Any suggestions on a Smart Icon that can be used to attach files, but always starts in a specific (favorites!) folder?
The normal attach icon works fine, but I’ve had a user request an icon that always puts them in a particular folder.
Subject: Smart Icon for special attachments
The easiest way is probebly to manipulate the notes.ini variable called “FileDlgDirectory” before invoking the attachment code.
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Subject: RE: Smart Icon for special attachments
Make sure I’m getting this right, setup a smart icon that would update the FileDlgDirectory variable in the notes.ini that then calls on the attachment code?
Heck, I guess just having an icon that simply sets that variable to their favorite directory means they are 2 quick button clicks (set, and then attach) away from being where they want to be to attach files.
I’m just not sure how you accomplish this (formula) with a smart icon.
Subject: RE: Smart Icon for special attachments
The easiest way to actually do this so it works is to trigger an agent in a shell database from a smarticon. Why? Because you can’t set “system” ini variables in @Formula as far as I know, you can only do this in Lotusscript.
As an example, this code won’t work:
@SetEnvironment(“FileDlgDirectory”; “c:\YOUR DIRECTORY”);
@Command([EditGotoField]; “Body”);
@Command([EditInsertFileAttachment])
Try it and you’ll see why: instead of manipulating the FileDlgDirectory variable, a new one called $FileDlgDirectory is created, This is where this Lotusscript would be required instead:
Call NotesSession.SetEnvironmentVar(“FileDlgDirectory”, “C:\YOUR DIRECTORY”, True)
Now, you can’t call LS in a smarticon, hence the container database requirement, in which a Lotusscript agent can reside. Seems like a lot of work for a lazy user though!
HTH
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