# Can't detect PDE vs command line, PDE no longer passing --external **URL:** \ **Category:** Coding Questions\ **Created:** [April 20, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-detect-pde-vs-command-line-pde-no-longer-passing-external/10508 "2019-04-20T21:41:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5

**Author:** ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-detect-pde-vs-command-line-pde-no-longer-passing-external/10508/5 "2019-08-25T19:35:58Z")

I have a few versions of Processing installed so may not be using the version I expect from the command line: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/2/2cf6e902ae1b4a628c010f58eeecea32512f01ab.png) 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](https://discourse.processing.org/t/having-trouble-running-pde-file-from-command-line/7344/2): > > 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 Update: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/1/1e7c0b77d342918270367569f07a1d771dc26636.png) 🙂 --- _[View the full topic](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-detect-pde-vs-command-line-pde-no-longer-passing-external/10508)._