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Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 includes a C shared library called DWfile, which gives
authors of objects, commands, behaviors, data translators, floating panels, and Property
inspectors the ability to read and write files on the local file system. This chapter describes the File
I/O API and how to use it.
For general information on how C libraries interact with the JavaScript interpreter in
Dreamweaver, see "C-Level Extensibility" in Extending Dreamweaver.
Accessing configuration folders
On Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and Mac OS X platforms, users have their own
copies of configuration files. Whenever Dreamweaver writes to a configuration file, Dreamweaver
writes it to the user's Configuration folder. Similarly, when Dreamweaver reads a configuration
file, Dreamweaver searches for it first in the user's Configuration folder and then in the
Dreamweaver Configuration folder. DWfile functions use the same mechanism. In other words,
if your extension reads or writes a file in the Dreamweaver Configuration folder, your extension
also accesses the user's Configuration folder. For more information about configuration folders on
multiuser platforms, see Extending Dreamweaver.
The File I/O API
All functions in the File I/O API are methods of the
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The File I/O API
object.
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