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gnair2008
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June 9, 2010
Question

In windows 7, files are not copied to $system folder.

  • June 9, 2010
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I have developed an extension that works with Dreamweaver 8, CS3 and CS4. However with CS5 on Windows 7 (I didn't check other OS), the extension manager doesn't copy files to the system folder. Here is a snippet of my extension file.

<files>

   <file name="myfile.dll" destination="$system" shared="true" />

   ...

</files>

Has anyone else encountered this problem? or has a solution for it.

Thanks,

Girish Nair

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chengyon
Participant
June 29, 2010

Hi Girish,

I have investigated this issue.

Under win7 64bit, EM would install library to C:\windows\SysWOW64 instead of C:\windows\system32.

If your library is 32bit library, (I guess so because dreamweaver is 32bit application and can only load 32bit library), it should be right to put the library under C:\windows\SysWOW64. The binary under C:\windows\system32 on 64bit win7 should be 64bit.

Best wishes,

Yong C

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girish_nair
Participating Frequently
June 29, 2010

Thanks for researching this Yong.

Correct, since Dreamweaver is running in WOW64 bit mode, I was expecting my 32bit dll to be in C:\Windows\SysWOW64 directory. But it doesn't seem to copy it there. I even wrote a simple extension with just one file and it didn't do it. Were you able to get it to work?

Thanks,

Girish Nair

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chengyon
Participant
June 30, 2010

Yes, I can get it work.

The MXI snippet:

<file name="Sample.htm" destination="$system" />.

I launch Extension Manager normally(not run as admin), and install the extension, it prompts me I have to restart the system.

After restarting the system, a UAC dialog pops up to ask my permission to run "replace.exe", click yes, then Sample.htm occurs under C:\Windows\SysWOW64.

Best wishes,

Yong C

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girish_nair
Participating Frequently
June 21, 2010

Hello Adobe Engineers!!!

If you are reading this please reply to this post. I tried opening a ticket with Adobe Support, pleaded with them for nearly an hour, but they refused to open a ticket and escalate it. I wrote this extension 10 years ago and have been maintaining it since. It works on Dreamweaver 7, 8, CS3 and CS4. It appears that there might be a bug in Adobe Extension Manager CS5.

Thanks,

Girish Nair

Randy Edmunds
Adobe Employee
Randy Edmunds
Adobe Employee
June 22, 2010

If you are reading this please reply to this post. I tried opening a ticket with Adobe Support, pleaded with them for nearly an hour, but they refused to open a ticket and escalate it. I wrote this extension 10 years ago and have been maintaining it since. It works on Dreamweaver 7, 8, CS3 and CS4. It appears that there might be a bug in Adobe Extension Manager CS5.

I have notified the Extension Manger Team, but for future reference, the Extension Manager Forum can be found here:

http://forums.adobe.com/community/creativesuites/extensionmanager

Regards,

Randy Edmunds

Dreamweaver Development

Adobe Systems, Inc.

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