Open Lotus Notes database

Open Lotus Notes database

This task use java to open Lotus Notes database.

Open Lotus Notes database using DbDirectory

1. Create openDatabase method as following
2. Call openDatabase method as following

Call method

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try {
    String idfile = "path to your id file";
    String password = "your password";
    // <server>!!<filepath> | <filepath>
    String filename = "path to database file";
    NotesThread.sinitThread();
    Session s = NotesFactory.createSessionWithFullAccess();
    s.createRegistration().switchToID(idfile, password);
    Database d = openDatabase(s, filename);
    logger.info(d.getTitle() + " | " + d.getFilePath());
    d.recycle();
    s.recycle();
} catch (Exception e) {
    logger.info("", e);
}
    

openDatabase method

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private Database openDatabase(Session session, String filename) throws Exception {
    int pos = filename.indexOf("!!");
    Database tag = null;
    if (pos < 0) {
        DbDirectory dir = session.getDbDirectory("");
        tag = dir.openDatabase(filename);
    } else {  
        String server = filename.substring(0, pos);
        String path = filename.substring(pos + 2, filename.length());
        DbDirectory dir = session.getDbDirectory(server);
        tag = dir.openDatabase(path);
    }
    return tag;
}
    

Lotus Notes Java