How to set up HTML and XML editors in Windows XP

Open authoring

Process Commander supports open authoring. You can set up editors, such as Adobe Systems Inc. Dreamweaver to help you write HTML and XML. After you set up an editor, you can start it by clicking the pencil icon () on the correspondence, HTML, and several other rule forms.

If you don't set up any editor as described here, Process Commander uses Windows Notepad as your XML and HTML editor. If you use Dreamweaver, follow the instructions here and then also the special setup in How to set up Dreamweaver.

If you don't have an XML or HTML editor and expect to do only a modest amount of editing, TextPad™ is an inexpensive Windows text editor from Helios Software that supports both XML and HTML markup.

Setup procedure.

Use this procedure for Windows XP workstations. (Windows 2000 and Windows NT are not supported for the Designer Studio.)

1. From the Start menu, select Settings>Control Panel>Folder Options. Select the View tab, and clear the checkbox for Hide file extensions for known file types.

2. Select the File Types tab. The following window appears.

2. Select the type of file for which you want to set a default editor (for example, HTML Document, shown above, or XML file) and click  Advanced . The following dialog appears:

3. Select Edit in the Actions text area and click  Edit . The following dialog appears:

4. Click browse and navigate to identify executable file for your chosen editor in the field Application used to perform action. Click  OK  . The next time you click the pencil icon in a Process Commander form, Process Commander opens your chosen editor.

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