Does the undocumented function @ExpandNameList still work?

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Hi all,

seasons greatings to all of you (who also seem to have to work these days…)

We used the undocumented function @ExpandNameList(servername:“names.nsf”;groupname) in former times with good results (and it was used in the resource db by lotus itself).

But when I now try to use it I get “strange” results (depending on the group name I try to expand):

  • sometimes nothing

  • sometimes only 1 member of a group

  • sometimes the complete member list

Has it changed or am I missing sth? Is anybody still using it with success?

Thanks for anby help

Uwe

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Subject: RE: does the undocumented function @ExpandNameList still work?

Hi Uwe,

seem’s to me like a typically formula result overflow.

May be your top group has too much nests, or are there some recursive definitions in your groups?

Perhaps you have a chance to devide your super group into many?

Good luck

icfo

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Subject: RE: does the undocumented function @ExpandNameList still work?

we have a number of deeply nested groups - but the strange results also happens with small & flat groups, e.g. the groups domadmins has 3 members, but only 1 member is shown by the formula.

I checked the effect also in the resource db (the computed fields ExpandedOwners and ExpandedList use this formula): same strange effects!

Is there sth wrong with our names.nsf?

Uwe

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Subject: RE: does the undocumented function @ExpandNameList still work?

try to reduce the problem.Say, test it in a db copy. Delete group and person docs you don’t need for testing.

Simplify your coding, so you can separate the problem.

do you have a code example ?