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The Notes Program Directory

This is the directory where the main Notes files are placed. Search for NLNOTES.EXE and you are on the spot! You can also look in the Registry for the value of following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lotus\Notes\Path.

Please note that each version of Lotus Notes has it's own subkey in the Registry. The subkey above points to the most recent installation!

If you install Notes R5 in the default directories, the Notes Program Directory will be C:\Lotus\Notes. If you do the same with Notes 6, the default program directory will be C:\Program Files\Lotus\Notes. Starting from Notes 8, the default program directory will be C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes.

The following files are placed here:

Filename

Description

Filesize

VCII2LN.DLL

The main II2LN DLL file. This is the DLL you reference in all LotusScript code.

~700 kB

DXLTOOLS10.DLL

The Lotus DXL Runtime DLL. This is used to extract Notes data into the Lotus'ish XML format DXL

~ 2.6 MB

LCPPN23.DLL

The Lotus Notes C++ Runtime DLL. This is necessary when we want to program in C++ and let our application access Notes!

~ 2.0 MB

GDIPLUS.DLL

The GDIPLUS dll is only installed on pre Windows 2000 machines, and is a Microsoft Graphical Device support DLL, enhancing the quality of imaging on older operating systems

~ 1.6 MB

Very important: In order to have Notes C/C++ API based applications run correctly, these applications must know where to find the core Notes program files. The C and C++ API libraries use functions in all the DLLs! This is done by specifying the Notes Program Directory in the PATH environment variable. In Windows 95, 98 and ME, this is set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file with the command

SET PATH=%PATH%;<full path to the Notes Program Directory>

In Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003 server and Vista the PATH environment variable is set from the System applet in the Control Panel. Be sure to have Administrators Rights in order to change this variable's content.

See Also

Validate an Installation

The II2LN Program Directory

The Notes Data Directory

The Windows System Directory

Necessary Changes to the Registry

Necessary Changes to the Notes.ini

Register Common Components