Comments on: A call for ideas from Notes Client developers http://codepress.net/b/2009/09/21/a-call-for-ideas-from-notes-client-developers/ Let's keep Lotus Notes development relevant Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:36:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom ONeil http://codepress.net/b/2009/09/21/a-call-for-ideas-from-notes-client-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Tom ONeil Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:41:37 +0000 http://codepress.net/b/?p=477#comment-130 @Palmi - They have a zillion SQL Server boxes... that's they only environment they plan to push to @Palmi and Benoit - Thank guys! I have a lot more confidence in DECS than I did before. I didn't even think about the data not being available for the views. I think they have no choice but to start this project with just a subset of the data in the NotesDocument. @Palmi – They have a zillion SQL Server boxes… that’s they only environment they plan to push to

@Palmi and Benoit – Thank guys! I have a lot more confidence in DECS than I did before. I didn’t even think about the data not being available for the views.

I think they have no choice but to start this project with just a subset of the data in the NotesDocument.

]]> By: Benoit Dubuc http://codepress.net/b/2009/09/21/a-call-for-ideas-from-notes-client-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Benoit Dubuc Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:32:57 +0000 http://codepress.net/b/?p=477#comment-129 DECS is great if all the data is entered through the Notes client (or Notes web UI). I think it would be perfect for your situation. The big issue will be to figure out what data you keep in your Notes documents and what data can only be in the SQL database. But the DECS documentation is good, and you have the integration forum on LDD that can help you as well. Obvisouly, all data for views will have to stay on the Domino server. You can also keep everything in Notes, but that would defeat the purpose a bit, wouldn't it! I have done a similar thing before, and the prototype was developed with a MS Access database. The difference in speed was amazing, even though MS Access is not the best DB engine in the world. Try to do a simple demo first, to get a feel on how DECS works. You will see that it's not so complicated, and moving the data into the SQL DB can be coded in LotusScript using LCLSX or ODBC. One last word of advice: be careful withmultivalue fields: they are a bit of a pain, but not so much! Have fun and please keep us posted on your progress!!! DECS is great if all the data is entered through the Notes client (or Notes web UI). I think it would be perfect for your situation. The big issue will be to figure out what data you keep in your Notes documents and what data can only be in the SQL database. But the DECS documentation is good, and you have the integration forum on LDD that can help you as well. Obvisouly, all data for views will have to stay on the Domino server. You can also keep everything in Notes, but that would defeat the purpose a bit, wouldn’t it!

I have done a similar thing before, and the prototype was developed with a MS Access database. The difference in speed was amazing, even though MS Access is not the best DB engine in the world. Try to do a simple demo first, to get a feel on how DECS works. You will see that it’s not so complicated, and moving the data into the SQL DB can be coded in LotusScript using LCLSX or ODBC.

One last word of advice: be careful withmultivalue fields: they are a bit of a pain, but not so much!

Have fun and please keep us posted on your progress!!!

]]> By: Palmi http://codepress.net/b/2009/09/21/a-call-for-ideas-from-notes-client-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Palmi Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:19:54 +0000 http://codepress.net/b/?p=477#comment-128 I have done this with DECS and LEI - its simple and fast DECS come FREE as its a light version of LEI - but without knowing more i would recommend DECS/LEI for this SQL / Notes Project. But why SQL ? do you know MySQL ? SQL is very exspensive where MySQL is free. I love thease kinda apps that someone just out of the blue say´s " lets use SQL for this DB " without any reason at all or maybe so they can say " we use SQL " Good luck I have done this with DECS and LEI – its simple and fast DECS come FREE as its a light version of LEI – but without knowing more i would recommend DECS/LEI for this SQL / Notes Project. But why SQL ? do you know MySQL ? SQL is very exspensive where MySQL is free.
I love thease kinda apps that someone just out of the blue say´s ” lets use SQL for this DB ” without any reason at all or maybe so they can say ” we use SQL ” Good luck

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