Web Applications

Chapter Overview

Web-based applications enable the user to view or enter information through a series of Web pages. This type of application can be accessed both from the Notes client and Web browserssuch as Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox.

This chapter includes a project to build a general-purpose Web site application. For illustrative purposes, the database will be used to track corporate or department assets. However, the content of the form can be customized to meet your individual or corporate needs. Web applications can be used for a variety of purposes, such as

  • Discussion forum

  • Workflow application

  • Document library

  • Knowledge repository

  • Online survey

  • Web log (Blog)

  • Commerce Web site

  • Customer feedback

  • Word dictionary

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By the end of the chapter you will have learned

  • How to create an application accessible from both Lotus Notes and a browser

  • How to create Edit, Save, Help, and Home buttons for a Web document

  • How to set display messages when working with Web documents

  • How to utilize the $$NavigatorTemplate and $$NavigatorView design elements

  • How to display an informational message in the Web browser

  • How to create a "computed text" field

  • How to create "Pass-thru HTML" to be used in a Web browser

  • How to create Next and Previous buttons for a Web view

  • How to access the "Using This Database" document from a browser

Defining a Web Application
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