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For more information on using the Choose Program feature, see section Selecting an application program for a file object in chapter Managing objects or Editing notes using an external editor in the same chapter.

When you define a text editor, you have to specify the following in the list of editors:

For more information on artifact file object, see section File object properties in chapter Managing Objects.

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1Select Tools→General Options.

The General Options dialog box appears with the General category selected by default.

2Select Editors in the Category tree view. The Editors page appears.

3Click a blank line in the list.

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Click the Insert a Row tool.

An arrow appears at the beginning of the line.

4Type a file extension in the Extension column.

5Type an editor name in the Editor Name column.

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The following variables are created when you install PowerDesigner:

The Value column is empty upon installation. You have to type the path and executable you wish to use on your workstation or use the Ellipsis button to browse to the directory where the executable is located.

If you do not specify any path and executable, PowerDesigner uses default values and displays a message in the Output window. Default values are indicated in the Comment column of the list.

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1Select Tools→General Options.

The General Options dialog box appears.

2Select Variables in the Category tree view. The Variables page appears.

3Click in the Value column of the variable you want to specify and type a

path and executable.

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Click in the Value column of the variable you want to specify and click the Ellipsis button to select the executable directory.

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PowerDesigner saves the paths to these external documents or files in the workspace or model files. These paths are used to recreate the connections to the external files and documents of the current model or workspace when a user opens it. In a team environment, people need to exchange model and workspace files. However, each personal workstation has its own directory structure and the links within a workspace or model file may be broken when a user opens the file of another user.

To solve this potential problem, you can define QDPHG SDWKV in PowerDesigner. The name of a named path is used as a constant. It is shared among team members. The path should be adapted to the local directory structure of each workstation. The team leader could define a list of names corresponding to shared resource folders and files and also specify the shared folder structure. Then each team member will have to create the named paths on his/her workstation in order to be able to exchange files with other members of the team.

Predefined named Some predefined named paths exist in the product, they are available for all paths users (defined in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE). Predefined named paths are

preceded by an "_".

By default, the path of a predefined named path corresponds to the installation path you have selected. If you use files proceeding from another directory, the path of the predefined named paths is not automatically modified. You have to carry out this change manually.

You should not modify the name of a predefined named path. If you do so, the predefined named path is preserved in the list and a new named path is created with the name and path of the modified predefined named path.

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You create named path to be able to exchange files with other team members. If the predefined named paths in PowerDesigner do not correspond to your needs, you can create additional named paths.

Before creating any new named path, make sure the entire team agrees upon the name of the named path because it has to be shared among users.

Unlike predefined named paths, you can edit the name and the path of a userdefined named path, provided other team members carry out the same change.

You can also delete a user-defined named path, but this also needs to be a collective decision.

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1Select Tools→General Options.

The General Options dialog box appears with the General category selected by default.

2Select Named Path in the Category tree view. The Named Path options appear.

3Click the Add a Row tool.

An arrow appears at the beginning of an empty line in the list.

4Type a name in the Name column.

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1Select Tools→General Options.

The General Options dialog box appears with the General category selected by default.

2Select Fonts in the Category tree view. The Fonts options appear.

3Select font format options.

4 Click OK.