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HCL Domino Designer Basic User Guide and Reference
Basic product usage information and programming language reference information.
Application Design
Welcome to the Application Design section of Domino® Designer Help.
URL commands for Web applications
You have a variety of options for programming a Web site. You can directly manipulate objects such as documents or views in an application using Domino® URL commands. Adding Domino URL commands as HTML in forms gives users shortcuts for navigating databases and performing other tasks quickly.
Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programs
CGI is a standard for connecting external applications with HTTP servers. CGI programs allow you to do some background processing on a Web page. To run CGI programs, place them in the default cgi-bin directory or in a directory that has execute access. Because Domino® does not maintain access control at the file system level, scripts must include access control measures to prevent unauthorized use.
Creating a field with the name of the CGI variable
When a field is named after a CGI variable, Domino® copies the field value from the CGI environment and places it in the field. This feature is useful in computed-for-display fields and for determining "hide when" conditions.

Creating a field with the name of the CGI variable

When a field is named after a CGI variable, Domino® copies the field value from the CGI environment and places it in the field. This feature is useful in computed-for-display fields and for determining "hide when" conditions.

Create a field and give it the name of a CGI variable.
For example, to obtain the IP address of the user submitting the form, add a field named Remote_Addr to the form.
Select the hide-when field properties "Previewed for Editing" and "Opened for editing" so users cannot enter information in it.

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