Lotus Notes - Initials From Name Field
Hello,
I am having trouble getting any output (returns an empty field) out of this formula no matter what I try:
I have attached the field I am trying to convert to Initials. Is that the problem?
Can you tell me the field set-up parameters? I have tried as Editable, C, CWC, etc. No errors but no output.
Thanks in advance
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I am having trouble getting any output (returns an empty field) out of this formula no matter what I try:
@Name([I];ReqAuthor_1) I have attached the field I am trying to convert to Initials. Is that the problem?
Can you tell me the field set-up parameters? I have tried as Editable, C, CWC, etc. No errors but no output.
Thanks in advance
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The name field do not contain the initials.
You have to look up the initials in the Name ans Address Book
You have to look up the initials in the Name ans Address Book
RE: "You have to look up the initials in the Name ans Address Book".
Errr, no you don't. See my example above. Why would you make an unnecessary look-up to the Domino Directory when the name is already on the form? Besides, even if you did look-up to the directory, I'd like to know where would you get the initials?
Errr, no you don't. See my example above. Why would you make an unnecessary look-up to the Domino Directory when the name is already on the form? Besides, even if you did look-up to the directory, I'd like to know where would you get the initials?
The fiels ShortName in the person document contains the Initials/Shortname and sometimes the internet address. It can be at multi value field.
My name is CN=Hans Holt/CO=Support/O=Converge
My name is CN=Hans Holt/CO=Support/O=Converge
I see. But then you would have to set this up for every user manually and make sure that it stays up to date. That seems like a lot of work for something so easy.
Well thats how it is defined in the Name and Address Book. Name and initials are two different values, that are set individually.
There is this example in the Help database:
Sub Initialize
Dim session As New NotesSession
Dim nam As NotesName
REM Create a hierarchical name
Set nam = session.CreateName( _
"CN=John B Goode/OU=Sales/OU=East/O=A
REM Returns "B"
Messagebox nam.Initials,, "Initials"
End Sub
The initial assumption is wrong: @Name([ I]; ...) does not convert to initials, it extracts the initials component from a hierarchical name. Since the N&A book doesn't provide Initials, there is no such component in the hierarchical name as used by Notes. An LDAP string might contain them.
Hope this explains why you have to find some other way to get your initials.
By the way, what initials would you expect from a person called John Rhys-Davis, Douglas McArthur, and Peter O'Toole? There is no easy formula you can use to get someone's initials. You migth add them to the N&A book, of course, so you can @Look them Up, but they will never be part of the hierarchical Notes name.
Sub Initialize
Dim session As New NotesSession
Dim nam As NotesName
REM Create a hierarchical name
Set nam = session.CreateName( _
"CN=John B Goode/OU=Sales/OU=East/O=A
REM Returns "B"
Messagebox nam.Initials,, "Initials"
End Sub
The initial assumption is wrong: @Name([ I]; ...) does not convert to initials, it extracts the initials component from a hierarchical name. Since the N&A book doesn't provide Initials, there is no such component in the hierarchical name as used by Notes. An LDAP string might contain them.
Hope this explains why you have to find some other way to get your initials.
By the way, what initials would you expect from a person called John Rhys-Davis, Douglas McArthur, and Peter O'Toole? There is no easy formula you can use to get someone's initials. You migth add them to the N&A book, of course, so you can @Look them Up, but they will never be part of the hierarchical Notes name.
Ah, sorry, there is indeed a field Initials in the N&A book, I got that part wrong. Still, the formula only returns what's in the hierarchical name, and AFAIK Notes doesn't support the Initials component in a hierarchical Notes name. I'll do a test to make sure...
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Thank you for the help guys. Appreciate it
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Thank you very much Bill.
Get your formula to just return the whole field content just to make sure it is not blank at the time you are running this.