User Guide

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Example
The following example calls the dw.getFlashPath() function to obtain the path to the Flash
application and then passes the path in the form of a file://URL to the
dw.openWithApp()
function to open the document with Flash:
var myDoc = dreamweaver.getDocumentDOM();
if (dreamweaver.validateFlash()) {
var flashArray = dreamweaver.getFlashPath();
dreamweaver.openWithApp(myDoc.myForm.swfFilePath, flashArray[1]);
}
dreamweaver.getPrimaryBrowser()
Availability
Dreamweaver 3.
Description
Gets the path to the primary browser.
Arguments
None.
Returns
A string that contains the path on the user’s computer to the primary browser, which is expressed
as a file:// URL. If no primary browser is defined, it returns nothing.
dreamweaver.getPrimaryExtensionEditor()
Availability
Dreamweaver 3.
Description
Gets the primary editor for the specified file.
Arguments
fileURL
• The fileURL argument is the path to the file to open, which is expressed as a file:// URL.
Returns
An array that contains a pair of strings. The first string in the 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
primary editor is defined, the function returns an array that contains one empty string.
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