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How to Set up Dreamweaver CS6 to be Accessible from the Command Prompt (Windows 7 or 8)

Aug 6, 2012 7:32 PM

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I'm currently attempting to be able to access files through Dreamweaver from the command prompt such that I can open applicable files with Dreamweaver through the command line of windows whenever I do my Ruby, Git, or Node development.

 

How can I do such? I'm certain you can and it's not necessarily a restriction that's possile for such a thing....

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  • David_Powers
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    1. David_Powers,
    Aug 7, 2012 4:00 AM   in reply to lozandier
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    If Dreamweaver is the default program for the file type, you can do it with "start" like this:

     

    start C:\xampp\htdocs\testing\fluid.css

     

    See http://frank.zinepal.com/open-a-file-in-the-default-application-using. There are also some useful hints in the comments.

     

    If Dreamweaver isn't the default program for the file type, you need to go into the Dreamweaver directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver CS6). You can then type the following at the Command Prompt:

     

    dreamweaver C:\xammp\htdocs\testing\calc.html

     

    To avoid having to change directories, you could probably add Dreamweaver CS6 to the Windows PATH.

     
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    Aug 7, 2012 11:24 AM   in reply to David_Powers
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    The latter is what I had in mind; I attempted to do the very same thing you suggested with the command prompt with no luck for some strange reason with all the command prompts variants I wish to use dreamweaver with (Commany Prompt with Ruby, Command Prompt with Node, and etc) .

     

    Using the 'start' command with the 'dir' command to locate the desired file has worked for me, but I've had trouble actually using the aforementioned you  mentioned of 'dreamweaver C:\xammp\htdocs\testing\filename.php working. I have the same folder structure currentling working with XAMP.

     

    I'm having trouble understanding how to add Dreamweaver to my Windows path, what are straight forward resources of doing that (I've had trouble finding the correct way of querying  for a solution  via Google)

     

     

     

    P.S: I'm honored to have a question answered by you Mr. Powers, your PHP books have been extraordinarily helpful over the past year...

     
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    3. David_Powers,
    Aug 7, 2012 3:32 PM   in reply to lozandier
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    lozandier wrote:

     

     

    I'm having trouble understanding how to add Dreamweaver to my Windows path, what are straight forward resources of doing that (I've had trouble finding the correct way of querying  for a solution  via Google)

    In Windows 7:

     

    1. Start > Control Panel.
    2. Select System (or System and Security depending on how Control Panel displays).
    3. In the left column, select Advanced System Settings.
    4. In the panel that opens, click Environment Variables (at the bottom of the Advanced tab).
    5. In the bottom pane (System variables), select Path.
      windows_path.jpg
    6. Click the Edit button.
    7. In the dialog box that opens, scroll to the end, and add a semicolon followed by the location of the Dreamweaver folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver CS6.
    8. Click OK to close all of the dialog boxes.

     

    You might need to reboot for the new path to take effect.

     
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    Aug 8, 2012 10:08 PM   in reply to David_Powers
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    Worked like a charm. Thank you Mr. Powers, and my thanks in advance as I go more into your current Video2Brain Lessons and Books (In the second to last chapter of the Second Edition Dynamic PHP Solutions as we speak).

     
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