How to set new Reader name in existing Reader field using Lotus Script?

You can set reader name in existing document. For this you should have at-least manager/ designer/ editor /Author access to database.

From the script below check this function/method.

ReadItem.IsReaders=True,

This is important method, only replace field values in existing reader field will not work , you have to explicitly set ‘IsReaders’ property as true

Now, look at the steps how to add Another Reader name to existing field.

Steps -

1)Create new agent / or button to write the lotus script

2)If you are working on agent add below script and select agent property ,run on only selected documents.

3)If you are working on button, create button on UI view and just copy & paste the below script on button Onclick event.

4)Save your code and open a view

5)Run the agent/or click on button to run the script , before this select the document from view where you want to add new reader field

Sub Initialize

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Dim ws As New NotesUIWorkspace

Dim doc As NotesDocument

Dim view As NotesView

Dim uiview As NotesUIView

Dim doccoll As NotesDocumentCollection

Dim ReadItem As NotesItem

Set uiview=ws.CurrentView

Set doccoll=uiview.Documents

Set doc=doccoll.GetFirstDocument

'Selected document, script runs on single document only

If Not doc Is Nothing Then

Set ReadItem=doc.GetFirstItem("NewReaders")

‘New reader field, you can use existing reader field if you have reader field already created on form

If Not ReadItem Is Nothing Then

Call ReadItem.AppendToTextList("Amol Jalak/EXTNEW/US/MAIL")