Full Posts from Current Stories Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:08:00 -0700 http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-83EQFKNoneGary Devendorfhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-83EQFKhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-83EQFKWed, 10 Mar 2010 11:08:00 -07001http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=AF72107749606468882576E200691A7Fhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=AF72107749606468882576E200691A7Fhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-837VDZNoneGary Devendorfhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-837VDZhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-837VDZI spend plenty of time coming up with methods to integrate Notes/Domino with Microsoft products.   One of my favorite demos is to generate XML with a web agent and use the agent's URL to import into Excel.  This import creates a read only link in Excel back to the Domino server that I can refresh anytime.  Great demo.  I even went so far at to create an Azure service to convert "ReadViewEntries" URL command XML output into an XML format that can be easily read by Microsoft products.  ( http://readviewentriespage.cloudapp.net/Default.aspx?http://www.msdomino.net/products.nsf/productslist?readviewentries&count=-1 ).  The first part of the URL is the address to my service and the rest is the URL for the Domino data.

Today I found a short cut.   Just add "&count=1" to an openview URL command ( http://www.msdomino.net/orders.nsf/customer%20orders?openview&count=-1 ) and the web page displays all the documents in the view  (well up to 1000 if you use the default server settings - mine is set to 10,000).  Now go to Excel 2007 and under the "Data" ribbon tab, pick "Get External Data".  In the pull down, select "From Web".  In the New Web Query dialog put your ReadViewEntries URL command with the &count=-1 parameter.   Your web view now shows in the dialog's browser window and you are prompted to pick a section with the arrows.  Select the arrow by the view data table (see below) and click Import.    Excel with prompt you to ask where to put the data.  Just take the default.   You end up with all the View data in Excel.  Better yet, if you hit Data >> Refresh, the data is again pulled from Domino and over written in the spreadsheet.     ]]>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:21:31 -07001http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=2398E0F6085C3CFE882576DB008050A0http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=2398E0F6085C3CFE882576DB008050A0http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-82XPYMNoneGary Devendorfhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-82XPYMhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-82XPYMMy first article on www.LotusUserGroup.org is published however the plan is to have four articles.   The second one is in the can read to publish and now the third one is in the hands of the editors.  Its always time to celebrate when completing an article.  We all think of ourselves as good writers when we read our stuff.  However, we forget how hard it is to create it.  Now if I can just get the last one done while learing everyting there is to know about all the Microsoft 2010 products from a developers point of view, I'll have time to create my presentations for the View conference in May.   ]]>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:44:10 -07000http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=0A264B1914CAD543882576D30066EBE8http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=0A264B1914CAD543882576D30066EBE8http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-82TLYQNoneGary Devendorfhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-82TLYQhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-82TLYQFri, 19 Feb 2010 08:10:41 -07001http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=B169BE29F62E3383882576CF0058DE29http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=B169BE29F62E3383882576CF0058DE29http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-82HS6FNoneGary Devendorfhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-82HS6Fhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-82HS6FThe View Developer conference is still going after all these years.  The next one is in Boston May 12-14 and it looks like I'll be a speaker talking about integration.  http://lotusdeveloper2010.com/eview/dev10bos.nsf/lookup/ConfOverview?OpenDocument

It will be great seeing Boston and the old Lotus/Iris folks again.  I'll bring my rollerblades and sky diving equipment.  If you are going to be in the area, let me know.
]]>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:35:47 -07002http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=547B218C998141F0882576C5007123EAhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=547B218C998141F0882576C5007123EAhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-822U8GNoneGary Devendorfhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-822U8Ghttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-822U8GHey, they published my first article on LotusUserGroup.org

http://www.lotususergroup.org/Submissions.nsf/ContentSpotlight/4E73B79BFEEB2A78862576B1000F7C7B/?OpenDocument


Take a look : )


]]>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:21:30 -07002http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=BC84D44E1E9408BD882576B6007AD1C4http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=BC84D44E1E9408BD882576B6007AD1C4http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-822RVZNoneGary Devendorfhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-822RVZhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-822RVZAs usual, Lotusphere was a blast for me.  It was my 13th Lotusphere immersed with Notes professionals.  When you do the math with everyone who have been to 17 or even only 10 Lotuspheres, it means we are getting older.  However, it didn't mean I got any more sleep.  Its so much fun to be surrounded by folks who "get Notes".  And the stories we tell that no one else would understand (like Garnet).

I just want to thank everyone.  The Notes community has always treated me like family.  Hopefully I can arrange another Redmond workshop so we don't have to wait a year to see each other again.  


Oh in catching up on my mail, I found this...just an fyi
http://notes2sharepoint.org/archive/2010/01/25/migrate-to-sharepoint-2010-today.aspx
]]>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:22:18 -07000http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=9A31589C98339CE5882576B6006FE810http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=9A31589C98339CE5882576B6006FE810http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-7ZSTQANoneGary Devendorfhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-7ZSTQAhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-7ZSTQAMicrosoft marketing wanted to do something for Lotus Professionals.  After a few impractical ideas, they decided to give free training vouchers.  So the budget could swing 500 slots and the program has an e-mail address to send a request for the vouchers.  There will be a random selection for those folks who e-mail.  However, I got VIP cards for Lotus professional to sign up for the training.  So if you are looking for Microsoft training, find me at Lotusphere.   You have to sign up with a code before February 17, 2010.    Some of these collections of courses cost $300 so I want them to go to folks who will really use them.


Here is a blog where it is mentioned (in the middle)
http://bit.ly/56ZHSL ]]>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:55:33 -04004http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=C717BC52BC3AD998882576AE00787263http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=C717BC52BC3AD998882576AE00787263http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-7ZPTBBNoneGary Devendorfhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-7ZPTBBhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-7ZPTBBThu, 14 Jan 2010 13:34:49 -07001http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=D045D6FC302993EB882576AB00768B75http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=D045D6FC302993EB882576AB00768B75http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-7Z8V45NoneGary Devendorfhttp://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-7Z8V45http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/d6plinks/GDEF-7Z8V45
This plane has see a lot of miles.  Ask me about it at Lotusphere. ]]>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:05:42 -07000http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=7788362714C413738825769C005DF496http://my.advisor.com/blog/garydev.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=7788362714C413738825769C005DF496