Why can't I launch notepad++ from the command line anymore?

Question

I'm teaching myself some Django tonight using the local dev package at instantdjango.com

I made it through half the tutorial, building a basic map with points on it, then closed out of the console for a bit. I just fired it back up and now when I try to use notepad++ to edit files, console tells me it doesn't recognize the command. What happened?

When I as working through the first half, I was able to type: "notepad++ filename.ext" and I'd get a text editor that would pop up.

Now when I type that, it doesn't recognize the command.

How do I get back the ability to use the text editor and how did I lose it?

Answer 1

In a windows terminal, you can launch notepad++ with the following:

start notepad++ <filename>

Note that the filename is optional.

Answer 2

Most likely the directory in which the Notepad++ executable resides is not in your system's PATH. For information about fixing this please see How to set the path in Windows 2000 / Windows XP.