Cannot access mail database

[César Vieira]

Hi to all,

I have Lotus Notes Server 4.11a and I can't access two mail databases of our
staff.

Whenever I try to open the mail I get the following msgs:

"Error updating view in Mail\username.nsf: this view is obsolete and
requires missing field list. Please edit and re-save the view"

Or:

"Invalid or Nonexistent Document"

When I right-click and go to the database properties I can't see or change
the database properties, it's all greyed out.

I searched in the Lotus Web Support and I found one document and I tried the
following:

- Selecting the view and press SHIFT+F9 or CTRL+SHIFT+F9 - When I do this
and when I try to open the database I get the msg: "Named object corrupt"

- Do the "Load Updall filename -R -T viewname" - I don't know the
viewname

- Do the Fixup - Same as SHIFT+F9

- Creating a Replica - Nothing changes

- Copy the database to another location using Notes - It starts checking
all documents and fails in the last one.

Can anyone had this problem and could correct it?

Thanks in advance

[EdC]

"César Vieira" wrote:

> Hi to all,
>
> I have Lotus Notes Server 4.11a and I can't access two mail databases of our
> staff.
>
> Whenever I try to open the mail I get the following msgs:
>
> "Error updating view in Mail\username.nsf: this view is obsolete and
> requires missing field list. Please edit and re-save the view"
>
> Or:
>
> "Invalid or Nonexistent Document"

Cesar,

Try replacing the db design with a current mail template.

If that doesn't work, try creating a new db based on a mail template, then copy
and paste from the All Documents view.

One of those should get it for you.

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[César Vieira]

First of all, thanks for your tips.

But they didn't help me much...

First, to replace the db design I must have control in the properties menu,
but as I mentioned I don't have any access to the properties menu options,

it's all greyed out.

And, to create a new db to copy & paste from the old one I must open the
corrupted db, which I can't open.

Have some new ideas?

[EdC]

"César Vieira" wrote:

To replace the design, select the DB in the workspace, click
File>>Database>>Replace Design... and select a new template - either locally or
from a server.

To open the existing database, have you tried right clicking and selecting
GoTo...??