Mailing in Java Using Lotus Notes

Mailing in Java Using Lotus Notes

by Debprakash Patnaik

Date: 17 November' 2006

Add to Class Path:
C:\Program Files\Lotus\Notes\Notes.jar
Add to Environment Variable:
Path=C:\Program Files\Lotus\Notes;

Download the JAR domino-1.1.jar and place in class path

http://domingo.sourceforge.net/installation.html

Source Code

import de.bea.domingo.DDocument;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Iterator;

import de.bea.domingo.DDatabase;
import de.bea.domingo.DNotesException;
import de.bea.domingo.DNotesFactory;
import de.bea.domingo.DSession;
import de.bea.domingo.DView;
import de.bea.domingo.DViewEntry;
import lotus.notes.addins.util.MailMessage;


//http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/ls-Java_Mail_Forwarding_Agent/index.html

public class LotusMailer {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws DNotesException {

        // get an instance of the domingo factory
        DNotesFactory factory = DNotesFactory.getInstance();

        // create a session to the local Lotus Notes client
        DSession session = factory.getSession();

        // get the local database names.nsf
        //DDatabase database = session.getDatabase("", "names.nsf");//names.nsf
        DDatabase database = session.getDatabase("SERVER", "path\\to\\mailbox.nsf");

        //MailMessage
        System.out.println(database.getTitle());
        DView view = database.getView("($Inbox)");
        Iterator allEntries = view.getAllEntries();
        System.out.println("Content of view ($Inbox)");

        while (allEntries.hasNext())
        {
            DViewEntry entry = (DViewEntry) allEntries.next();
            System.out.println("Entry :: " + entry.getDocument().getAuthors());
            for (int i = 0; i < entry.getColumnValues().size(); i++)
            {
                System.out.println(i + "." +
                        entry.getColumnValues().get(i).getClass().getName() + " : " +
                        ":" + entry.getColumnValues().get(i));
            }
            break;
        }
       
        DDocument d = database.createDocument();
        d.setSaveMessageOnSend(true);
        d.appendItemValue("Subject", "Automail");
        d.appendItemValue("Body", "Today " + new Date());
        d.appendItemValue("SentTo", "anyone@mail.com");
        d.send("anyone@mail.com");
        System.out.println("Mail sent !!!");
    }
}