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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.
Java/CORBA Classes
This section documents the Java/CORBA classes.
Java™ Classes Coding Guidelines
Accessing databases
Creating, compacting, removing, and replicating a database
Use one of the following methods to create a database.

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 14.5?
  The following features are new for developers in HCL Domino® Designer 14.5.
- 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.
- 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.
  - Java™ Classes Coding Guidelines
    - Running a Java™ program
      You can call the Domino® Objects from a Java™ program by importing the lotus.domino package. The program can be coded as an application, a Domino agent, an applet, or a servlet. Local calls access run-time code on the local computer, which must have Domino installed. CORBA-based remote (IIOP) calls access run-time code from a remote Domino server; in this case, the local computer need not have Domino installed. Compilation must be on a computer with Domino Designer installed.
    - Accessing databases
      - Accessing database properties using Java™
        The following methods access the Database properties:
      - Locating a database on a server or the local directory
      - Opening a database using Java™
      - Creating, compacting, removing, and replicating a database
        Use one of the following methods to create a database.
        Examples: Creating, compacting, removing, and replicating a database
      - Examining and adjusting an access control list using Java™
        You examine and adjust the access control list (ACL) of a database through the following classes:
      - Examining and adjusting database replication settings using Java™
      - Accessing a form using Java™
        You can access existing forms in a database as follows:
      - Accessing an outline using Java™
        You can access and create outlines in a database as follows:
    - Accessing views and folders using Java™
    - Accessing documents in Java™ classes
    - Accessing items in Java™ classes
    - Accessing rich text items in Java™ classes
    - Accessing Domino® sessions
  - Java™ Classes A-Z
- 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.

Creating, compacting, removing, and replicating a database

Use one of the following methods to create a database.

DbDirectory.createDatabase creates an uninitialized database. A program can access it, but a user cannot access it through the user interface because it has no forms or views.
Database.createFromTemplate creates an initialized database based on an existing template. This database has the design and documents of the template and can be accessed from the workspace.
Database.createReplica creates an uninitialized replica of an existing database. The replica must be initialized either by you with the replicate method or by the user accessing it from the workspace upon first use.
Database.createCopy creates a copy of the design of an existing database.

The following methods are available for an existing database:

Database.compact compacts a database.
Database.compactWithOptions compacts a database allowing the submission of options.
Database.getOption gets the value of a database option.
Database.remove removes (deletes) a database.
Database.markForDelete marks a database for deletion from a server in a cluster.
Database.replicate replicates a database.
Database.setOption sets the value of a database option.
Database.sign signs a database.