Returns the name of the Domino server and the name of the current user's Mail database.

Syntax

@MailDbName

Return value

server; path

Text list with two elements:

• server is the hierarchical name of the server on which the current database resides.

  This @function returns an empty string ("") if:

  • The database is local
  • The formula is used in a Scheduled agent running on the server
  Use @Name to extract a part of the name; for example, [CN] to extract the common name.
• path is the path and file name of the database.

This function works in any formula except column formulas. When a formula runs on a server, the server is considered the current user, so @MailDbName returns the name of the server.

The returned value is formatted as a two­item text list specifying the Server;Directory\Database.NSF, as in:

ACMEMAIL;LEGAL\DLEE.NSF

If the database is stored on the user's own computer, Notes/Domino returns the null string for the server name. For example, dial up user Debbie Lee may keep a local replica of her Mail database on her workstation; when she is set up for workstation­based mail, @MailDbName returns:

;DLEE.NSF

This is useful in applications that send mail; for example, you can use it to determine whether the current user is set up for server­based mail, and determine the appropriate course of action based on the result.

You cannot use this function in Web applications.

Language cross-reference

GetUserInfo method of LotusScript NotesRegistration class

getUserInfo method of Java Registration class

Example
See Also

@DbManager
@DbName
@DbTitle
Accessing the user environment
"Integrating C&S into a group application" on the Lotus Developer Domain

Glossary