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Change field names

Sometimes you realize that a field name should be changed. For example you have a Notes database with a Database Script PostDocumentDelete-event specified. If this LotusScript react on specific form-names, you can easily change the form name field with List Fields and thus bypass the scripted action in the PostDocumentDelete-event!

In order to change a field name, just type the new field name directly into the field list. List Fields only validates that the field name is valid in Lotus Notes (for example max length 32 characters, no spaces etc). You may even specify an existing field name, which effectively will lead to that the original field with the selected name is replaced by the current one!

If you have selected multiple documents, the field name change will be processed on all selected documents.

As soon as you press Enter, a new change log entry is created. Remember that List Fields doesn't process any changes unless you explicitly ask it to save the changes.

Press Esc to abort the field name change.

See Also

How to edit fields

Change field types

Change field content

Change field flags

Create new fields

Delete fields

The Change Log