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Lotus Notes client 8.53 with FPx and Upgrade Pack 1 are installed to clients using a package management solution.

I need to check that it works and actually get the Upgrade Pack installed.

The Fix Pack install removes the listing for Upgrade Pack in the Control Panel / Program, if we install Upgrade Pack last the Fix Pack listing is removed.

Doesn't sound quite right(?).

Thanks!

/J

jBoive
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  • Technically, this isn't a programming question so it should have been asked on ServerFault instead of StackOverflow. But I'm glad you got your answers. – Richard Schwartz Jan 30 '13 at 23:11
  • @RichardSchwartz For me, I'd like it to be a programming question - that is, I'd like to be able to determine programmatically that the client hasn't upgraded and either report that to the Help Desk or give the user a pop-up to let them know they need to perform or request the upgrade. – David Navarre Jan 31 '13 at 15:38

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A couple of ways.

  1. Click on the "About -> Lotus Notes" in the menu, select "Plugin details" and check if it exists there.

  2. Check for the related folders in the features/plugins folder.

  3. Have the user open an application which renders an extlib component. If it reports a problem then it didn't install correctly.

  4. Launch notes with the OSGi console. Create a short cut like.

    C:\Lotus\Notes\notes.exe -RPARAMS -console -debug -separateSysLogFiles -consoleLog

then type SS [package name] to get the output of installed components.

Simon O'Doherty
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ExtLib installation can be checked easily from menu:

Help -> About IBM Lotus Notes -> Feature Details

For me the extlib features there are:

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For upgrade pack I believe you should see the same with 2011 dates except for the last "extlibx" (experimental) line which does not come with Upgrade Pack.

Simon added his answer while I was writing this but looks like he mentions "Plugin detail", not "Feature Details" so I'll post this answer too.

Panu Haaramo
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To check for upgrade pack, check the follwoing locations in your designer or notes install:

  • framework\shared\eclipse\features and framework\shared\eclipse\plugins
  • data\domino\workspace\applications\eclipse\features and data\domino\workspace\applications\eclipse\plugins
  • data\workspace\applications\eclipse\features and data\workspace\applications\eclipse\plugins

Check for files with that contain domino.das, domino.services, wink, or extlib in their names.

Source: http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf/xpDocViewer.xsp?lookupName=Domino+Designer+XPages+Extension+Library#action=openDocument&res_title=Installing_the_upgrade_pack_on_Domino_Designer_and_Notes_ddxl853&content=pdcontent

Michael Ruhnau
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