Examples: ParentView property

Sub Initialize
  Dim db As New NotesDatabase( "", "somedocs.nsf" )
  Dim view As NotesView
  Dim parentView As NotesView
  Dim doc As NotesDocument
  Set view = db.GetView( "By Category" )
  If Not view Is Nothing Then
    Set doc = view.GetFirstDocument
    Set parentView = doc.ParentView
    Messagebox view.Name , , "view.Name"
    Messagebox parentView.Name , , "parentView.Name"
  End If
End Sub

Sub Initialize
  Dim db As New NotesDatabase( "", "" )
  Dim doc As NotesDocument
  Call db.open( "snapper", "progwork2.nsf" )
  
  Dim view As NotesView
  Set view = db.GetView( "By Category"  )
  If Not view Is Nothing Then
    Set doc = view.GetFirstDocument
    Call printViewName (doc, "first doc in view")
  End If
  
  Dim dc As NotesDocumentCollection
  Set dc = db.AllDocuments
  If dc.Count > 0 Then
    Set doc = dc.getFirstDocument
    Call printViewName (doc, "first doc in collection")
  End If
  
  Set doc = New notesdocument (db)
  Call printViewName (doc, "new doc")
  
  Dim ws As New NotesUIWorkspace
  Dim uidoc As NotesUIDocument
  Set uidoc = ws.CurrentDocument
  Set doc = uidoc.document
  Call printViewName (doc, "ui doc")
End Sub
Sub printViewName (d As NotesDocument, t As String)
  Dim v As notesview
  Set v = d.ParentView
  If v Is Nothing Then
    Messagebox "Document did not come from a view.", , t
  Else
    Messagebox "Document came from the " + _
    v.Name + " view.", , t
  End If
End Sub