Valid Startup Parameters for the Notes Client
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Valid Startup Parameters for the Notes Client

When starting the Notes client, you can pass the following startup parameters (command line) to the NOTES.EXE file.
 

Path to NOTES.INI


NOTES.EXE =C:\LOTUS\NOTES\DATA\NOTES.INI
(note the space after "NOTES.EXE")
 

Start the Administration client directly


NOTES.EXE ADMINONLY
 

Open a specific database when starting the client


NOTES.EXE NAMES.NSF NOTES.EXE OPEN NAMES.NSF NOTES.EXE SERVERNAME!!DATABASE.NSF
 

Specifying an .NDL (Notes DocLink) file


This can be used, for example, to open a specific document directly. For more information about the format of .NDL files, see the article: Format of .NDL files (Notes DocLink).
NOTES.EXE C:\TEMP\DOCLINK.NDL
 

Open a specific URL when starting the client


NOTES.EXE https://www.madicon.de
 

Start the Notes client as an OLE server


NOTES.EXE /EMBEDDING NOTES.EXE -EMBEDDING
 

Start the Notes client in a "minimized" window


NOTES.EXE /AUTOMATION
 

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