Opening forms and pages directly

You can save some development time by bookmarking and linking directly to the form or page on which you are currently working. Browse directly to a design element with the following syntax:

http://server-name/directory/database.nsf/formname?openform

http://server-name/directory/database.nsf/pagename?openpage

If major design elements are uniquely named, the shorter forms should work as well.

http://server-name/directory/database.nsf/formname

http://server-name/directory/database.nsf/pagename

Opening design elements directly like this is referred to as URL open, and by default it is enabled in applications. This capability can be disabled (for security reasons), but doing so prevents an application from being opened on the Web. If URL open is disallowed for an application, trying to open that application or to link directly to a form or page results in an HTTP 500 error (not authorized).

To disable URL open, check Don't allow URL open on the Basics tab of...