# How to run SciTE from any path

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-scite-from-any-path/81120>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 4, 2007, 5:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-scite-from-any-path/81120 "2007-01-04T05:11:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 5:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-scite-from-any-path/81120/1 "2007-01-04T05:11:45Z")

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Hi all,

Sometimes I need to start SciTE from a console. But I  
can run it from only one folder which contains  
SciTE.exe under XP. Is it possible to run it from any  
path?

Thanks,

Li

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**Author:** ![alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-scite-from-any-path/81120/2 "2007-01-04T05:25:47Z")

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On 1/3/07, chen li [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Sometimes I need to start SciTE from a console. But I  
> can run it from only one folder which contains  
> SciTE.exe under XP. Is it possible to run it from any  
> path?

This is not really a ruby question, so it is a bit off topic for this  
list. (Even though Ruby O.-Click does bundle SciTE).

You can make it possible to run any executable by adding it to your  
path.

See Control Panel → System → Advanced → Environment Variables →   
PATH and add the correct path there.

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**Author:** ![alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-scite-from-any-path/81120/3 "2007-01-04T10:28:12Z")

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— Gregory B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> PATH and add the correct path there.  
> Thank you very much,

Li

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**Author:** ![alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-scite-from-any-path/81120/4 "2007-01-04T12:24:27Z")

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On 1/4/07, chen li [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > 
> 
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> 
> I just changed the file associations to that it always opened a ruby file  
> with scite. you can always run programs from within there anyway.