Can Lotus Notes 8.0.2 client BASIC be customized in order add a new button that will save currently selected email into 3rd party database?
Subject: Yes this is possible.
It isn’t a plugin by Notes definition. It would be an agent, which could be written in Lotuscript, Java or @Formula. You could also develop a notes addin using the Lotus notes C API. So lots of options
Subject: Any links?
Can you give some reference to the documentation how to do it? Thanks.
Subject: Domino Designer Help
Installed as part of Domino Designer. Contains lots of useful information, examples etc.
Subject: Help: Can you be more specific
Sorry, your tips go to nowhere. I know how to develop plugin and composite application for Notes standard. I need to know how to the same thing for BASIC version. All documentation and Domino designer help refers to STANDARD version of Notes! I cannot find anything for BASIC version. Can you give me a link to tutorial or help that describes how to do it for BASIC version?
Subject: Think of Basic version as Notes 7.x
All the things I referenced in my answer still work in Notes Basic. The thing you miss with standard is the ability to build eclipse plug-ins or Composite applications.
Subject: Thank you. Does Notes agent require the modification in global templates?
We are not allowed to modify any global templates on server. Is any way to develop an agent that will run only locally on client computer?
Subject: You could try this approach…
One technique I have used in the past (which should also work in Notes 8.0 basic) is to create a VBScript file that uses the Notes OLE classes to access the currently opened database. You can then call this VbScript from a smarticon (or whatever they are called these days) using a formula of the form @Command([Execute]; “cscript.exe”; “whatever.vbs”). The Vbscript can be pushed out to machines using SMS or similar. There is a script library that Andre Guirard published a long time ago that can be used to update universe.smi; haven’t tried it in Notes 8.0 but should still work.