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LO63877: CANNOT OPEN ICS FILE FROM THE OPERATING SYSTEM USING THE BASIC 8.5.2 CLIENT

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APAR status

  • Closed as user error.

Error description

  • If you are using the Notes 8.5.2 Basic client and then double
click on a
iCalendar file (*.ics) at the Operating System level such as in
Windows
Explorer , you receive the following error dialog
This only happens with the Notes Basic client .

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch the Notes Basic client via nlnotes.exe
2. Save the ics file attached to the Operating System (Windows
Explorer)
3. Double click on the ics file and you will receive the error
dialog in Notes
"Invalid directory name or device not ready"

This was raised in SPR # SPES7UEM3G  and was closed as a
duplicate of SPR #
BWWG7TWV55 which is supposed to be fixed in 8.5.1

Local fix

  • Use the Standard client but not always possible for some users

Problem summary

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Comments


    

  • This APAR is associated with SPR# PANN8LPJDP.
The problem was caused by a user error or user misunderstanding.

    



APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    LO63877
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  • Reported component name
    NOTES CLIENT
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  • Reported component ID
    5724E6255
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  • Reported release
    852
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  • Status
    CLOSED  USE
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
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  • Submitted date
    2011-09-14
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  • Closed date
    2011-09-23
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  • Last modified date
    2011-09-23
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            Modified date:
            

            23 September 2011
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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