JAVA/CORBA CLASSES
Given selection criteria for a document, returns all documents in a database that meet the criteria.
Defined in
Database
Syntax
public DocumentCollection search(String formula) throws NotesException
public DocumentCollection search(String formula, DateTime dt) throws NotesException
public DocumentCollection search(String formula, DateTime dt, int max) throws NotesException
Parameters
String formula
DocumentCollection
This method returns a maximum of 5,000 documents by default. The Notes.ini variable FT_MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS overrides this limit for indexed databases or databases that are not indexed but that are running an agent on the client. For a database that is not indexed and is running in an agent on the server, you must set the TEMP_INDEX_MAX_DOC Notes.ini variable as well. The absolute maximum is 2,147,483,647.
Language cross-reference
Search method in LotusScript NotesDatabase class
EditSelectByDate @command of formula language
Example See Also