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HCL Domino Designer User Guide and Reference
This guide provides information on using HCL Domino Designer and programming language reference information.
Programming Overview and User Interface
This section contains general guidelines and examples that show where to use Java, LotusScript, and the formula language.
Programming Domino for Web Applications
You should be aware of certain procedures, restrictions, and enhancements available to you when using Domino Designer to program Web applications. This section describes the following areas:
Formula language
The formula language works, with restrictions, for Web applications. The formula language is particularly useful for implementing Notes client menu commands as buttons, hotspots, and actions in the browser environment where the Notes client menu is not available. This section describes:
Where formulas work on the Web
The following table outlines where formulas work on the Web.

HCL Domino Designer User Guide and Reference
This guide provides information on using HCL Domino Designer and programming language reference information.
- What's new in Domino Designer 14?
  The following features are new for developers in HCL Domino® Designer 14.
- What's new in Nomad Designer?
  HCL Nomad for web browsers v1.0.10 introduces the capability to design Notes databases. For more information, see HCL Nomad for web browsers User Documentation, Nomad web Designer.
- Accessibility and keyboard shortcuts
  Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
- Application Design
  Welcome to the Application Design section of Domino® Designer Help.
- Application Management
  Welcome to the Application Management section of Domino® Designer Help.
- Domino® Query Language
  Domino® Query Language (DQL) is a facility running on a Domino server that provides a terse, shorthand syntax for finding documents. It supports a wide variety and complexity of search terms. It leverages existing design elements, avoiding the need to write detailed code to access them. DQL consolidates all methods in Domino for searching document contents.
- Composite Applications - Design and Management
  Composite applications are a key element in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and contextual collaboration strategy. The ability to create and edit composite applications lets you easily integrate different types of components and technologies.
- DB2® Access views
  Domino® Designer includes two types of design elements to assist you in managing data contained in DB2® enabled Notes® databases:
- Programming Overview and User Interface
  This section contains general guidelines and examples that show where to use Java, LotusScript, and the formula language.
  - Programming Overview
    This documentation describes how to attach Java, JavaScript, LotusScript, and formula code to Domino design elements. Here are some overview topics:
  - User Interface
  - XML for Domino
    The following topics cover some general guidelines for using XML in Domino applications and list all the elements, attributes, and entities in the Domino Document Type Definition (DTD):
  - JSP Custom Tag Libraries
    A JavaServer Page (JSP) is a HTML Web page that contains code which executes application logic to generate dynamic content. The page is created at the time it is requested. JSP pages are compiled into servlets; the code they contain is executed by the server. For more information on JSPs, see the Sun Microsystems Web site: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/.
  - Programming Domino for Web Applications
    You should be aware of certain procedures, restrictions, and enhancements available to you when using Domino Designer to program Web applications. This section describes the following areas:
    - Formula language
      The formula language works, with restrictions, for Web applications. The formula language is particularly useful for implementing Notes client menu commands as buttons, hotspots, and actions in the browser environment where the Notes client menu is not available. This section describes:
      - Where formulas work on the Web
        The following table outlines where formulas work on the Web.
      - @Functions on the Web
        Several @functions are particularly useful in Web applications. However, some @functions are restricted.
      - @Commands on the Web
        The @commands listed as follows are supported on the Web; the @commands not mentioned here do not work on the Web. These @commands may have restrictions or behave differently on the Web than in the Notes client.
    - Web agents
      Agents cannot run in a browser. They can be activated from a browser but run on the Domino server containing the agent.
    - JavaScript
    - Web services
    - Server configuration for Web browsers
    - RSS feeds
    - Domino Web logs (blogs)
- Formula Language
  This section documents the formula language.
- LotusScript® Language
  Welcome to the LotusScript® Language section of Domino® Designer Help.
- LotusScript/COM/OLE Classes
- Java/CORBA Classes
  This section documents the Java/CORBA classes.
- Connectors
  Connectors provide native access to a wide variety of DBMS products, ODBC, the platform File system, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, and Transaction Processing systems.
- Javadoc™ for Domino® Designer related APIs
  As part of providing additional Java™ reference documentation, Domino® Designer ships with a help plugin that contains Javadoc™ for additional Domino Designer related APIs.

Where formulas work on the Web

The following table outlines where formulas work on the Web.


Type of formula	Application
Action	Works in a browser.
Agent	From a browser, you can start an agent with the @commands ToolsRunMacro or RunAgent, or with the URL command. OpenAgent. The agent runs on the Domino server, not in the browser.
Column	Works in a browser.
Computed field value	Works in a browser.
Computed text	Works in a browser.
Default value	Works in a browser.
Event	The only formula events that work in a browser are WebQueryOpen and WebQuerySave in forms, and these events are restricted to executing the @commands ToolsRunMacro or Run agent(which run an agent on the Domino server).
Form	Works in a browser.
Hidden paragraph	Works in a browser.
Hide action	Works in a browser.
Hide column	Works in a browser
Hotspot	Works in a browser.
Input translation	Works in a browser.
Input validation	Works in a browser.
Insert subform	Works in a browser.
Keyword field	Works in a browser.
Named element	Works in a browser.
Replication	Applies to the back-end database.
Section access	Works in a browser.
Section title	Works in a browser.
Selection	Works in a browser.
Toolbar button	Applies only to the Notes client.
Window title	Works in a browser.