Abstract (NotesItem - LotusScript®)

Abbreviates the contents of a text item.

Defined in

NotesItem

Syntax

abbreviation$ = notesItem .Abstract( maxAbstract& , dropVowels , useDictionary )

Parameters

maxAbstract&

Long. The maximum length of the abbreviation$.

dropVowels

Boolean. Specify True if you want to drop vowels from the words in the item. Otherwise, specify False.

useDictionary

Boolean. Specify True if you want to use the table of abbreviations in NOTEABBR.TXT. Otherwise, specify False.

Return value

abbreviation$

String. The contents of the item, with vowels dropped and abbreviations substituted (if specified), then truncated to fit to maxSize&.

Example