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Domino 7 Application Development

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Domino 7 Application Development

Overview of this book

Written by Lotus insiders, the book provides a practical guide to developing applications making use of the important features and enhancements introduced in Notes/Domino 7. These experienced experts use their own experiences to map out the benefits you could gain, and the dangers you may face, as you develop Domino applications in your business. Written by specific experts, edited and overseen by Lotus content generator Dick McCarrick, this book is the definitive guide to developing Domino 7 applications. TECHNOLOGY Domino is an application server that can be used as a standalone web server or as the server component of IBM's Lotus Domino product which provides a powerful collaborative platform for development of customized business applications. It also provides enterprise-grade email, messaging, and scheduling capabilities.

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Domino 7 Application Development
Jan, 2007 | 228 pages
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Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Domino 7 Application Development
Domino 7 Application Development
Credits
Credits
Foreword
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
A Short History of Notes and Domino
A Short History of Notes and Domino
Summary
2
New Notes 7 Client and Domino 7 Server Features
New Notes 7 Client and Domino 7 Server Features
Lotus Notes 7
Domino Administrator
Domino Server
LEI
Summary
3
Lotus Notes/Domino 7 and DB2
Lotus Notes/Domino 7 and DB2
DB2 as a Domino Data Store
The DB2 Access Server, DB2 Access Views, and Query Views
DB2 Access Views
Summary
4
New Lotus Domino Designer 7 Features
New Lotus Domino Designer 7 Features
AutoSave
Design Enhancements
Input-Enabled Formulas
The Default Form Indicator
New SmartIcons
Agent Profiling
Accessing Modified Documents
Right Mouse Button
Java
Summary
5
Upgrading Domino Applications
Upgrading Domino Applications
Lotus Notes 7 Client Features
New Domino Designer Client Features
AutoSave
Referencing Profile Documents in Views
DB2 Design Integration
Template Management
Summary
6
Upgrading Formulas
Upgrading Formulas
Before you Begin: Devise a Backup Strategy
New @Commands and @Formulas
DB2-Related @Functions
Obsolete @Formulas
Third-Party Tools
Summary
7
Upgrading Agents and LotusScript
Upgrading Agents and LotusScript
Before You Begin
New Features
Summary
8
Web Services and Domino 7
Web Services and Domino 7
Creating a Simple Web Service Using Domino Designer 7
Implementing a Simple Web Service
Exploring the Web Service Using a Browser
Adding Exception Handling to the Web Service
Expanding the Web Service to Include Complex Data Types
Other Complex Return Types
Implementing the CompanyInfo Web Service Using Java
Domino Designer WSDL Actions
UDDI Registries
Summary
9
Optimizing Application Performance
Optimizing Application Performance
Database Properties
Views
Forms and Agents
Summary
10
Code Samples
Code Samples
The Save & Close Action Bar Button
Preventing Editing of Fields and Documents Dynamically
Fast DbLookups
InViewEditing
Summary
11
Troubleshooting Applications
Troubleshooting Applications
Testing your Application
Asking the Right Questions
Logging
Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM)
Agent Profiler
Summary
Vendor Tools
Vendor Tools
Angkor
PistolStar Password Power 8 Plug-Ins
CMT Inspector
FT Search Manager

New SmartIcons

Domino Designer 7 provides several new SmartIcons. Perhaps the most useful of them is Debug LotusScript, shown in the following:

Coupled with this new SmartIcon, Lotus Notes 7 and Domino Designer 7 no longer display a modal dialog box indicating the new state of the debugger. In place of the modal dialog box, a message is sent to the status bar indicating the new state of the debugger. In the following screenshot, the debugger has indicated that the most recent click of the Debug LotusScript SmartIcon has placed the debugger into an active state:

This SmartIcon is a toggle button; clicking it a second time restores it to its original state.

A second SmartIcon of interest, labeled Close All Open Window Tabs, has been added to the Universal toolbar. It appears in both the Domino Designer 7 and Lotus Notes 7 clients.

Clicking the toolbar button in the following screenshot closes all open window tabs:

This SmartIcon corresponds to the File | Close All Open Window Tabs that has been...

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