Notes.ini Entry


Name:
    NOTES_XXXX

Syntax
    NOTES_XXXX=Value

Applies to:
    Workstations

Add-on:

    First Release:
      6

    Obsolete since:

      Category:
        Client Config, Operating System

      Default:
        None

      UI equivalent:
        None

      Description:
      This prefix to parameter is very useful on multi-user OS workstation and Terminal Servers.

      With Notes_cache=%Temp%\cache.ndk in the user's environment the cache.ndk will be created outside of the NotesData directory but in

      C:\Document and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Temp\cache.ndk

      in this case %Temp% is defined as C:\Document and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Temp

      For fast visibility of the test let's use the notes parameter 'Cache':
      Insert into notes.ini:
      NOTES_cache=C:\Temp\cache-by-ini.ndk

      open Explorer into the C:\Temp path

      Launch Notes client Basic or Standard:

      already at the password dialog box you can check whether the cache-by-ini.ndk had been created with this name.

      You can close the notes client already here with ESC and EXIT

      delete the cache file.

      (to check only a single directory the TEMP OS variable could be set to C:\Temp , too)

      Open Start\Settings\Control Panel\System tab Advanced, button Environment Variables

      create either in section "User variables for <user>" or "System variables" an entry:
      Variable name: Notes_Cache
      Variable value: %Temp%\cache-by-OSenv.ndk

      open Explorer and type into the Address field %Temp% and press ENTER

      check whether the cache-by-OSenv.ndk had been created with this name. (perhaps F5 to refresh is required sometimes)

      with 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 in Windows XP SP2 engl it works instantly.

      in 8.0.1 and 8.0.2 in Windows XP SP2 engl it fails in Basic and Standard

      Therefore this is a regression.

      Reply from IRIS:

      Our OSGetEnv apis were only meant to use system variables for debugging purposes; normally all variables are supposed to come from our notes.ini. The fact that it did go to the system environment was an undocumented and unsupported "feature" . We removed this in D8.0 such that we will now only do this if an environment variable is set. If you set DEBUG_USE_SYS_VAR=1 in your notes.ini then our OSGetEnv calls will also search the System environment however there is no guarantee that this will continue to be available.


      Possible Variables would be:
      NOTES_Directory=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\Local Settings\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\Data
      NOTES_SharedDataDirectory=%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\Data
      NOTES_Cache=%Temp%\Cache.ndk
      NOTES_View_Rebuild_Dir=%Temp%
      NOTES_Configfile=%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\Data\ConfigFile.txt
      NOTES_KitType=1

      ;InstallType 6 Client Only"
      NOTES_InstallType=6

      ; if user.id is stored within Windows profile
      NOTES_KeyFileName=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\Data\User.ID

      NOTES_PercentAvailSysResources=2
      ; stick to the single network protocol TCPIP, omit COM1
      NOTES_Ports=TCPIP
      NOTES_TCPIP=TCP,0,15,0
      ; "hard code an extension manager that user can't disable it by commenting the line before launching Notes
      NOTES_ExtMgr_AddIns=
      NOTES_AddInMenus=
      NOTES_Spell_Dir=%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\Data
      NOTES_Logfile_Dir=%Temp%\IBM_Technical_Support