User Guide

External application functions 149
Returns
An array that contains a pair of strings for each browser in the list. The first string in each pair
is the name of the browser, and the second string is its location on the user’s computer, which
is expressed as a file:// URL. If no browsers appear in the submenu, the function returns
nothing.
dreamweaver.getExtensionEditorList()
Availability
Dreamweaver 3
Description
Gets a list of editors for the specified file from the External Editors preferences.
Arguments
fileURL
■ The fileURL argument can be a complete file:// URL, a filename, or a file extension
(including the period).
Returns
An array that contains a pair of strings for each editor in the list. The first string in each pair is
the name of the editor, and the second string is its location on the user’s computer, which is
expressed as a file:// URL. If no editors appear in Preferences, the function returns an array
that contains one empty string.
Example
A call to the dreamweaver.getExtensionEditorList(".gif") function might return an
array that contains the following strings:
■ "Fireworks 3"
■ "file:///C|/Program Files/Macromedia/Fireworks 3/Fireworks 3.exe"
dreamweaver.getExternalTextEditor()
Availability
Dreamweaver 4.
Description
Gets the name of the currently configured external text editor.
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