LO82465: WHY NLNOTES.EXE AND NOTES2.EXE SEE DIFFERENT PATH VALUES?

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• ENV:
  
  standard Notes client R901FP2
  Process Explorer v16.04
  Win2008 64 bit (my test environment)
  
  Steps:
  
  1. Open control panel >> system>>edit environment variable
  
  only PATH field: append many folders such as:
  c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\1;
  c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\2 up to
  c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\52
  
  2. After this start your Notes client:
  
  3. Then start the "process explorer" (procexp.exe from
  Sysinternals).
  
  Choose nlnotes.exe, right click the mouse -> properties ->
  environment -> select "path" -> cntl-c -> start notepad ->
  cntl-v
  And you'll get the path settings of this process.
  On my client it looks this:
  
  Path
  C:\Notes\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbe
  m;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\1;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\2;c:\temp\aa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\3;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\4;c:
  \temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\5;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaa\6;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\7;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaa\8;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\9;c:\temp\aaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\10;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\11;c:\t
  emp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\12;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aa\13;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\14;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaa\15;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\16;c:\temp\aaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\17;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\18;c
  :\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\19;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaa\20;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\21;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\22;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\23;;c:\te
  mp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\24;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aa\25;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\26;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaa\27;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\28;;c:\temp
  \aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\29;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  \30;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\31;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaa\32;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\33;;c:\temp\a
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\34;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\35
  ;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\36;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaa\37;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\38;c:\temp\aaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\39;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\40;c:\tem
  p\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\41;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  \42;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\43;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaa\44;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\45;c:\temp\aaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\46;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\47;c:\
  temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\48;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaa\49;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\50;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaa\51;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\52
  
  
  4. Do the same with notes2.exe:
  Here's my value:
  
  Path
  C:\Notes\;C:\Notes\;C:/Notes/framework/../jvm/bin/j9vm;C:/Notes/
  framework/../jvm/bin;C:/Notes/framework/../jvm/lib/i386;C:\Notes
  \;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Win
  dows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaa\1;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\2;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\3;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\4;c:\temp\aa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\5;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\6;c:
  \temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\7;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaa\8;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\9;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaa\10;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\11;c:\temp\aaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\12;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\13;c:
  \temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\14;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaa\15;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\16;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaa\17;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\18;c:\temp\a
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\19;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\20
  ;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\21;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaa\22;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\23;;c:\temp\aaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\24;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\25;;c
  :\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\26;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaa\27;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\28;;c:\temp\aaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\29;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\30;;c:\
  temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\31;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaa\32;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\33;;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\34;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\35;c:\temp
  \aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\36;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\
  37;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\38;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaa\39;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\40;c:\temp\aaaaaa
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\41;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\42;c:\t
  emp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\43;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  aa\44;c:\temp\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\45;c:\temp;C:/Notes/fram
  ework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.os.win32_9.0.1.20131002-14
  04/os/win32/x86;C:/Notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.m
  obileservices.isync.win32.x86_9.1.3.1-20131002-1404/os/win32/x86
  ;C:/Notes/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.hunspell.win
  32_9.0.1.20131002-1404/os/win32/x86;C:/Notes/framework/../;C:\No
  tes\framework;
  
  
  And now you should see the difference:
  nlnotes.exe has all the c:\temp\aaaa... values where notes2.exe
  doesn't.
  And that's our problem. The path to our dll is the last one in
  the PATH variable and notes2.exe doesn't get it and therefore
  it isn't available in the IE (when it's opened out of Notes)
  
  And that's the problem!
  
  And therefore my questions:
  Why does the PATH variable become corrupted?
  How can we avoid the corruption of the PATH variable?
  How can we ensure that the PATH variable is correct in the
  browser?
  
  More info:
  
  You do not have to create the folders under the c:\temp
  directory.
  
  You just have to append these values rightmost to the PATH
  variable.
  

Local fix

• Customer is quite sure that it depends on the length of the
  value of the PATH variable.
  
  If the PATH variable (before the start of Notes) is at least
  1.900 characters long, you should face the problem.
  

Problem summary

• No plans to address
  

Problem conclusion

• recommend path statement be modified to accomodate product
   limitation. Different code base (expeditor vs code/basic
   notes) is the reason for the difference.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• This APAR is associated with SPR# YGAO9Q5KSC.
  recommend path statement be modified to accomodate product
   limitation. Different code base (expeditor vs code/basic
   notes) is the reason for the difference.
  

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