Automate Client Lotus Mail using JavaScript

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Introduction

In the name of God, I am starting this white paper. Some of the programmers have written articles for automating Lotus Notes (send email through Lotus Notes) in Windows application. But when we want to send email through Lotus Notes on the client side, we have the choice of Java scripting.

This JavaScript directly automates the client side Lotus client. The basic idea is to get the client side Lotus database and inject your mail into the mail database. I will not write more here. But the script will do.

Implementation

Here I have listed out the script for sending email through Lotus Notes. First we have to create ActivexObject for Lotus.NotesSession, then we have to use the methods of that object to send mail. We can have several methods in activeX object to automate Lotus Notes. We have to create a mail document object to create the mail subject and content.

JavaScript Code

function SendScriptMail(mToMail,mSub,mMsg) 
{ 
    var Maildb; 
    var UserName; 
    var MailDbName; 
    var MailDoc; 
    var AttachME; 
    var Session; 
    var EmbedObj; 
    var server; 
    try 
    { 
        // Create the Activex object for NotesSession 
        Session = new ActiveXObject('Notes.NotesSession'); 
        if(Session !=null) 
        { 
            // Get the user name to retrieve database 
            UserName = Session.UserName; 
            // Retrieve database from username 
            MailDbName = UserName.substring(0,1) + UerName.substring(
                UserName.indexOf( " " ,1) + 1 ,UserName.length) + ".nsf" 
            // Get database 
            Maildb = Session.GetDatabase("", MailDbName); 
            // open the database 
            if(Maildb.IsOpen != true) 
            { 
                Maildb.OPENMAIL(); 
            } 
            // Create the mail document 
            MailDoc = Maildb.CREATEDOCUMENT(); 
            // From email id (Username) 
            MailDoc.Form = 'Memo'; 
            // To email id 
            MailDoc.sendto = mToMail; 
            // Subject of the mail 
            MailDoc.Subject = mSub; 
            // Content of the mail 
            MailDoc.Body = mMsg 
                // if you want to save message on send, give true here 
                MailDoc.SAVEMESSAGEONSEND = false; 
            // send the mail (check ensure the internet connection) 
            MailDoc.Send(true); 
            // save the mail in draft (no need of internet connection) 
            MailDoc.Save(false, true); 
            // destroy the objects 
            Maildb = null; 
            MailDoc = null; 
            AttachME = null; 
            EmbedObj = null; 
            Session.Close(); 
            Session = null; 
            alert('Mail sent successfully'); 
        } 
        else 
        { 
            alert('Mail not sent'); 
        } 
    } 
    catch(err) 
    { 
        if(err == '[object Error]') 
        { 
            alert('Error while sending mail,
		Please check Lotus Notes installed in your system'); 
        } 
        else 
        { 
            alert('Error while sending mail'); 
        } 
    } 
}

Limitation of Usage

Important Note: For security reasons, Internet Explorer does not allow scripts to create ActivexObject on the client side. So the script will not work. To avoid this, we have to change the internet security settings, go to “Internet Options” from tools menu, then go to “Security” tab, select “local intranet” or “internet”, click “Custom Level” button, then the security settings dialog will open, select “Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for scripting”, select “enable” or “Prompt” option. Changing this, you have to lose your security on the internet. So better change the same settings in “Trusted Sites” and add your page into “Trusted Sites”.

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)