Andrew Narunsky
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Form in Lotus Notes Designer not showing any changes / modifications
When I change anything on a form it does not display when Previewing in Notes. For example, I can type the text 'hello' and when I preview it does not display. It is definitely not hidden. However, if I make a copy of the form and then preview it 'hello' appears. But even further if I change 'hello' to 'hello world' on the copied form and then Preview it, only 'hello' is displayed. So it appears if I copy the form only the first modification shows. I tested this by creating a brand new blank form, typed 'hello' on line 1, previewed it and it displays 'hello'. I then add more text, and when I preview it still shows only 'hello'. This is almost similar to a 'caching' issue on web pages where latest modifications are not displayed until cache refreshed. Is there something similar in Domino/Notes?
I'm using 8.5.2 FP4
What is weird is that this is occurring in more than one database.
I've already tried fixup.
Any ideas?
I'm using 8.5.2 FP4
What is weird is that this is occurring in more than one database.
I've already tried fixup.
Any ideas?
Sjef Bosman
I never use that button, so I don't really know what should happen when it's pushed. I assume that you have to save the form before previewing in Notes, or that you have to close the form in Notes before trying again.
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correct. You need to save before previewing. But same thing happens, for example, from a view, i.e. if you have a button to create a new doc based on that form.
How do you preview your modifications?
How do you preview your modifications?
Eh, I don't... Maybe I'm using Notes for so long that I know what's the screen going to look like. I have Notes open and I just open the form in Notes, without using the button in the Designer. The button is added somewhere in the R5 or R6 version I think, and I'm mentally stuck in R3 and R4... ;-) No, not quite, but is was never an issue for me to open elements directly in Notes.
What you should know as well is that Notes shares its memory with the Designer. So if you have an open form in the Notes client, you modify it in the Designer and you open another form, I expect the newly opened document to be displayed with the old form, it being retrieved from cache. So, sometimes you have to close elements both in the Designer and in Notes to make Notes fetch the new element from scratch.
What you should know as well is that Notes shares its memory with the Designer. So if you have an open form in the Notes client, you modify it in the Designer and you open another form, I expect the newly opened document to be displayed with the old form, it being retrieved from cache. So, sometimes you have to close elements both in the Designer and in Notes to make Notes fetch the new element from scratch.
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Definitely didn't have open form in Client.
I've also exited and restarted both Client & Designer.
Another strange discovery. Was working with the same form this morning on my laptop and not having the same problem - same environment. Seems to happening on my desktop, however, I'm sure it was also happening on my laptop previously.
I've also exited and restarted both Client & Designer.
Another strange discovery. Was working with the same form this morning on my laptop and not having the same problem - same environment. Seems to happening on my desktop, however, I'm sure it was also happening on my laptop previously.
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Thanks Sjef - not in the near future plans - would like to go to R9 but there is an issue with MYOB we have to sort out as we use Lotuscript to import from MYOB via ODBC and MYOB ODBC is 32 bit. I think my network support guys mentioned R9 only being 64 bit, but have to investigate that further when time permits. For now, I'll have to make mods to my forms and then when I'm happy I'll create a copy and then delete the original so that all my mods come through. Thanks for your input though.
Create a VM with an R9 Designer client, and use that as development environment. Simple and effective. I have one for R8.5, for a similar reason: the client doesn't want to cross-certify my id, and switching back and forth between ids all the time is a serious pain in the neck...
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You could accept one of your own answers (for which you won't get any points yourself) and give "supporting acts" a few bob. By the way, do try to get an R8.5.3 version, it might (and most likely will) do a lot better.
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no real solution at this stage as would only know if resolved by upgrading, but wanted to close question
Thanks. You could maybe start with an update to R8.5.3 latest FP. We experienced quite some problems with R8.5.2...