Use the getDatabase method of Session or the openDatabase method of DbDirectory to open a specified database.

Use getDatabase(null, null) to instantiate an empty Database object.

Use the CurrentDatabase property of AgentContext to open the current database, if your program is an agent.

Use:

• openDatabaseByReplicaID of DbDirectory or openByReplicaID of Database opens a database whose server and replica ID are known. You can obtain the replica ID from a database that is already open with the ReplicaID property of Database.
• openDatabaseIfModified of DbDirectory or openIfModified of Database opens a database only if it was modified after a specified date.
• openWithFailover of Database opens a database on a server and fails over to another server if the requested server is in a cluster.
• openMailDatabase of DbDirectory opens the user's mail database.
• getURLDatabase of Session opens the default Web Navigator database.

The AddressBooks property of Session accesses the Domino Directories and Personal Address Books available to the current session. The isPrivateAddressBook and isPublicAddressBook properties of Database distinguish between Domino Directories and Private Address Books.

For remote sessions only, the resolve method of Session returns the Database, View, Form, Document, or Agent object that a URL addresses.

Databases can be accessed through the Parent or ParentDatabase property of objects that the database contains.

Example
See Also

Accessing databases

Glossary