Hi,I don’t know much about developing, so I’m hoping that someone with development experience might have an easy answer. We have a Notes database that has a calendar within it, we would like to access the calendar frame using a regular Internet browser. I tried to do this using a calendar entry’s ‘Identifier’ field, and was able to trim it down to get the view level. The problem is that I get the whole frameset, as opposed to just the calendar frame itself. Is there a way I can get to just the calendar frame, without opening the entire frameset. I hope I’m explaining the scenario well enough, any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Robert S.
Subject: Accessing a view frame using an Internet Browser - Pls Help
The calendar itself is just a view – you can create your own or use/modify any existing calendar views. You can embed the calendar view in a form or display it on its own. You can use CSS to alter its appearance to a certain extent.
If you have a $$ViewTemplateDefault form or a $$ViewTemplate for YourCalendarViewName then that form will “display” the calendar view.
Did that help? Not really sure what you’re having trouble with…
Try previewing your calendar view in a web browser from Designer…
Gary
Subject: RE: Accessing a view frame using an Internet Browser - Pls Help
Gary,Thanks for your reply, basically when I preview the calendar from a browser I see the entire frameset. This includes the navigator on the left, some buttons on the top and the calendar itself in the middle. Ideally I only want to access the calendar frame itself, we want to access this frame from a Sharepoint app just like accessing a regular web page. We don’t have a lot of space to display all the frames, so we just want to see the calendar frame. Also when opening the db with notes, the first thing that opens is a presentation view with some info, how can we set the db so it’s the calendar the first view that opens when using an internet browser (while still leaving things the way they are for the Notes client).
Thanks again.
Robert S.
Subject: RE: Accessing a view frame using an Internet Browser - Pls Help
Robert,
Please go back and read my post again…
do you have a FORM that is displaying the view when previewed? Sure sounds like it!
Also – you can have separate (different) properties for opening the database for the client and for the web – look at the database properties “Launch” tab.
It really sounds like you have a $$ViewTemplate for YourCalendarViewName or $$ViewTemplateDefault FORM that is “taking over” the display and even the preview of your calendar view…
Remember – a CALENDAR is just a VIEW – NOTHING MORE!!! – find out what is getting in the way!!!
Gary
Subject: RE: Accessing a view frame using an Internet Browser - Pls Help
This sounds like you are clicking a link in your Sharepoint app that creates a window with the new application in it?? What is the URL that you use to do this?
Ideally, you shouldn’t need a frame at all. First, what is IN the frame that displays the calendar? It should be a form or a view. If it was designed for displaying on the web, it will probably be a form containing an embedded view. Once you determine this, simply change your url in the SP application to be of the nature
http://urlpathtodb/formname?openform (or viewname?openview if it is a view and a $$ViewTemplate form is used for the view (or default as described in the above post).
Think of Framesets and frames as windows in a house. They allow easy viewing into whichever room (the element of the website) to look at. The actual items in the room (data on the page) belongs to the room (the page). Also think of them as something to avoid using in modern web design. They cause more headaches than they are worth.