Lotus Notes® and Domino 5 Bible [Paperback]

Kyle Brown (Author), Kenyon Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 6, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0764545906 | ISBN-13: 978-0764545900

With Lotus Notes and Domino 5 Bible, you can access these knowledge-management tools and be brought up to date with Version 5. Offering a flexible applications design capability, Notes automates workflow as it empowers your work groups. You'll find everything you need to navigate the Notes environment, get an introduction to using its database, and learn how to link and embed data objects to create compound" documents. See how working solutions for the real world -- calendars and schedules, forms, and customized views -- help serve both internal and external customers.

The Lotus Notes and Domino 5 Bible includes chapters for the beginning developer who wants to discover Notes applications basics as well as information for the more seasoned pro who's programming with LotusScript and Java languages. And Domino Web server technology makes Notes databases easy to distribute and access over your network.

Added to this reference guide and tutorial is a CD-ROM packed with demos, a screen cam movie, and database templates, along with the complete Notes version of this book.

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From the Publisher

Inside you'll find complete coverage of Lotus Notes and Domino 5:

Discover real-world solutions for working collaboratively over a network

Create new views that display only the information you need -- for your eyes only

Connect users to the Web seamlessly with Domino

Master new knowledge-management tools to find information -- wherever it is

Design documents for the new Notes dynamic interface to manage work more efficiently

Learn how to create powerful, practical workgroup applications

Use Domino Web server technology to distribute Notes databases for easy access

Use JavaScript to write scripts, work with Java, and utilize CORBA

Sample database templates on a BONUS CD-ROM, plus:

A complete and searchable Notes version of the entire book!

Plus valuable productivity tools and utilities!

From the Back Cover

If Lotus Notes and Domino 5 can do it, you can do it too… Lotus Notes and Domino 5 offer robust workgroup functionality — and Lotus Notes^® and Domino 5 Bible shows you how to put them to work quickly and easily to help you work more efficiently and effectively as a team. You'll get the lowdown on new features such as Notes Designer for Domino and the dynamic interface, as well as complete coverage of collaboration tools, Notes databases, and custom applications. Whether you're a network administrator, a team leader, or a Notes power user, this comprehensive tutorial and reference gives you the real-world insights you need to create and support highly productive workgroups. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Lotus Notes and Domino 5

• Discover real-world solutions for working collaboratively over a network
• Create new views that display only the information you need — for your eyes only
• Connect users to the Web seamlessly with Domino
• Master new knowledge-management tools to find information — wherever it is
• Design documents for the new Notes dynamic interface to manage work more efficiently
• Learn how to create powerful, practical workgroup applications
• Use Domino Web server technology to distribute Notes databases for easy access
• Use JavaScript to write scripts, work with Java, and utilize Corba

Sample Database Templates on CD-ROM! Complete and searchable Notes version of the book plus valuable productivity tools and utilities www.idgbooks.com System Requirements: Pentium processor, CD-ROM drive, Windows 95, 98, or 2000, Notes 5.0 Client, 32MB RAM, 300MB hard disk space

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Product Details

• Paperback: 928 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (April 6, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764545906
• ISBN-13: 978-0764545900
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,769,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Utter rubbish!, April 27, 2000

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Peter Lee (Manchester ,United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lotus Notes® and Domino 5 Bible (Paperback)

I expected this book to be the ultimate reference to Domino R5, and boy was I disappointed.

The first half of the book is basic end-user info (how to open a database, how to send a mail) and the second half is basic development with a short section at the end about programming using script etc. There is NOTHING about system administration (such things are missing as registering users; certifier ID's; mail routing - the real basics) and not enough on development to really recommend it.

If you want a system admin book, buy the Rob Kirkland one (it's excellent). If you want an authoritive development book, join the queue because this one is a waste of money. The only reason why I haven't returned it is because the postage from the UK would be almost as much as the book cost me. Avoid this book - I'd give it no stars if I could.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for Administrators, April 17, 2000

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Darren Jones (Tokyo, tokyo Japan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lotus Notes® and Domino 5 Bible (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for developers of Notes databases and people using Notes that want to increase their knowledge and effectiveness in using the tools available. Excellent layout of information with examples that are easily understandable. What isn;t in this book is a great deal of information on administration. If you are looking for insights on setting up a Notes network, or specific command line switches for Notes admin functions like 'fixup', 'updall', 'compact' etc, this book is not what you are looking for but will still be a worthwhile addition to your reference library.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Missing the basics, May 24, 2000

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"tony1999" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lotus Notes® and Domino 5 Bible (Paperback)

1) I bought the Lotus Notes and Domino 5 Bible. I expected this reference book covering everything about R5 as its advertizing "Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Lotus Notes and Domino 5". The backbone of Lotus Notes and Domino is the Domino Directory (formerly the Names and Addresses Book), besides other important directories. Ironically, there is no entry for "Directory" in this book, not even Directory Assistant, Catalog Directory, LDAP directory, etc. How can this great book miss the backbone of what it should cover?....