Opens a database.

Defined in

DbDirectory

Syntax

public Database openDatabase(String dbfile)
   throws NotesException

public Database openDatabase(String dbfile, boolean failover)
   throws NotesException

Parameters

String dbfile

The file name of the database to open.

If true and the database cannot be opened on the current server, an attempt is made to open it on another server in the cluster (if there is a cluster). The object Server and FilePath properties reflect the server on which the database is opened. For remote (IIOP) access, failover is always false.

Database

The opened database, or null if the database is not opened.

OpenDatabase method in LotusScript NotesDbDirectory class

Example
See Also

Opening a database
NotesError and NotesException classes

Glossary