Hi Stan,Is this possilbe in V. 6? I am not sure how to do this yet?
Annie Green
Subject: Create Hotspot Action in Lotus script in v. 6?
In Notes 6 you can use an actionhotspot element in DXL.Matt’s original solution also works. Make a special form containing just a Rich Text field, and use it to make a special document. This document could be in a special view, or it could be a profile. Make the action hotspot manually in the special document, using another field as the key value. The other field does not actually need to exist at this stage. To use the hotspot, AppendRTItem from the special document to the memo. Also create the key item in the memo, as a plain Text item.
You can also use C API calls to do this in any release.
If you would like sample code for the DXL or API methods, please e-mail me. My e-mail address is in my profile.
Subject: Create Hotspot Action in Lotus script in v. 6?
Little has been added in Notes 6 that would help you. The third party product Stan refers to in that thread is our Midas Rich Text LSX, which will let you do this quite easily from LotusScript, but which is a third party product. The most likely internal alternative I know of is to use DXL, which is supported natively in Notes 6. Hope that helps. You would need to dump the rich text, append on the XML for the hotspot in the appropriate place and re-import.
Subject: RE: Create Hotspot Action in Lotus script in v. 6?
Hi Ben,
I believe that you work at IBM, please correct me if I am wrong. As a customer (I guess that I speak for Annie Green), why would I want to buy a third party product? What does that mean to your product (Lotus Notes)? It’s lacking some features that customers would like to have? You guys (IBM) must come up with these in order to satisfy the customers, right?
Mary A White.
Subject: RE: Create Hotspot Action in Lotus script in v. 6?
I do not work for IBM. I have never worked for IBM in any capacity, as employee, consultant or anything else. What that means for my product is that I am an independent software vendor taking advantage of a gap in the product. IBM sometimes recommends our products because it saves them the bother of adding that much functionality to Notes/Domino. Hope that clarifies.
Subject: RE: Create Hotspot Action in Lotus script in v. 6?
Hi Ben,
sorry for misunderstanding. So as a customer, I prefer not to buy a third party product, if I do, then Lotus Notes (from IBM???) does not meet my requirement. I really appreciate if you show me how to solve the problem rather than advertising your products.
MAW
Subject: RE: Create Hotspot Action in Lotus script in v. 6?
I was not advertising my product. I was clarifying the comment Stan made from the other thread in case you were interested in any solution, not just a free solution. In any case, if you don’t want a third party product, I also suggested a route to take to find an answer. DXL. Search in this forum a bit and you will find various suggestions for how to use it to do many things, including creating hotspots. I don’t know how to use it that way, or I would have told you that as well, but I assure you the information is there if you search, and I gave you the clue you might need to find it. Is that so bad?
As an aside, I don’t really buy the argument that Notes/Domino should do everything. Notes doesn’t include a CRM built in, but allows you to create one easily or buy a third party solution to add on. Notes doesn’t include a Help desk application, but allows you to create one or buy a third party solution to add on. Similarly, Notes allows a limited amount of programmability of rich text, but it also provides an API that allows you to create one or buy a third party product that does more. The necessity to buy third party products to handle a myriad of things does not invalidate the value of Notes, anymore that the necessity to buy third party products to handle a myriad of things in Windows does not make Windows less valid as a purchase, or Oracle, or Sybase, or almost any other software product. Not sure why I am wasting my breath here, but I thought I should say it.
Subject: Out of curiosity…
Why did you think I worked for IBM? I am just curious. I hope I don’t mislead anyone in that regard.
Subject: RE: Out of curiosity…
Just guessing…please ignore if it’s not correct.