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Launching R5 Database from Intranet
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Notes R5 already supports open database from Intranet. Just make sure the Notes webserver runing and you can access the database by
AmazingDominik
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Hi,
I think what Mike means is that when a user click on a link to a Notes database the Notes client should open it and not the web browser, isn't it?
If I understood this question correct you should first of all make that no Domino HTTP task is running on the server that is hosting your intranet. This will already make sure that the browser can not open it.
Then you should have the association between the .nsf file and the Notes client on the user his PC. That should already be OK if the Notes client is installed OK.
And then you need some thing to tell the browser to use the Notes client to open this .nsf file. Something like a plug-in.
My first guess would be that if a user clicks on a .nsf file link the browser will ask "Would you like to save or open this file" and when the user chooses "Open" Notes should launch.
I will ask some web-programmer here to see if he can provide some javascript or something else to automate this so the user is not prompted and the machine picks the right application.
If I get some answer for this one I will post it!
Kind regards,
Dominik Malfait
dominik@amazingit.com
I think what Mike means is that when a user click on a link to a Notes database the Notes client should open it and not the web browser, isn't it?
If I understood this question correct you should first of all make that no Domino HTTP task is running on the server that is hosting your intranet. This will already make sure that the browser can not open it.
Then you should have the association between the .nsf file and the Notes client on the user his PC. That should already be OK if the Notes client is installed OK.
And then you need some thing to tell the browser to use the Notes client to open this .nsf file. Something like a plug-in.
My first guess would be that if a user clicks on a .nsf file link the browser will ask "Would you like to save or open this file" and when the user chooses "Open" Notes should launch.
I will ask some web-programmer here to see if he can provide some javascript or something else to automate this so the user is not prompted and the machine picks the right application.
If I get some answer for this one I will post it!
Kind regards,
Dominik Malfait
dominik@amazingit.com
AmazingDominik
MIS
Hi again,
I just tested and the first part works.
If I put an .nsf file on an webserver that does not support Dmino hosting, then I just put a normal link "<a href>" to it and my Notes client opens it when I choose "Open".
The danger exists when people start choosing "Save". There must be a way to set the "Always use this action when opening this kind of file" or to include some HTTP method or javascript which will skip this dialog altogether.
I keep you posted on any new finding here or maybe some experienced web-programmer can tell us!
Kind regards,
Dominik Malfait
dominik@amazingit.com
I just tested and the first part works.
If I put an .nsf file on an webserver that does not support Dmino hosting, then I just put a normal link "<a href>" to it and my Notes client opens it when I choose "Open".
The danger exists when people start choosing "Save". There must be a way to set the "Always use this action when opening this kind of file" or to include some HTTP method or javascript which will skip this dialog altogether.
I keep you posted on any new finding here or maybe some experienced web-programmer can tell us!
Kind regards,
Dominik Malfait
dominik@amazingit.com
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