Lotus Workflow 6.5.1 Upgrade
Thanks, Lotus for the long day on Friday. I implemented the new version of Lotus Workflow (6.5.1) for two applications, and it was not pretty. The templates migrated through the environments as I described in Domino Development Part 1 - Environments. So the templates were migrated to production on Thursday and were refreshed Friday morning by the Design task. I was in early because I new I had to "Create Language Document".
This I don't understand, if the application tells me that I need to create a language document then why does it not create it for me. Why does the message even appear if I don't have the INSTALL role. Just create the document.
But this was the least of my worries. There was two fixes I needed to make. One I already knew because it was broken in 3.0.1, which they still have not fixed. The 'LWFWebDefaultSave' is set to run over all documents in the database, which makes no sense when it is only ran on the WebQuerySave event. Wait it even gets better, there is no code in the agent. Yes, no code at all.
Update: The agent name needs to chage to (LWF Web Save Default)|LWF Web Save Default.
Still any time that I open either application the performance is in the toilet. Everything ran fine in pre-prod so the administrators started looking at the database and saw nothing. We did updall and compact still nothing. We then took a copy of the database and moved it to the pre-prod server where we could try some things. We did updall -R and still nothing. It was about 3:00 so I am thinking it is time to restore the template and start thinking about a test plan. At this point we had it narrowed down to the (SK WebMyActivity) view, so I copied the old view and put it in place of the 6.5.1 version. Presto, the view opened as quick as it always did. I used Teamstudio Delta to compare the two views and noticed two additional columns 'Claim By' and the column to the right of it. You can see my comment with the old code and my new code below it.
Lotus used "Today"as a string but not for Now.
Ajax
Maarten Docter posted a description of what AJaX is. Jesse James Garrett wrote the original article Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications.
I really like the article because it is simple. The pictures deffinitly help paint the picutre of the changes that are taking place. Amazon's A9.com is very nicely done. The "Site Info" options is very cool.
Notes 4 Screen Saver
I was cleaning out a closet tonight and found some great software!!! I thought I would share it with you since Ed Brill shared the original versions of Lotus Notes .
Notes 4 Mail Screen Saver (2)
Notes 4 Screen Saver (2)
I am curious if anyone else has some "original" versions of Lotus Notes Software. I think that I still have a copy of Lotus Components, which I actually used for an application.
Format Formula as HTML improvements
Made some additional improvements to the Format Formula as HTML and fixed some bugs. I hope to update the download soon after I finish the documentation.
11 Christians arrested at homosexual event (update)
The story unfolded very different for the 11 Christians arrested at homosexual event. Now a Judge drops all charges against Philly Christians.
Can I do this with my application? (Right click names fields)
Yes, it is only available with names fields as Alan Lepofsky states in Right click menu on name fields. There is an option to show the online status
Selecting the "Show online status" will add "Chat with..." and "Add to Instant Contact list...".
What I found interesting is the difference of the menu options when in edit mode. Why should I not be able to "Create memo to.." or "Invite to Meeting...". What is even more interesting is the order of "Cut, Copy, Paste". OK, they might be used more when in edit mode but consistency has more weight in my eyes.
Lotus has more information about Enabling a field for instant messaging in Lotus Domino Design Help.