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thanh.hi...@gmail.com

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Aug 25, 2012, 12:53:08 AM8/25/12
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Hi all,

I have an old lotus application. It was designed in lotus 6.5.

I use Lotus Designer 8.5 to modify it. There is an author field in its form. Its value is a formula. I modified it, but when it runs, the new formula does not take effect, its old formula still remains.

I search the Internet and find this: http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf/dx/Reader_and_Author_Field_Troubleshooting

It says that: "Changing the form design does not affect access to pre-existing documents. Their access is controlled based on what values were written into the Reader/Author fields at the time they were last saved. You would have to write an agent or otherwise update the documents to correct the field values".

So, what can I do to make the new formula take effect?

I greatly appreciate your help.

Thank you very much!

Thom Rosario

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Aug 31, 2012, 9:08:17 AM8/31/12
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In article <77cbc0b3-86fd-4605...@googlegroups.com>,
The data is stored independently of the form; modifying the code on the
form doesn't change the data stored in the document until you trigger an
action that forces the code to re-evaluate.

You could:
-- Open each document through the GUI
-- Use an agent to set the values you want

Either way, read up on some Domino fundamentals; there's a lot for you
to learn.
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