Sending a doclink to a non notes client

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This is a question about doclinks in a mixed client environment (Notes/Outlook). I’ve been trying to get doclinks to work in Outlook they work just like ordinary URLs, when they are converted to mime instead of notes rich text you get something like:

Notes:///80256AE00038332B/6472E18B00D2134780256BCA0031BB4F/C07B1AC35C3E50AB80256E12003391C2

This works in Notes but in outlook, Lotus pops up, but says “you’re not allowed to route through this server”. A bit of playing around, and I found that if I create a hotspot in a document and put:

Notes:///80256AE00038332B/6472E18B00D2134780256BCA0031BB4F/C07B1AC35C3E50AB80256E12003391C2

…in as the URL, then it works fine in Outlook. So, my question is, how do I get Notes to put a machine name into the doclink when you right click a document and go “copy as link”? Or maybe add this at the server level when a doclink is sent? Any ideas?

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Subject: sending a doclink to a non notes client

I found the solution to this, if anybody needs help do not hesitate to contact me.

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Subject: RE: sending a doclink to a non notes client

I’d be interested in what you found. Please send me info at Ben(at)GeniiSoft.com (replacing the (at) with @)

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Subject: Please tell us how you did it!

I am really battling to resolve this problem, and any help would be really appreciated.

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Subject: RE: sending a doclink to a non notes client

Please, please tell us how you did it. I’m desperate!

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Subject: RE: sending a doclink to a non notes client

Hi Francisco!

I can’t find any contact information for you, so can you or anybody else who has found the solution to this please contact me at LSauve@br-inc.ca as soon as possible?

Thanks!

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Subject: Did you ever get the answer?

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Subject: Did you ever get the answer?

I feel terrible for responding so late… I finished working on the project and I have not signed on for a long time, busy doing other things non-notes related… If anybody wants the info please email me to

Francisco_Verdesoto@conair.com

For those of you who alrady posted an email address I’ll try to send you guys a presentation I’ve put up…

Regards,

Francisco Verdesoto

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Subject: RE: Did you ever get the answer?

Just post the answer for pete’s sake.

I have success with two methods:

Using the IP Number of the server - (notes://11.11.11.11/folder/db.nsf)

Using the server name which you can get in LS like this:

Dim serverName As Variant

serverName = Evaluate(|@Name([CN]; @ServerName)|)	

"notes://" + serverName(0) + "folder/db.nsf"
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Subject: RE: Did you ever get the answer?

sub notesLink ()

Dim serverName As String

Dim server As New NotesName (db.server)

If server.Common = Null Or server.Common = “” Then

serverName = “LocalHost”

Else

serverName = server.Common

End If

Dim filePath As String

filePath = db.FilePath

Dim fileName As String

fileName = db.Title

Dim mailDoc As NotesDocument

Set mailDoc = New NotesDocument(db)

Dim rtitem As NotesRichTextItem

Set rtitem = New NotesRichTextItem( mailDoc, “Body” )

’ Insert Database Summary

Call rtitem.AppendText("Database Name: " + fileName + Chr(13) )

Call rtitem.AppendText("Server Name: " + serverName + Chr(13) )

Call rtitem.AppendText("Database Path: " + filePath + Chr(13) )

Call rtitem.AppendText(“Database Link: notes://” + serverName + “/” + filePath + Chr(13) + Chr(13) )

’ and so on…

end sub

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Subject: sending a doclink to a non notes client

you can make an file with the extension of .NDL which would be the document link you want. In outlook it would like a normal file, but when you envoke it would go the the correct of the link.

HTH – Cheers.

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Subject: RE: sending a doclink to a non notes client

Thanks Joe, I was aware of that but can you get it to create that file automatically without having to paste the text in manually to a text document.

Ideally though we’d prefer to have the text link rather than a file, but beggars can’t be choosers :wink:

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Subject: sending a doclink to a non notes client

Stuart,I already have a method of sending doclinks through outlook by creating .NDL files, but most people want the… “Notes:///80256AE00038332B/6472E18B00D2134780256BCA0031BB4F/C07B1AC35C3E50AB80256E12003391C2” link that you’ve mentioned here, where you able to create this and would it be possible to give us some hints on how to do it?

Thanks in advanced,

FV