Attach lotus notes database link in exchange email or webpage

If your organisation is running exchange but has legacy databases that are still in regular use, this post might assist when needing to send a link to a notes database.

  1. Open Lotus Notes.
  2. Find the database (tile) you would like to send the link for.
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  3. Right click on the tile. Hover over ‘Databases’ and select ‘Properties’.
  4. From the dialog box that appears take note of the ‘Server’ and ‘Filename’ fields.
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  5. Then construct a URL that can be used from within a web page or email:
    notes://ServerName/Custom/IT/TimeSheeting.nsf