Attribute(s)
Environment Variable
Description
Environment Variables must have a standard naming convention. See Details field for more information.
Motivation
In order to quickly identify environment variables in the Notes.ini file, they must have a distinct, standard naming convention.
Example / Details
Use Environment variables only in the Notes client, not on the server.Environment variables are automatically placed in the Notes.ini file. It is
very important that they be identifiable, not only for notes developers who may
need to be able to examine them from time to time, but also for Notes
administrators who regularly check the Notes.ini file.
Environment variables must have the following form:
ENV-<DBFileNameStem>-<8LetterVariableName>
Where:
ENV
- Indicates that this is an environment variable
<DBFileNameStem>
- The file name stem. Needed to indicate from which application the environment
variable is created.
<8LetterVariableName>
- A description used to indicate the function of the environment variable.
Example:
For the database Standards.nsf, the following environment variable name would
be acceptable:
ENV-Standards-UserName
NOTE:
When you no longer need an environment variable in the database design, make
sure you delete it from the Notes.ini file. To do this, you must include the
following code in your programming:
Formula Language:
@SetEnvironment('EnvironmentVariableName'; '')
Script:
Dim Session as New NotesSession
Call Session.SetEnvironment('EnvironmentVariableName'; '')