Developer Tip: Validating a Notes formula from LotusScript

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July 26, 2004 Published by  SearchDomino.com    Developer Tips Issue Sponsored By:   > DLI Tools Inc. IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Validating a Notes formula from LotusScript   >  Expand and collapse text within a view column   >  More on opening a database to a specific framset   >  Featured Topic: Best Domino blogs   >  Ask Andre Guirard: Write an agent to create a calendar entry   >  Lotus Live! Series Webcast: Workplace certification   THE AWARD WINNING API FOR DOMINO WEB APPLICATIONS LEARN how thingFactory is the ultimate tool for your Domino Web applications. JAM PACKED with "things" to extend the power and efficiency of your Web apps in a fraction of the time. BOOST productivity, leverage your existing Notes/Domino knowledge and leave those "work-arounds" behind. SIMPLE to install, POWERFUL and EFFICIENT! Click here   Validating a Notes formula from LotusScript [Christian Cloutier] This code can be used to validate a Notes formula before using it in an Evaluate() statement or in a call to db.Search(). It will also tell you the offset of any error. This tip submitter uses it in a Web interface to create customized reports to mimic Domino Designer's "check formula" functionality. Expand and collapse text within a view column [Michael Torppey] Ever have a field that contains a large quantity of data that you want to include in a view? A good example are those fields that keep appending data, like audit trails and comments. It's a mess and requires excessive formatting. This technique breaks it up, displays a small piece of the text (perhaps most recent) and a clickable graphic that opens up the remainder of the text. This is a Web-only solution for Internet Explorer browsers. More on opening a database to a specific framset [Long Yu] In regards to the tip from last week's newsletter, Opening a database to a specific frameset, SearchDomino.com developer Long Yu says there is a much simpler way to do this -- with just four lines of code. TOPICS:  Featured Topic: Best Domino blogs There is a plethora of blogs on the Web, providing even more cohesiveness and information exchange to an already tight Domino community. Here's a look at some of our favorites. ASK THE EXPERTS:  Ask Andre Guirard: Write an agent to create a calendar entry Dear Andre: I'm new to LotusScript. I need to write an agent to create a calendar entry or appointment. How do I go about this? I have searched on LDD and OpenNTF but can't find an example. Do you know where I can find a snippet? Click here to read Andre's expert response. WEBCASTS:  Lotus Live! Series Webcast: Workplace certification SPEAKER: Barbara Bowen, Lotus Certification Program Manager DATE/TIME: This Thursday, July 29 @ noon EDT (16:00 GMT) Barbara Bowen, Lotus Certification Program Manager and resident SearchDomino.com Certification Expert, will provide an overview of the new Lotus Workplace Certification Program and discuss the skills you will need moving forward. Barbara will then spend some time giving you an update to Notes and Domino and Collaborative Solutions. She will also answer your certification questions after her presentation in a live Q&A. Register now to attend this webcast!   Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]     Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail!  SearchDomino: Spam and Security Tip  SearchDomino: Domino & WebSphere Strategies Not a Member? We?ll activate your membership with your subscription.   This e-newsletter is published by SearchDomino.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. To unsubscribe from "Developer Tips": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchDomino.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-47&ad=487276 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchDomino Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494