Specifications

Lotus Redbooks Wiki – IBM Lotus Notes and Domino V8.5 Deployment Guide

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Select File -> Database -> Replace Design (from the Notes, Administrator, or Designer client).

To upgrade mail files to a different template using the load convert utility, use the following syntax:

Consider the following examples:

• The following command converts all users in the mail subdirectory from their current template to the

Mail 8.5 template:

load convert mail/*.nsf * mail85.ntf

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To convert only files from a specific , use the following command:

load convert mail/*.nsf mail8 mail85.ntf

This command skips databases not based on the MAIL8.NTF (Standard R8 Mail Template)

• To convert all mail files to the Mail 8.5 template and convert the design of folders, use the following

command:

load convert -u mail/*.nsf * mail85.ntf

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To create a list of mail files by reading people’s mail files from the Domino directory, use the

following command:

load convert -l <filename>

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After this list is created, you can edit the list to include only the people you want to upgrade to a

particular template. To read the list of databases from the text file and convert only those listed, use

the following command:

load convert -u -f <filename> * mail85.ntf

[-f] reads the list of databases to process from a text file

Important: Use extreme caution when using a wildcard character (*). A simple mistake such as forgetting to

specify the mail directory will replace all your databases with the Domino Web Access template.

Tip: To easily view switches, descriptions, and some examples for the load convert utility, type load convert

-? in the Domino Console.