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IBM Domino Designer Basic User Guide and Reference
Basic product usage information and programming language reference information.
Lotus® Connectors
Lotus® Connectors provide native access to a wide variety of DBMS products, ODBC, the platform File system, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, and Transaction Processing systems.
Lotus® Connectors and Connectivity Guide
Chapter 4 Lotus® Connector for Notes®
This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for Notes®, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
Introduction to the Lotus® Connector for Notes®
This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for Notes®. The Lotus Connector for Notes can be used with IBM® Lotus Enterprise Integrator® for Domino® (LEI) and Lotus Connector LotusScript® Extensions (LC LSX).

IBM Domino Designer Basic User Guide and Reference
Basic product usage information and programming language reference information.
- Application Design
  Welcome to the Application Design section of Domino® Designer Help.
- Domino® Designer templates
  The templates described in the following table are available with Domino® Designer and are specifically intended for use by application developers.
- Importing to and exporting from views
- Developing applications using MAPI
  Domino® Designer Release 6 and later supports the messaging application program interface (MAPI), which allows mail integration between Domino and a MAPI-compliant messaging application, such as Microsoft™ Outlook, Microsoft Office applications, or user-written C++ programs.
- Features to avoid using in Web applications
  Developers creating applications specifically for the Web, or for the dual purpose of serving Notes® and Web clients, should review the following tables for features that are not supported on the Web.
- URL commands for Web applications
  You have a variety of options for programming a Web site. You can directly manipulate objects such as documents or views in an application using Domino® URL commands. Adding Domino URL commands as HTML in forms gives users shortcuts for navigating databases and performing other tasks quickly.
- Application Management
  Welcome to the Application Management section of Domino® Designer Help.
- 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.
- Lotus® Connectors
  Lotus® Connectors provide native access to a wide variety of DBMS products, ODBC, the platform File system, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, and Transaction Processing systems.
  - Lotus® Connectors and Connectivity Guide
    - Chapter 1 DCTEST and CONTEST
      This chapter provides information about DCTEST and CONTEST. These programs test system and application connectivity to external data sources.
    - Chapter 2 Connectivity
      This chapter provides instructions and information for setting up and testing connectivity to the following database systems:
    - Chapter 3 Introduction to Lotus® Connectors
      This chapter provides introductory information about each of the supplied IBM® Lotus® connectors.
    - Chapter 4 Lotus® Connector for Notes®
      This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for Notes®, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
      - Introduction to the Lotus® Connector for Notes®
        This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for Notes®. The Lotus Connector for Notes can be used with IBM® Lotus Enterprise Integrator® for Domino® (LEI) and Lotus Connector LotusScript® Extensions (LC LSX).
      - Notes/Domino terminology
        The following table lists IBM® Lotus Enterprise Integrator® (LEI) terms and the corresponding terms in Notes®.
      - Supported characteristics of the Connector for Notes®
        This section lists the supported characteristics of the Lotus® Connector for Notes®.
      - Notes® Connection Document for LEI
        The Notes® connection document defines a connection to a Notes database and specifies the Domino® server on which the database can be found.
      - Fields in the Connection Document - 2
        See the following tables for descriptions of the connection document fields.
      - Considerations When Working with the Connector for Notes®
        This section addresses important issues in using an Notes® connection.
      - Notes® Data Types
        The following tables show the correspondences of Notes® to Lotus Enterprise Integrator® (LEI) data types for various types of activities. The following notes apply to the tables as follows:
      - Virtual Fields
        The following virtual fields are supported by the Lotus® Connector for Notes®. For more information, see the "Field Virtual Codes in the LCField Class" section of the Lotus Connector LotusScript® Extensions Guide.
      - Lotus® Connector for Notes® Properties
        See the Lotus® Connector LotusScript® Extensions Guide for a list of properties for the Lotus Connector for Notes®.
    - Chapter 5 Lotus® Connector for DB2®
      This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for DB2®, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 6 Lotus® Connector for File System
      This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for File System, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Lotus® Connector for ODBC
      For complete information on the Lotus® Connector for ODBC, refer to the documentation on the Notes® Domino® Application Development wiki.
    - Chapter 8 Lotus® Connector for Oracle
      This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for Oracle, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 9 Lotus® Connector for OLE DB
      This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for OLE DB, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 10 Lotus® Connector for Sybase
      This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for Sybase, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 11 Lotus® Connector for Text
      This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for Text, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 12 Metaconnectors for LEI
      This chapter provides an introduction to LEI Metaconnectors and contains information for creating and using the different types of Metaconnectors.
  - LSX for Lotus® Connectors
    LotusScrip Extensions for Lotus® Connectors (LC LSX) enhances the power of Notes® by extending its scripting to data outside of Notes through the use of Lotus Connectors. The programming model is independent of the individual connector. This eliminates the need to learn each individual system, while at the same time allowing experienced users to access the individual features of a specific system.
  - Accessing external databases through LS:DO
    LS:DO has been in maintenance mode since R5. Developers are advised not to use it. Developers should use the Lotus® Connector LSX for (LCLSX) when accessing external data sources.
- 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.
- 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.

Introduction to the Lotus® Connector for Notes®

This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for Notes®. The Lotus® Connector for Notes® can be used with IBM® Lotus Enterprise Integrator® for Domino® (LEI) and Lotus® Connector LotusScript® Extensions (LC LSX).

The Lotus® Connector for Notes® allows you to define a connection to a database.

Notes® connection documents are not available for Domino® Enterprise Connection Services (DECS), nor are they available for Advanced RealTime activities.

For information about configuring and testing connectivity, see chapter 2.

For general information about Lotus® Connectors, see chapter 3.