Notes.ini vs Profile documents

First of all…i manage to make use of notes.ini files to store some variables for my memo enhancement. But later i found out about profile document, which is a better way to store my variable because my objective is to store a constant variable on the server so that when every client create a new Memo, enters a recipient, it will retrieve the same variable that is set to the server.

so far the notes.ini trick is working perfectly apart from the user has to set it the first time. in my assumption and from the books, the variable values only stores in client’s notes.ini file instead of the server. therefore the changes to notes.ini file would not affect all the client/users.

in my understanding, profile document can sit on the server and every client can retrieve the profile and use the same variable. but profile document has to be created in the first place as a document and how do the user or administrator going to make the changes to the variable in the first place, since the profile would be invincible to everyone?

can anybody help me clear this up. i know that profile document is a better solution in this case but how am i going to approach it?

Subject: Notes.ini vs Profile documents

You’ll have to use a button with the following underlying function

@Command([EditProfile]; “YourProfile”)

to access a profile document. Make the button available to anybody who needs to modify it using roles.

HTH

Subject: RE: Notes.ini vs Profile documents

do i have to do extra setting in order for all the client be able to pick up the variable in the profile, ie make the profile public.

Subject: RE: Notes.ini vs Profile documents

You can have a global profile for the db or profiles depending on @UserName. If you don’t specify it being dependent on username, it is automatically a global profile accessible by anyone having access to the db.

Subject: RE: Notes.ini vs Profile documents

thanks for the info. appreciated.