Notes uses the tmp path defined in the OS. If I want to change and set a different path, I need to change this setting, as defined in the OS (Windows). Can I somehow, change this, in NOTES.INI, giving Notes the change to use a specified tmp area / path, ONLY for Notes client application?
Why? I don’t want to change the default behaviour of tmp path’s for the OS in general (and all the other applications), only Notes.
Is this somehow possible?
Regards,
Rune Carlsen
Subject: Can one change the default tmp path ONLY for Notes?
Unfortunately, the general answer is no. It is not in any version, including Release 7. I will add this to Release 7, and request an enhancement to 6.0.5/6.5.3 … but no promises!!!
In the meantime, here’s a couple of tips you might be able to exploit. Notes looks first for the TEMP environment variable, and if that doesn’t exist then it looks for TMP. If neither of those are found then Notes uses the Data Directory.
You should be able to somehow manipulate the environment so that Notes inherits a special set of settings. Notes simply inherits its environment from the parent, so for example if I were to start Notes/Domino from a command prompt then I could do this:
set TEMP=c:\mytempdir
c:\lotus\notes\notes.exe
and the same applies to Notes, Domino, or any Notes application (on any platform)
HTH!
Subject: NOTES_TEMPDIR
You can set NOTES_TEMPDIR starting in Release 7 Beta 2
Subject: RE: NOTES_TEMPDIR
Yes, THANK YOU!
Subject: Thanks, Jim. This will be helpful.
Subject: Can one change the default tmp path ONLY for Notes?
Did you find a solution for this? I thought someone had told me this would be available in 6.5.1 but I can’t find any such option.
Thx
John Rasmussen
Subject: NOTES_TEMPDIR has also been approved and will be available in Releases 6.0.5 and 6.5.3
Subject: *Excellent. That will be useful.