Introduction to the Lotus® Connector for Text
This chapter provides information about the Lotus® Connector for Text. The Lotus® Connector for Text can be used with Lotus Enterprise Integrator® for Domino® (LEI), and Lotus® Connector LotusScript® Extensions (LC LSX).
The Lotus® Connector for Text allows data transfer between text files and Lotus® Connectors. You define formats for the input (source) and output (destination) data in a file, called the ZID file. The ZID file is referenced by file name from the Text Connection form, or you can specify the actual ZID file contents entirely within the Text Connection form. You can also select various options for processing the source and destination data and can select internationalization of days of the week and months of the year.
For information about configuring and testing connectivity, see chapter 2.
For general information about Lotus® Connectors, see chapter 3.
Supported LEI Activities Considerations
The Lotus® Connector for Text does not support any browsing. It does not support selection criteria, keyed operations, or conditions. As a result, it cannot be used with the Archive activity or the Advanced RealTime activities (Virtual Fields, Virtual Documents and Virtual Agents).
The Lotus® Connector for Text supports a limited Select operation with minimal properties and no keys. This allows it to be used in combination with the Order metaconnector as the source of a one-way non-timestamp Replication activity. In any other configuration, the Lotus® Connector for Text does not support the Replication activity.
The command statement has no effect; all records are retrieved for relevant activities, including Direct Transfer and Polling.
There is a limitation on how Lotus® Connectors interpret a Notes® NUMBER field. When you use the "Create Target Metadata" option from a Notes® source, heavy precision loss may occur with Notes® NUMBER fields.