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How can I implement a "copy from" button to copy a document.
I want to create a "copy from" button that will let a user create a document from an existing document so they do not have to fill out the entire form if just one field or so will be changed.
The agent should be able to:
Create a new document from an existing document
Let the user pick which existing document to copy from
This new document should be left in the edit mode so the user can edit the fields they want to before closing.
Thanks.
Tim
The agent should be able to:
Create a new document from an existing document
Let the user pick which existing document to copy from
This new document should be left in the edit mode so the user can edit the fields they want to before closing.
Thanks.
Tim
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Nice code, Arun. Stripped right down to what counts.
You know what ? I just wrote it without testing and when i tested it worked just as intended to work at the first attempt. You are the second person to appreciate and the first person was myself.
LOL !
:-)
Arun.
LOL !
:-)
Arun.
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Thanks. The code worked great.
ASKER
I had one field that was set up as a unique identifier and so i had to modify the code so that this field would still be unique (instead of being copied). Here's the result:
Dim ss As New notessession
Dim ws As New NotesUIWorkSpace
Set db = ss.CurrentDatabase
Set dc = db.UnprocessedDocuments
Set view = db.GetView( "Index" )
Set doc = view.GetFirstDocument
highestNumber = doc.ColumnValues( 0 )
While Not ( doc Is Nothing )
currentNumber = doc.ColumnValues( 0 )
Set doc = view.GetNextDocument( doc )
If currentNumber > highestNumber Then
highestNumber = currentNumber
End If
Wend
indexNumber$ = highestNumber +1
If dc.Count <> 1 Then
Msgbox "Please select only one document to Clone"
Exit Sub
Else
Set selectedDoc = dc.GetFirstDocument
Set newDoc = db.CreateDocument
Call selectedDoc.CopyAllItems( newdoc )
Set uidoc = ws.EditDocument(True , newDoc)
Call uidoc.FieldSetText("Index"
End If
Thanks again for the help.
Dim ss As New notessession
Dim ws As New NotesUIWorkSpace
Set db = ss.CurrentDatabase
Set dc = db.UnprocessedDocuments
Set view = db.GetView( "Index" )
Set doc = view.GetFirstDocument
highestNumber = doc.ColumnValues( 0 )
While Not ( doc Is Nothing )
currentNumber = doc.ColumnValues( 0 )
Set doc = view.GetNextDocument( doc )
If currentNumber > highestNumber Then
highestNumber = currentNumber
End If
Wend
indexNumber$ = highestNumber +1
If dc.Count <> 1 Then
Msgbox "Please select only one document to Clone"
Exit Sub
Else
Set selectedDoc = dc.GetFirstDocument
Set newDoc = db.CreateDocument
Call selectedDoc.CopyAllItems( newdoc )
Set uidoc = ws.EditDocument(True , newDoc)
Call uidoc.FieldSetText("Index"
End If
Thanks again for the help.
Thanks for the update.