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There's little doubt that 8.5.1 is a huge leap forward in terms of coding. Writing LotusScript is now almost (but not quite) a pleasure.
As pleased as I've been with the LotusScript editor I'm a bit dismayed at the new way of coding Java, which I used for the first time just recently.
If you open a Java agent now you'll see something like this:
To actually edit the Java you need to open the JavaAgent.java file by double-clicking it. You then get to the code, like below:
Notice that I've modified the code and that (to denote this) there's an asterix next to the source code file and the main Agent tab, as ringed above.
The image below is of the same thing but after I've saved/compiled the source code by pressing Ctrl+S. Notice the asterix is now only next to the Agent itself.
What I've learnt is that saving the source code does not save the Agent. I learnt this the hard way, which was:
Change the code
Press Ctrl+S
Alt-Tab back to browser
Press F5
Scratch head as nothing's changed
Goto 1
I can't remember how many times I repeated the above before I started putting System.out.println("here") in the code and before I finally realised my "mistake".
I'm sure there's a good reason why saving your code doesn't save the Agent but, unless you know it won't, it's one of those maddening experiences that just wastes a whole chunk of your day.
Here's hoping that the first reply to this is somebody telling me I need to alter the preferences to build the agent when the source changes. I've got a Java-heavy spell coming up and this is going to drive me nuts.
DominoPower reader Chloe Breindel has an interesting question:
My pointy-hair is getting on my case because our Domino server keeps crashing. I know what the problem is, it's one, relatively small database that keeps corrupting. I'm not yet sure why it's corrupting, but I'm working on it.
Anyway, the thing is, once the server crashes, I make like a good girl and do a database reindex. Unfortunately, this usually takes about four hours and my boss is now threatening to fire me (!) if I keep taking the server down for so long in the middle of the work day.
I need this job (although I could honestly do without this guy as my boss). Anything you can suggest to help me rebuild this database faster?
Wow! I certainly feel for Chloe. Clearly, the right answer is to find out what's causing that one database to corrupt regularly. I can't help much, because she didn't provide us with much detail on that problem.
But I did notice a couple of key words that might help Chloe's time-for-rebuild problem. She mentioned "one, relatively small database" and also said the reindex takes "about four hours".
Now, relatively small is a relative term, but I'm going to assume that she's got a few relatively big databases and this relatively small one. I'm also going to guess that when she does a database reindex, she's not just reindexing the small one, but all the databases, which could take time.
Most Notes administrators know about the updall task, and many who use it call it this way:
Load updall -r
This will reindex all the databases. But there is a way to tell updall to only reindex one database, as in the following:
Load updall [database-name] -r
Just replace the optional [database-name] with the name of your database.
Chloe, my guess is that if you tell updall to only reindex the one database you know is corrupted, you'll save a lot of time and probably keep your job.
Just one question: are you sure it's only one database? You should definitely get to fixing what's causing the problem right away.
Joe is a ZATZ associate editor. Prior to this job, he was customer support manager for the FileFlex database engine.
In 8.5.1 the inbound attachments are put in a section in top of the mail. This in itself is OK, but it seems impossible to reach these by use of keyboard shortcuts. Specially in preview mode.
Some of my users uses keyboard extensively and using the mouse is avoided as much as possible.
I would suggest that some sort of keyboard shortcut to easily reach these.
Use Case: Samantha Daryn is a speaker for a conference. There are several calendar events as a speaker such as deadlines for submitting the presentation files and a special presenters-only meet and greet at the conference. The conference site has a link where we can subscribe to these events. When she clicks on it, her Lotus Notes client launches presents her with the "Add a Calendar" dialog box. Samantha accepts the defaults and just clicks "Ok". The events are automatically added to her calendar, and are automatically updated if they change.
Implementation: There is already a "webcal://" URI protocol in use on the web. Lotus Notes just needs to register itself as a recipient, which should open the user's calendar and bring up the dialog box to add a calendar with the URL correctly filled in.
For the designer client I frequently use the design synopsis, for example to get the name of the server or the location of the database (incl filepath) so I can do a copy and paste action of the text.
Unfortunately for the design synopsis I have to go in the application menu, file \ application \ design menu
It would be much easier to have it available in the right mouse option when selecting a database from the workspace.
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