Returns a text string to differentiate Lotus Notes clients and World Wide Web browsers.

Syntax

@ClientType

Return value

client type

Text.
• Returns "Notes" if the client type is a Lotus Notes client
• Returns "Web" if the client type is a Web browser

@ClientType is useful within database formulas, form formulas, buttons in forms, and "hide-when" formulas. Do not use @ClientType in column formulas.

@ClientType always returns "None" when executed in a server background agent.

Example
See Also

@Platform
"Revealing the hidden secrets of hide-when" on the Lotus Developer Domain
"Webifying an existing Notes application" on the Lotus Developer Domain
"New Web design features in Notes Designer" on the Lotus Developer Domain

Glossary