How to rename a Domino file folder?

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Hello

I may have searched this with wrong terms from help and Intenret since I am not a native english but… Hope someone can help me…

I would like to rename a folder in domino file system. Reason is that one of our OU’s changed their name and I want to rename the folder without them losing their database connections. Is this possible??

Here is an example to clarify this:

I have 4 databases in path:

C:\Lotus\Domino\Data\Students\database1.nsf, database2.nsf…

And now I have to rename folder Students to Teachers

Is there any easy way to do this?

Or another problem, but same thing can I move databases within same Dominoserver? From help I found many ways to move databases to another servers, but how can I do this in same server?

With this I mean if I make a new folder named Teachers, how can I move these databases there without users having to search for databases again?

-Merja

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Subject: How to rename a Domino file folder?

Probably the easiest way to do this is invoking a batch-file on good old DOS-level. From LS you can use a Shell command and process any batch-file. You must only make sure that the files/dirs are not open by another process.

Please note, that from the OS point of view a directory is a file. It is only a file with a special attribute. The Dir command in LS can be used to access the disc. Have a look at the Help of this command.

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Subject: RE: How to rename a Domino file folder?

Hello

Thanks for your response, haven’t tried this yet. But isn’t this the same as I just rename the folder from Windows filesystem?

If this is the case, our users will get an errormessage that says that the Database cannot be found etc…

I am looking a way to ‘silently’ rename folder/s. I am not very experienced notes coder, I only administer our Dominoservers, but I have noticed, that even administering domino requires some coding skills… :o(

-Merja

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Subject: RE: How to rename a Domino file folder?

You could use the admin process to move the DB’s to a new folder. This would not require development work… or make all changes manually

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Subject: How to rename a Domino file folder?

  1. From Domino Administrator, created a new replicate from Students\database1.nsf to Teachers\database1.nsf 2. From Lotus Notes client, create a DB link for Teachers\database1.nsf ,

  2. Send the link to someone who will use the DB

  3. Waiting for an hours or days, delete the file Students\database1.nsf