Copies a document to a specified database.
| Parameter |
Description |
db |
The database to which you want to copy the document.
Cannot be null. |
| Return value |
Description |
NotesDatabase |
The new document in the specified database. |
Usage
CopyToDatabase also
saves the new document.
Examples
This button creates an archive of
the
main view in the current database.
try {
var newdb:NotesDatabase = database.createCopy(null, + "archive_" + database.getFileName());
} catch(e) {
requestScope.status = "Error: cannot create archive";
return;
}
newdb.setTitle("Copy of " + database.getTitle());
requestScope.status = "Archive created\n";
var view:NotesView = database.getView("main");
var doc:NotesDocument = view.getFirstDocument();
var count:int = 0;
while (doc != null) {
doc.copyToDatabase(newdb);
count++;
var tmpdoc = view.getNextDocument(doc);
doc.recycle(); // recycle to avoid memory problems
doc = tmpdoc;
}
requestScope.status += count + " documents copied to archive";