Lotus Notes Java app can’t find notes.ini

Question

Both the systems described are Windows XP with Lotus Notes 8.5.

I have a Java app (sample code below) that uses notes.jar to interact with Lotus Notes. The app works fin

Answer 1

There is a number of things you can try:

1. Notes actually comes with its own JVM and I found using this JVM makes Java applications run more reliably with Notes classes since any eventually needed support library would be properly configured.

2. What happens if notes is already running before you start your program. There are 2 variations here: Checkbox "Don't prompt for a password from other Notes-based programs" is checked or unchecked.

3. Make sure to switch to the directory where the Notes.ini is at home before you run the app. (And verify that the user can't see any other notes.ini variables)