Use script library from another database

Question

Is it possible to call script libraries from another database?

Answer 1

Not directly. About the only thing you can do is have one database inherit from the other, and set only the lotusscript libraries to be inherited. Then you could make changes on the parent, and have them carry over to the child (or children) databases.

You can, however, run agents on another database. Agents in turn can make calls to script libraries in their own databases. Depending on your goals, you may be able to get what you need from that.

Answer 2

From your comments, it seems that you are calling an agent within an agent. Not really the best way to go about it.

You may get the result you want if you merely call the "TextExternalUse" agent directly from the button. This means creating a regular action button rather than a shared action and calling the agent directly.

UPDATE: I think I know what your problem is. If you're using formula to call the agent in the other database, it won't work, because formula can only call agents in the current database. So if you're using "ToolsRunMacro" it has no parameter for specifying a different database.

Try calling the agent with LotusScript. Here is an example.

I created 2 databases one with an agent called "clickme", which simply displays a "notesUIWorkspace.prompt", and another database with a view that has an action button with the following code that calls the agent from db1

  Sub Click(Source As Button)
     Dim agnt As notesAgent
     Dim db2 As notesDatabase

     Set db2 = New notesDatabase("","test2.nsf")
     Set agnt = db2.GetAgent("clickme")
     Call agnt.Run

    End Sub

Can you test something like the above ?