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How do I make a pop-up input box in Lotus Notes?

I have some code that needs to be updated. Inside of that code I want to get text input from a user.

What @-formula should be used to get text-input from a Lotus user ?

Solution

  • There's [OkCancelEdit] key available for @Prompt function. It brings up a simple input-box dialog.

    To input short text from the keyboard, consider the following formula code:

    REM "Receiving the text from the keyboard";
_enteredText:=@Prompt([OkCancelEdit] ; "Information request" ; "Enter your recommendation:"; "");

REM "Just to check, what we have typed";
@Prompt([OK]; "debug"; _enteredText);

    I have created a simple button to demonstrate the code behaviour. check the pictures below:

    input text

    And when a user has accepted the input box:

    just for debug

    In case you need to add a large piece of text, consider making a dialog box.

    Create a form for dialog and use @DialogBox formula command.

    You can find all relevant information in Domino Designer Help. When you are in Domino Designer, press F1, or select from menu Help - Help Contents