One of the great advantages of Domino over relational databases is its variable document structure. As stated before, a document can contain (almost) any number of fields. The user is always free to add or remove fields to/from a document. This feature allows the implementation of very dynamic information exchange applications.
To support this flexibility VisualAge Smalltalk Domino Connection implements a number of methods to change document structure. Use the deleteItem: method to remove not only the contents of an item but also its actual existence in the document. To append fields to a document you can choose from the following messages: