Article archive for 2004 – Page 3

Sunday, August 1, 2004

A simple way of commenting if/else for better understanding

When you code in LotusScript or maybe even Java, I am sure you use a lot of ‘if then else’ statements. The problem with nesting these statements that it is really easy to loose track of which ‘end if’ belongs to which ‘if’.

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Thursday, July 1, 2004

A quick way to turn debugging on and off using the ACL

Senior Technical Editor Mick Moignard has two tips in one in this tight article: a life tip and a debugging tip. After all, isn’t debugging life, and life debugging? Oh, just read the article and you’ll know what we mean.

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Thursday, July 1, 2004

More thoughts on Notes and relational databases

A few weeks ago, Mick Moignard wrote an article entitled "Notes is not a relational database," at http://www.dominopower.com/issues/issue200406/00001307001.html. The article resulted in a very interesting discussion between Mick and Johannes Madsen of Teamsoft, in Denmark.

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Thursday, July 1, 2004

More fun with LDAP

Want some more great LDAP tips? This article has some answers and a great link to even more LDAP goodness.

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Thursday, July 1, 2004

We review Special Edition Using Lotus Notes and Domino 6

Written by occasional DominoPower contributor Jeff Gunther and Randall Tomura, Special Edition Using Lotus Notes and Domino 6 is a monster of a book. It clocks in at over 1,200 pages and is a good number of pounds. If you’d like to learn why we’ve awarded this book our coveted 5 out of 5 rating, read this article.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004

A foolproof way to avoid the nasty summer sun

It’s summer. And you know what that means: the big blue room and that bright yellow round thing. No matter how much you might want to hide in your cave, somehow, you’re going to have to go outside. You need a foolproof excuse, and we’ve got it. Read this article to learn a foolproof way to avoid the nasty summer sun.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004

Notes is not a relational database

In this excellent and important article, Senior Technical Editor Mick Moignard examines the Notes database structure and compares it and contrasts it to a more traditional relational database. This is a very interesting article and if you use Notes, develop with Notes, or rely on Notes-based data at all, you owe it to yourself to read this article with great care.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004

FlowBuilder 3.0: Domino’s bridge into J2EE

FlowBuilder 3.0 promises a safe transition for those Domino developers who would like to move their applications, and their skills, onto a J2EE framework. Jack Dausman reviews this powerful product.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004

Holding position while switching views

This week Mick Moignard describes a very simple technique to flip between views, while not losing your position in the document. This feature’s been around for years, but most people don’t know about it. And, it can be very, very useful.

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Saturday, May 1, 2004

IT and compliance: building the infallible infrastructure

In this important article, Larry Bowden, Vice President of IBM Portal and Lotus Products shares his perspective on IT and compliance. This is a must-read article from a key player.

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