dark foggy night...

This story was was emailed to me by my friend during the appraisal season... Make sure you read it till the end!On a dark foggy night, a small figure lay huddled on the railway tracks leading to the Chennai station. At once I was held back to see someone in that position during mid night with no one around. With curiosity taking the front seat, I went near the body and tried to investigate it.There was blood all over the body which was lying face down. It seemed ruthless blow by the last train could have caused the end of this body which seemed...

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Read only edit box in XPage

In XPages, for edit box there is a property called “Read-only”. This property behaves a little different from the one in normal INPUT tag in HTML. I found this out recently and also posted it on the XPages Forum.Here is a sample code:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xp:view xmlns:xp="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/core">    HTML Input Read Only Field:    <input type="text" readOnly="true" value="12345" /><xp:br></xp:br> ...

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Google + Snaptu = Trouble + Confusion

Recently I discovered a beautiful mobile app called Snaptu. It enables users to access variety of services from a single screen like - Facebook, Twitter, News, etc.There is a very good application for Google Calendar which allows you to add / modify you calendar events. This is actually much better than the Google Calendar for mobile with ability to add events specifying date / time.But after some days when I accessed my Gmail from browser I got...

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Creating ticker using JavaScript inside Lotus Notes client

I always felt that the power of JavaScript is Lotus Notes client is underrated. Some articles which do describe this are here and here. I realized this power when a some time back I had create a ticker that worked in Lotus Notes client. You can simply embed an Java applet in the form but, Java applet and Lotus Notes don't gel together very well. You also go for animated table, but then you there would be only specified number of entries (rows) which...

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Opening design elements with single click in Domino Designer on Eclipse

With Domino Designer on Eclipse one change IBM made was that you needed to double click on the design elements to open them. Very irritating for a Lotus Notes developer who has been developing applications in Lotus Notes 7 or before for quite some time. But thankfully IBM provided an option in the preferences to get the previous behavior.Open your Domino Designer on Eclipse and go to "File > Preferences". In the “General” section you see option...

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Editable field which does not get saved in document when saved

Ever wondered whether an editable field can be created on a form which does not get saved when the document is saved! Well it can be done. It’s pretty simple. All you need to do is to write @DeleteField in the "Input Translation" formula of the editable field in the form.You can have an elaborate formula written in Input Translation based on which you can decide whether to save the field in document or n...

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Validating number fields in Lotus Notes

Anyone who has created number field on form and done validations on that will have faced this problem.Suppose you have a number field on a form and user enters a value other than number in it and the form gets refreshed, either by F9 (CTRL+F9 in 8.5.x) or via code to validate other fields, then Lotus Notes comes up with a beautiful error of "Cannot convert text to a number". You don't want this message to come when you want to execute your own custom...

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User preferences deleted in Lotus Notes 7

Recently on one my colleagues Lotus Notes whenever we went to "File > Preferences > User Preferences..." a dialog box used to show up saying "Document has been deleted". After searching on Google I found this technote which indicated that if the user is assigned some policy and it has been deleted then this problem may occur and we had policies assigned to users. But technote is talking about problem on server. But still we decided to give it a try. And it worked!Open "names.nsf" on your local machine.Go to the hidden view "($Policies)".Press...

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Creating round cornered border table/image in Lotus Notes

Recently I found a property in Domino Designer that you can (actually!!) put a round border to your table. There is a simple table property that enables you to do that.Continue reading...

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Open frameset of another database in Lotus Notes

While working on a Lotus Notes client-based application I came across one peculiar scenario that we could not open a frameset residing in another database. You can code @Command([OpenFrameset]; FramesetName) in formula language or Call NotesUIWorkspace.OpenFrameSet(<FramesetName>) in LotusScript. But both these commands open frameset which reside in the same database from which the command is being executed. After searching (read it as Googling) I found a solution by Tammie Miller on SearchDomino. But this required...

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The Tortoise and the Hare

A long time back my friend sent me an e-mail based on Aesop's famed fable The Tortoise and the Hare which I found pretty interesting. Its a bit long but worth reading. Here it goes... The Old StoryOnce upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with a race. They agreed on a route and started off the race.The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time. Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he thought he`d sit under a tree for some time and relax before continuing...

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Configure 24Online for Ubuntu / Linux

At my home I connect to internet using 24Online. The service of this ISP is pretty good with prompt customer support. I recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 with dual boot on my Windows Vista PC. Ubuntu is a pretty good OS, but without an internet connection there's nothing much you can do with it.For Windows, 24Online provides a UI client.But for Linux there's no UI client available - only command line utility is available. If you already have an account...

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The first one...

This is my third attempt at blogging my thoughts and learning. My first attempt ended after 1 month and second one after 3 months. Hopefully this time around I will be able to post at regular intervals.I won't be blogging on any specific subject per se. It would be a mixed bag but mainly on technology, but you may find a lot of posts on Lotus Notes and its related technologies like XPages (after all I am in Lotus Notes development).And yes, I know the spelling of my blog title is wrong. It's actually a portmanteau of two words - Naveen (that's...

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