APPLICATION DESIGN

URL commands for opening agents, forms, and navigators
The following commands open agents, forms, and navigators in a database. Hidden design elements are hidden from the server too; you can’t use IBM® Lotus® Domino(TM) URL commands to access documents in hidden forms.

Note The URLs shown below are for example only. They do not point to existing Web sites.

OpenAgent

Syntax

http://Host/Database/AgentName?OpenAgent

Examples

http://www.mercury.com/sales/leads.nsf/Process+New+Leads?OpenAgent

Note Agents may only be referred to by name. The use of UNID is not supported when referring to an agent.

OpenForm

Syntax

http://Host/Database/FormName?OpenForm

http://Host/Database/FormUniversalID?OpenForm

http://Host/Database/$defaultform?OpenForm

Examples

http://www.mercury.com/products.nsf/Product?OpenForm

http://www.mercury.com/products.nsf/625E6111C597A11B852563DD00724CC2?OpenForm

http://www.mercury.com/products.nsf/$defaultform?OpenForm

Optional argument for OpenForm

ParentUNID = UniqueIDNumber

Where UniqueIDNumber is the document ID of the parent document, which is used in response forms or when the form property "Formulas inherit values from selected document" is selected.

Syntax

http://Host/Database/FormUniversalID?OpenForm&ParentUNID

Example

http://www.mercury.com/products.nsf/40aa91d55cle4c8285256363004dc9e0?OpenForm&ParentUNID=6bc72a92613fd6bf852563de001f1a25

OpenNavigator

Syntax

http://Host/Database/NavigatorName?OpenNavigator

http://Host/Database/NavigatorUniversalID?OpenNavigator

Examples

http://www.mercury.com/products.nsf/Main+Navigator?OpenNavigator

http://www.mercury.com/products.nsf/7B5BC17C7DC9EB7E85256207004F8862?OpenNavigator

ReadForm

Use the ReadForm command to display a form without showing its editable fields. ReadForm is useful for displaying a form as a simple Web page.

Syntax

http://Host/Database/FormName?ReadForm

http://Host/Database/FormUniversalID?ReadForm

http://Host/Database/$defaultform?ReadForm

Examples

http://www.mercury.com/home.nsf/Welcome?ReadForm

http://www.mercury.com/products.nsf/625E6111C597A11B852563DD00724CC2?ReadForm

http://www.mercury.com/products.nsf/$defaultform?ReadForm

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