Re: Updating the RDi supplied version of ACS

That's what I've always done in the past Steve - but as noted in my response to Mike - this time it went belly up and I wasted more then 2 days trying to resurrect it.


Jon Paris
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On Oct 28, 2025, at 9:07 AM, Steve Ferrell via WDSCI-L <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Going forward, I'd suggest users install and update ACS in a separate location, outside of RDi.

RDi will use the version that was last launched. (Including the saved .hod files.)

The check for updates option in ACS should download the latest version.

If ACS isn't easy to update, I'd suggest adding an IDEA to ease that process.

Steve Ferrell
Lead Software Engineer - RDi
Fortra.com





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On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Anyone know the best way to go about updating the RDi supplied version
of ACS?

I know of a way ... although I haven't actually tried it, and I'm not sure it's the 'best way'.

If you search the plugins directory, you'll find a subdirectory that begins with 'com.ibm.rdi.acs.update_'.

In that directory there is a subdirectory named 'jars'.

In there are ACS files (acsbundle.jar, a native launcher, possibly other native files).

Theoretically you can replace those files with the version you want.

david

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