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Javascript Errors in Lotus Notes 8 when sending HTML reports in the body of an e-mail

Troubleshooting


Problem

When viewing HTML reports in the body of an e-mail with the Lotus Notes 8.x e-mail client you see a Javascript error pop-up dialog and Javascript appears in the body of the e-mail.

Symptom

When viewing HTML reports in the body of an e-mail with the Lotus Notes 8.x e-mail client you see a Javascript error pop-up dialog and Javascript like the following appears in the body of the e-mail above the report output.

var gCognosViewerId = "_THIS_"; var sLocation = document.location.search; if (sLocation.match(/cv\.id=([^&?]*)/)) { gCognosViewerId = RegExp.$1; } function getCognosViewer() { var cognosViewer = null; try { cognosViewer = eval("parent.oCV" + gCognosViewerId); } catch(e) { cognosViewer = null; } return cognosViewer; } function onClickEvent(evt) { var cognosViewer = getCognosViewer(); if(cognosViewer != null) { cognosViewer.rvMainWnd.pageClicked(evt); } };
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The report does display correctly with no Javascript errors when received in Outlook and other e-mail clients

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEP7J","label":"Cognos Business Intelligence"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"--","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"10.2.2;10.2.1;10.2;10.1.1;10.1;8.4.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SS6G84","label":"IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSLKT6","label":"IBM Maximo Asset Management"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
13 January 2026

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