Notes 8.5.1 - Install New Plug-in don't work

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I use Windows 7 S.O.

I have execute step-by-step this istruction for enable IT :

In order to enable the Eclipse update manager UI in Lotus Notes:

  1. Close you Lotus Notes client

  2. Browse to the plugin_customization.ini in the notes application folder\framework\rcp

  3. Add com.ibm.notes.branding/enable.update.ui=true

  4. Save and close file and restart Lotus Notes

You can now find the Eclipse update manager under File > Application > Application Management.

…BUT…

I don’t see the File → Application → Install menu ( i Have checked the Advanced Menu)

Anyone know the problem?

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Subject: Add a new line…

Hi Daniele,After adding that line in plugin_customization.ini you must add a new line.

So press “Enter” at the end of the file(end of last line) and save the file and start the client.

Hope this helps.

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Subject: New line doesn’t work

Can report I have the same issue on 8.5.1 as well. Although adding new line would work for various notes.ini issues in the past, it doesn’t help in this instance.

  • update

I do have a second ‘lab’ domain for where I like to break stuff. It’s currently in an ‘out of the box’ install and putting the line in the plugin_customization.ini did work. Sadly I bet this means something is slightly snafu in production. It’ll be fun tracking that down :smiley:

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Subject: Delete the Workspace directory, solve my issue

I’m having the same issue, thus, the problem was resolved after i delete the Workspace directory in Notes Data directory.

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Subject: I do this daily…

  • I deleted the workspace directory, then called up Notes and applied all my settings, without doing anything else. Then I exited Notes and saved a copy of that “clean” workspace directory.

  • Every day, just after closing Notes & DDE, I delete the workspace directory and copy that saved version with my settings, effectively “resetting” it. I only started doing that on Monday, but this week DDE has not exhibited any flakiness what-so-ever. (knocks on head) This is the first time in my life I’ve gone an entire five days without DDE messing up in some fashion.

  • It’s right tragic that one should have do these shenanigans to make DDE work, but there it is. If Lotus can’t field a reliable product, at least there appears to be a workaround. Just wish I’d have started doing this eight months ago. Who knows how much time it might have saved?

Hope this helps…

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Subject: Deleting workspace did not work for me…

Please ignore this post - issue resolved. There were multiple plugin_customization files on the desktop (in different framework\rcp directories) and the wrong file was modified. Works fine now.

I have the same issue - Install & Application Management menu items do not appear after adding the framework line. I deleted the workspace folder and restarted Notes but those menu items still don’t show up. That is the case for my 8.5.2 install on Win7. My 8.5.1 install on XP has both showing up no problem.

Could it be either an 8.5.2 or a Win7 ‘thing’? Any other suggestions?