Chapter 11: Application; External Application Functions - Adobe 38040334 - Dreamweaver CS3 User Manual

Chapter 11: Application

The application functions perform operations related to the Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS3 inter-
action with other applications or Dreamweaver operations independent of individual documents
(setting preferences, exiting Dreamweaver, and other functions).
The functions described in this chapter are grouped into the following sections:
• "External application functions" on page 104
• "Global application functions" on page 112
• "Bridge communication functions" on page 117

External application functions

External application functions handle operations that are related to applications, such as Adobe®
Flash®, and to the browsers and external editors that are defined in the Preview in Browser and
External Editors preferences. These functions let you get information about these external appli-
cations and open files with them.
dreamweaver.browseDocument()
Availability
Dreamweaver 2; enhanced in 3 and 4.
Description
Opens the specified URL in the specified browser.
Arguments
fileName, {browser}
• The
argument is the name of the file to open, which is expressed as an
fileName
absolute URL.