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MAGilchrist
MAGilchrist
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April 18, 2018
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Open CSHTML in Dreamweaver

  • April 18, 2018
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Is it possible to open a .cshtml file in Dreamweaver from the file > open menu? If I go to the file in the Finder I can right click and open w/ Dreamweaver, but not the other way round. I've added the extension in Preferences > File Types > Open in Code View, but this does nothing. I've attempted to append or overwrite the Extensions.txt file, but am blocked from doing this (presumably because it's on Creative Cloud?). Any help is appreciated.

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    Correct answer Jon Fritz

    Hi, I'm using: Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2018 > configuration > Extensions.txt


    MAGilchrist  wrote

    Hi, I'm using: Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2018 > configuration > Extensions.txt


    That is the wrong location and won't affect the current installation of DW under your user account.

    You need to turn on your OS's Hidden Files, then go to ...

    C: > Users > your username > AppData (normally hidden) > Roaming > Adobe > Dreamweaver (version) > your language > Configuration > Extensions.txt

    On Mac, the path is also hidden...

    Mac HD > Users > username > Library > Application Support > Adobe > Dreamweaver (version) > Configuration > Extension.txt

    It must be the version of the file under "Library", not "Applications"

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    BenPleysier
    BenPleysier
    Community Expert
    April 19, 2018

    MAGilchrist  wrote

    Is it possible to open a .cshtml file in Dreamweaver from the file > open menu? If I go to the file in the Finder I can right click and open w/ Dreamweaver, but not the other way round. I've added the extension in Preferences > File Types > Open in Code View, but this does nothing. I've attempted to append or overwrite the Extensions.txt file, but am blocked from doing this (presumably because it's on Creative Cloud?). Any help is appreciated.

    If I understand you properly, You are trying to treat a CSHTML file in exactly the same manner as an HTML file in the latest version of Dreamweaver.. If this is not a correct interpretation, please ignore the rest. Otherwise, all you need to do is in Edit > Preferences and add the file as per

    This will allow you to open the file.

    To get the same code colouring as for HTML, open the following file in Dreamweaver

    and add the extension to the bottom of the file so that it reads similar to

        "brackets-eslint.useLocalESLint": false,

        "language.fileExtensions": {

            "twig": "html",

            "cshtml": "html"

        }

    }

    Don't include TWIG if you have no need for it. I have it for some of my work and don't forget the comma after 'false' in the previous line.

    Restart Dreamweaver and the behaviour will be the same as HTML documents.

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    MAGilchrist
    MAGilchristAuthor
    Known Participant
    April 19, 2018

    Much appreciated, but when I select Dreamweaver I'm told I cannot us DW as an external editor and to choose a different application.

    BenPleysier
    BenPleysier
    Community Expert
    April 19, 2018

    Just to make sure, I made a new entry for .cshtml with the following result

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    Jon Fritz
    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    April 18, 2018

    Creative Cloud is a bit of a misnomer.

    DW is installed locally, it is not cloud-based software. If you're having issues with finding or modifying a file, it will be due to the process you're using, or user account issues on your local OS.

    What instructions are you using and where is the process failing?

    MAGilchrist
    MAGilchristAuthor
    Known Participant
    April 18, 2018

    Hello, thank you. Actually, as of this I was able to access Extensions.txt and MMDocumentTypes.xml. I added the cshtml extension to both, but the issue remains. I cannot file > open in Dreamweaver. Only through right click and choosing Dreamweaver as the opening program will they actually open.

    Jon Fritz
    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    April 18, 2018

    Between my last reply and now, I added the .cshtml extension to my DWCC2018.1 in Windows 7 to verify it could still be done.

    It shows and opens when selected within DW from both the Files window, and from File > Open > filename.cshtml

    Which instructions are you following, you may have inadvertently skipped a step?

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