An Introduction to Formula Language

Chapter Overview

This chapter will introduce you to the Lotus Formula Language. There are many books on the market that teach syntax and how to program. However, this chapter is intended to be a general introduction to facilitate learning and to help you understand the projects provided in this book. Additional information can be found in the Domino Designer help database that is included with the Designer software.

By the end of the chapter you will have learned

• What Formula Language is
• What @Functions are
• What @Commands are
• The basic syntax structure
• How to assign values to variables
• How to construct multi-line formulas
• How to use formulas to calculate a field value
• Frequently used @Functions
• Frequently used @Commands