Can't detect PDE vs command line, PDE no longer passing --external

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I have a few versions of Processing installed so may not be using the version I expect from the command line:

Processing 3.5.3 is what I use; others versions installed also.

Windows 10

I referenced this topic for the cd:

Having trouble running pde file from command line

hi, i can not help about the cygwin thing, still i think that you first should confirm that processing-java works. so when you say I’m in the correct directory. again, open a cmd window there? yourdrive:/…/processing-3.4/ check with dir that you see processing-java.exe (26.07.2018) and type processing-java --sketch=yourdrive:/../processing-3.4/modes/java/examples/Basics/Image/LoadDisplayImage --run it works here / win 7 / but full install processing 3.4 IDE

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