perl extension and cgi

[jahanwing]

:confused;

Hi All,

I just installed the perl extension allowing to use text colouring on perl
scripts in DW. Now I noticed that this does not work with the cgi extension. We
primarily use .cgi as the extension for our cgi perl scripts. Is there a way to
associate this extension so that DW applies the perl colouring scheme to these
files?

Thanks for your help

jwing

[Randy Edmunds]

This TechNote explains how to add to the file extensions that are
recognized by DW:

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_16410[/url]

But, you'll need to update PerlDocumentType.xml (instead of
MMDocumentTYpes.xml).

HTH,
Randy

> I just installed the perl extension allowing to use text colouring on perl
> scripts in DW. Now I noticed that this does not work with the cgi extension. We
> primarily use .cgi as the extension for our cgi perl scripts. Is there a way to
> associate this extension so that DW applies the perl colouring scheme to these
> files?

[jahanwing]

Thanks for pointing that out!

I tried to find the PerlDocumentType.xml file, but cannot find it.

Can I create one myself and will it be recognized then?

JW

[Randy Edmunds]

JW,

It's in your "User" configuration folder. This TechNote explains the
difference between the "User" and "Application" configuration folders:

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_16420[/url]

No, don't create a new one.

HTH,
Randy

> I tried to find the PerlDocumentType.xml file, but cannot find it.
>
> Can I create one myself and will it be recognized then?

[jahanwing]

Cool, it works!!

thanks a lot Randy.

jw