createDocument (NotesDatabase - JavaScript™)
Creates a document in a database and returns a NotesDocument object that represents the new document.
Defined in
NotesDatabaseSyntax
createDocument() : NotesDocument | Return value | Description |
|---|---|
NotesDocument |
The new document. |
Usage
You must call save if you want the new document to be saved.Examples
This button creates a new document in the current database and appends an item named Subject with the value of arequestScope variable. The requestScope variable
is bound to an edit box that the user fills in before clicking the
button.var doc = database.createDocument();
doc.appendItemValue("Subject", requestScope.subject);
doc.save()This button creates a document in the current
database and assigns values.
var doc:NotesDocument = database.createDocument();
doc.appendItemValue("Form", "main");
doc.appendItemValue("subject", "Test Document");
doc.appendItemValue("categories", "Test Documents");
var rti:NotesRichTextItem = doc.createRichTextItem("Body");
rti.appendText("This is the first sentence of text.");
rti.appendText(" This is the second sentence of text.");
if (doc.save()) {
requestScope.status = "Document has been saved"
} else {
requestScope.status = "Unable to save document"
}