Create a file link in Lotus Notes
Im trying to create and email on Lotus Notes with a link to a file thats on a server. Im following the help and googled advice but cant get it to work.
When i do this In the body field of a memo, type in the normal path that you want to point to, i.e. h:\data\files\info.doc - highlight this data path and use Ctrl+C to copy to clipboard. Whilst the data path is still highlighted, goto the Notes Create menu item - then to Hotspot - then to link hotspot. In the Value field on the Link Hotspot Resource dialog box, past the clipboard datapath contents (Ctrl+V) - finally click on the little tick mark to the right of the value vield. close the dialoge box. The highlighted text is now blue in colour. I send the email to myself and I should now be able to click on the Link hotspot in order to open the file h:\data\files\info.doc. for some reason it always errors with "Invalid URL" Any clues? |
Re: Create a file link in Lotus Notes
Hi, this isn't easy. This is working on the assumption you have Domino Designer installed in Notes by the way. There is a way to do this by creating an action hotspot and inserting an Execute command. The syntax is @Command([Execute] ; application ; fileNames)
The use of this is describes in the following pdf file on page 454 - http://doc.notes.net/uafiles.nsf/doc.../DDpg_vol1.pdf I tried it but our email system thought it was a script bomb and cleaned it up but it might work for you. |
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Sadly, I don't have notes installed on my PC any more - we used to use it as our intranet publishing tool before we developed a browser-based alternative. The IT developers still use Domino behind the scenes but we don't bother with Notes any more. From memory, what Gary's describing sounds about right, but unfortunately I can't test it. :( No idea what to suggest. |
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I can get to @command through @formula but im not sure how you specify the parameters, for eample Word and a file. |
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I typed the path to the file into notepad e.g H:\data\file.doc & copied the path to the clipboard. In Notes - new memo, I typed in some text e.g "click here" & highlighted it I then chose 'create' 'hotspot' chose 'link hotspot' & chose 'type' as 'URL' then pasted the path to the file into the 'value' field. On sending the file to myself, clicking on the hotspot text loaded the file. |
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Woo hoo! Got it to work!! Followed Homealones method and preceded the path with file:// Feel a bit stupid now (and they trust me with Designer ;) )
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