Blog & Technical Insights

During a recent discussion on Java I bemoaned the fact that some basic pieces of functionality we’ve exploited for years in Formula Language are missing. The example I gave was @Right, being able to get a portion of a string based upon the existence of another string. In JavaScript and Java there are no inherent […]

Agent profiling is not new in Domino, but it’s something that gets little press. Because it’s only available for agents, it’s probably also going to become less useful as more and more development is done in XPages. But, working from the premise that the methods in use in LotusScript do the same work on the […]

If you’ve worked with XPages for any length of time you’ll probably have used some of the tips on XPagesWiki.com by YouAtNotes. It’s a well-categorised resource built on XPages too. Today came the news that it’s available on iPhone and iPad as a native app, so you can get the content at any time. Priced […]

I’ve just completed development of new release of the XPages Help Application. There are a number of enhancements and modifications, including some refactoring of the Java code based on the learning I’ve gained over the last six months. The most significant enhancement is a mobile interface, accessible via the m_Content.xsp XPage. You can see some […]

Let’s face it, Server-Side JavaScript is the most powerful and flexible language that I have ever come across, in twelve years as a Domino developer. Yes, you need to build a few muscles to automatically type commas instead of semi-colons in @Formulae and learn how to create a vector for doing getDocumentByKey against multiple columns. […]

I’m currently in the process of developing a mobile interface for viewing articles in the XPages Help Application. One of the significant differences is the navigation model. The initial page has links to the relevant views of the data – Contents, Index, Search (if the database is full text indexed) and Bookmarks (for authenticated users). […]

Tonight I installed the latest version of the Extension Library, or tried to. I installed it into Domino Designer first, then, after the restart, tried to import it into the Update Site template. But whether I imported as a local update site or imported the features, I got an object variable not set error. Because […]

There are a host of good enhancements in 8.5.3. But one that is worth it’s weight in gold is the ability to review, set or clear the Prohibit Design Refresh setting on all design elements in an application in one go. From Domino Designer, just right-click on the application and select Application -> Set Prohibit […]

I’ve been rather busy today so I’m yet to upgrade to Domino 8.5.3 but there are a host of goodies in the new release, not least for XPages developers. While preparing for my session at Lotusphere last year one of the areas I looked at was managing the Dojo version used by XPages. With research […]

Late yesterday Ed Brill announced the new IBM offering, the IBM XWork Server. It’s been in the planning for a long time now and has been, on the whole, well received by the community. There’s a lot of discussion about what it is and what it is not. But the one thing people agree is […]