Is there a way to search what is on a user's desktop?

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Hi, I need to build an agent that when executed from a database from a user’s notes client, that it will build a list of databases with the server, path and replicaids for a subset of databases (may be local or on the server) located on that user’s workspace.

Is there anyway to progromatically traverse though a user’s workspace using lotus script? The NotesDbDirectory doesn’t help me because these databases may be local replicas or server based copies. I can identify the database via the designTemplateName property once I have a handle to all of the databases on the workspace.

Thanks,

Heather Smith

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Subject: is there a way to search what is on a user’s desktop?

Binary Tree has a tool that can produce the following type of output. Visit http://www.binarytree.com/domains for more information. They can even include information for bookmarks as well.

Successfully opened desktop header in <C:\Lotus\c7.0\Notes\Data\desktop6.ndk>

Total of 6 tab(s) and 82 icon(s) on desktop. Notes Version = 7

Tab(1)=

Tab(2)=<>

Tab(3)=<>

Tab(4)=<>

Tab(5)=<>

Tab(6)=

Icon(1): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=5 Column=6 Server=<> DB=<C:\Lotus\c7.0\Notes\Data\domadmin.nsf> Title=<Domino Administrator (7)> RepID=<852570AD008082EB>

Icon(2): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=6 Column=2 Server=<CN=SEAT_SP/OU=SEAT/O=M&R> DB=<events4.nsf> Title= RepID=<8525612A027A24B1>

Icon(3): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=6 Column=3 Server=<> DB=<C:\Lotus\c7.0\Notes\Data\dommon.nsf> Title= RepID=<852570AD0080A6A4>

Icon(4): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=6 Column=4 Server=<CN=SEAT_SP/OU=SEAT/O=M&R> DB=<cldbdir.nsf> Title=<Cluster Directory (6)> RepID=<882570F800805F99>

Icon(5): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=6 Column=5 Server=<CN=SEAT_SP/OU=SEAT/O=M&R> DB=<doladmin.nsf> Title= RepID=<882569FB000A6E68>

Icon(6): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=1 Column=1 Server=<> DB=<C:\Lotus\c7.0\Notes\Data\bookmark.nsf> Title=<Bookmarks (7)> RepID=<85257195004AF0D8>

Icon(7): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=1 Column=3 Server=<> DB=<C:\Lotus\c7.0\Notes\Data\names.nsf> Title= RepID=<8525716A004F9580>

Icon(8): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=1 Column=5 Server=<> DB=<C:\Lotus\c7.0\Notes\Data\journal.nsf> Title= RepID=<8525707D0070198A>

Icon(9): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=1 Column=6 Server=<> DB=<C:\Lotus\c7.0\Notes\Data\busytime.nsf> Title= RepID=<852571140056039E>

Icon(10): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=2 Column=5 Server=<CN=PHOrg01/O=PHOrg> DB=<icon move\IconMove5.nsf> Title=<Icon Move 5> RepID=<85256EAC005021C4>

Icon(11): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=1 Column=2 Server=<CN=PHOrg02/O=PHOrg> DB=<mail\ujan0107.nsf> Title= RepID=<8525725D00636499>

Icon(12): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=1 Column=4 Server=<CN=PHOrg02/O=PHOrg> DB=<newnames.nsf> Title=<PHOrg’s Address Book> RepID=<85256E7B0056162C>

Icon(13): Tab=1(E-mail) Row=2 Column=1 Server=<CN=PHOrg02/O=PHOrg> DB=<Icon Move\IconMove1.nsf> Title=<Icon Move 1> RepID=<85256EAC00500727>

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Subject: is there a way to search what is on a user’s desktop?

Our tool http://www.clientgenie.com can do this (and much more, managing bookmarks, workspace, replicator page, toolbars…).

If that’s too much overhead for you current project, there’s a (undocumentd) way to get access to users current workspace wich would allow you to get all this information (using lots of external c-api calls).

But it’s not that easy to run this code on users clients - maybe sending it out by mail, either using a button or without button if stored forms can be used.

You can contact me by email if you like…

Markus

markus.seitz@icodex.com

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Subject: answered: is there a way to search what is on a user’s desktop?

I found a tool that does this. It’s purpose is to do something else, but if you fill in the right parameters, the result is that it dumps the contents of a user’s workspace into a text file. Then I wrote code to read the text file. I just needed something quick to get the job done.

Download the 6.x DSKTOOL.EXE Utility tool from this web site http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=475&context=SSKTWP&q1=DSKTool&uid=swg24004260&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en

and follow the read me instructions.

Thanks again.

Heather Smith