The Formula language is a powerful, vital , and useful part of Domino application development. You cannot program in Domino without a solid understanding of this language. This chapter provided you with a foundation in the Formula language and discussed @Commands, @Functions, keywords, syntax, and more.
This chapter also introduced you to some of the methods that you can use to write formulas in Domino applications. You have covered a lot of ground, from types of formulas and statements to the different groups of @Functions, how to work with lists, methods of trapping errors, and debugging formulas. The Formula language is a very rich and mature language, and although this chapter has covered a lot of @Functions, many more are available. The help available in Domino Designer Help is generally excellent and quite thorough. Better yet, it is available when you are writing formulas. Writing formulas in forms, actions, views, hotspots, and more is discussed in the next chapter.
Part I. Introduction to Release 6
Whats New in Release 6?
The Release 6 Object Store
The Integrated Development Environment
Part II. Foundations of Application Design
Forms Design
Advanced Form Design
Designing Views
Using Shared Resources in Domino Applications
Using the Page Designer
Creating Outlines
Adding Framesets to Domino Applications
Automating Your Application with Agents
Part III. Programming Domino Applications
Using the Formula Language
Real-World Examples Using the Formula Language
Writing LotusScript for Domino Applications
Real-World LotusScript Examples
Writing JavaScript for Domino Applications
Real-World JavaScript Examples
Writing Java for Domino Applications
Real-World Java Examples
Enhancing Domino Applications for the Web
Part IV. Advanced Design Topics
Accessing Data with XML
Accessing Data with DECS and DCRs
Security and Domino Applications
Creating Workflow Applications
Analyzing Domino Applications
Part V. Appendices
Appendix A. HTML Reference
Appendix B. Domino URL Reference