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Functions for managing appointments (Outlook, Lotus Notes, mobile device)
List of functions for managing appointments
Functions for managing contacts (Lotus Notes, Outlook and mobile device)
List of functions for managing contacts:
  • Lotus Notes,
  • Outlook,
  • mobile devices (Android, iPhone or iPad)
Accessing Lotus Notes
WINDEV and WINDEV allow you to easily access the data handled by Lotus Notes (Domino database)...
ContactRead (Function)
Reads a contact in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
TaskAdd (Function)
Adds a task to the task list of a Lotus Notes or Outlook messaging.
GroupFirst (Function)
Reads the first group of contacts in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
NotesReset (Function)
Creates an empty document in Lotus Notes.
GroupDelete (Function)
Deletes the current group of contacts from a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
TaskPrevious (Function)
Reads the task before the current task in a Lotus Notes or Outlook task list.
NotesDeactivateView (Function)
Disables the view currently handled in Lotus Notes.
GroupNext (Function)
Reads the group of contacts after the current group in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
NotesDocumentLast (Function)
Positions on the last document found in Lotus Notes.
NotesSave (Function)
Saves the current document in Lotus Notes.
NotesViewSeekLast (Function)
Seeks the last document found in the current view in Lotus Notes.
Task functions
List of functions for managing tasks
TaskLast (Function)
Reads the last task in a Lotus Notes or Outlook task list.
NotesActivateView (Function)
Indicates the view that must be handled in Lotus Notes.
Contact groups functions
List of functions for managing groups of contacts
NotesExtractAttachment (Function)
Extracts a file attached to an item of the current document in Lotus Notes.
NotesDocumentNext (Function)
Positions on the document found after the current document in Lotus Notes.
GroupReset (Function)
Reinitializes the Group structure.
Functions for managing emails (prefix syntax)
List of functions for managing emails
NotesItemDimension (Function)
Returns the dimension of an item for the current document in Lotus Notes.
NotesViewListColumn (Function)
Lists the columns found in the current view in Lotus Notes.
TaskNext (Function)
Reads the task after the current task in a Lotus Notes or Outlook task list.
NotesDocumentPrevious (Function)
Positions on the document found before the current document in Lotus Notes.
GroupModify (Function)
Modifies the current group of contacts in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
NotesListAttachment (Function)
Returns the list of files attached to an item of the current document in Lotus Notes.
GroupAdd (Function)
Adds a group of contacts in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
NotesOpenConnection (Function)
Establishes a connection to a Domino server.
GroupLast (Function)
Reads the last group of contacts in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
EmailStartNotesSession (Function)
Allows you to access the data handled by the Lotus Notes messaging (emails, contacts, groups of contacts, tasks, appointments).
NotesNbAttachment (Function)
Returns the number of files attached to an item of the current document in Lotus Notes.
ContactFirst (Function)
Reads the first contact in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
ContactPrevious (Function)
Reads the contact before the current contact in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
NotesItem (Function)
Returns the value of items for the current Notes document in Lotus Notes.
TaskRead (Function)
Reads a task in a Lotus Notes or Outlook task list.
TaskFirst (Function)
Reads the first task in a Lotus Notes or Outlook task list.
ContactLast (Function)
Reads the last contact in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
NotesModifyAttachment (Function)
Modifies a file attached to an item of the current document in Lotus Notes.
NotesDocumentDelete (Function)
Deletes the current document from the Lotus Notes database browsed.
TaskModify (Function)
Modifies the current task in a Lotus Notes or Outlook task list.
EmailSeekFirstNotes (Function)
Seeks one or more emails according to specified criteria, in a local or remote Lotus Notes or Domino database.
TaskReset (Function)
Reinitializes the Task structure.
ContactSearch (Function)
Searches for a contact in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
NotesOpenDatabase (Function)
Gives access to the documents managed by Lotus Notes.
ContactReset (Function)
Reinitializes:
TaskDelete (Function)
Deletes the current task from the task list of a Lotus Notes or Outlook messaging.
NotesDeleteItem (Function)
Deletes the specified item from the current document in Lotus Notes.
GroupRead (Function)
Reads a group of contacts in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
NotesListView (Function)
Returns the list of views found in the current Lotus Notes database.
NotesListItem (Function)
Returns the list of items for the current Notes document in Lotus Notes.
NotesDocumentFirst (Function)
Positions on the first document found in Lotus Notes.
NotesModifyItem (Function)
Modifies the specified item of the current document in Lotus Notes.
NotesViewSeekFirst (Function)
Seeks the first document found in the current view in Lotus Notes.
Email functions
List of functions for managing emails
ContactDelete (Function)
Deletes the current contact:
  • from a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
  • in the Phone contacts list (Android, iPhone or iPad).
NotesCloseDatabase (Function)
Closes the local or remote database used (Lotus Notes or Domino).
GroupPrevious (Function)
Reads the group of contacts before the current group in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
ContactModify (Function)
Modifies the current contact in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
NotesDeleteAttachment (Function)
Deletes an attached file from an item of the current document in Lotus Notes.
ContactNext (Function)
Reads the contact after the current contact in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
NotesDocumentSeek (Function)
Seeks a document in Lotus Notes.
Notes document functions
List of functions for managing Notes documents
NotesAddAttachment (Function)
Attaches a file to an item of the current document in Lotus Notes.
ContactAdd (Function)
Adds a contact:
  • in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
  • in the contacts list of your device (Android, iPhone or iPad).
NotesOut (Function)
Used to find out whether a current document exists in Lotus Notes.
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TreeFind (Function)
Finds an element (leaf or node) in a TreeView control and returns its path.
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<TreeView>.Identifier (Function)
Returns the identifier associated with an element (node or leaf) in a TreeView control.
<TreeView>.ListItem (Function)
Lists the "children" of a node and the "child" elements of these "children" in a TreeView control.
<TreeView>.Find (Function)
Finds an element (leaf or node) in a TreeView control and returns its path.
HTMLInsertFirstChild (Function)
Adds a child at the start of the children of the current node in an HTML document.
HTMLFindElementByTag (Function)
Searches for elements that correspond to a tag in an HTML document (or an HTML node).
TreeIdentifier (Function)
Returns the identifier associated with an element (node or leaf) in a TreeView control.
TreeListItem (Function)
Lists the "children" of a node and the "child" elements of these "children" in a TreeView control.
<htmlNode variable>.InsertFirstChild (Function)
Adds a child at the start of the children of the current node in an HTML document.
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CurrentIndex (Function)
Depending on the specified control, returns: the number of the current row displayed in the current Table control, the number of the option with focus in a Check Box control, the number of the current row in the current Looper control, the index of the current indexed control....
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WinSize (Function)
WinSize: returns or modifies the window display mode (maximized, minimized or normal), modifies the window height and/or width, moves the window and modifies a window's height and/or width....