5 Common Date/Time Problems in Notes — and How to Solve Them
by André Guirard

Topic(s): Application Development, LotusScript
This article includes downloadable files -- see below.

from THE VIEW, September/October 2001

Build applications that work no matter how many different time zones your users (and servers) are in. This article shows you how. It presents five common examples of date/time usage that aren’t functioning as the designer intended, explains why they didn’t work, and shows the fix. You’ll also learn best practices for date and time handling in LotusScript and Notes macro language. There are two sample databases you can download to follow along with the examples.

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Two sample databases you can download to follow along with the examples in the article: WaxworksEventScheduler.nsf, which demonstrates an original, uncorrected design of a Notes application with common date/time problems; and WaxworksImproved.nsf, which demonstrates the result of applying the recommended techniques for date/time handling in LotusScript and Notes macro language.

WaxworksEventScheduler.nsfWaxworksImproved.nsf