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Category Sametime Technote
I found this technote today whilst looking for something else, it would be great if it worked even if a little convoluted, but I cannot get it to work, anyone else have any luck?

Problem
You would like to be able to send a Notes document link, database link, view link or anchor link through Sametime, by pasting the link into the Sametime Connect client. When you create a link (by selecting Edit, Copy as Link...), the link is copied to the clipboard but you are then unable to paste the link into the Sametime Client; nothing happens when you select Edit, Paste or press Ctrl+V.

Solution
Available in release 6.5.1 of the Sametime Connect client, users can send a database link, as follows:

1. the sender can paste a Notes database link into a Sametime chat.
2. when the recipient receives the chat, they can highlight everything starting with <NDL> and ending with </NDL>
3. the recipient can then hold down Ctrl+L (this will copy the link to the clipboard).
4. the recipient can now paste the link into Notes (Ctrl + V).

This functionality is also available in the Notes Instant Messaging 6.5.x client. This functionality was not available prior to the Sametime 6.5.1 client.

I still wish they'd just let the Sametime Client handle regular Notes Doclinks with icons etc. (honestly it isn't hard)