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I am trying to get the Play! framework up and running. After I extracted Play! version 2.3.0 to C:\Play and adding that directory (C:\Play) to my path in 'Environment Variables' (separated form the other paths with a ;), I tried running it with the command "Play new foobar" and I keep getting the error "'Play' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

I have looked at a few possible fixes to this on here

Configuration Variables in Play! Framework

Setting an environment variable for play framework

Adding an environment variable for the Play! Framework

(The third was the most similar but that solution is not working for me.)

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In Play 2.3+ play command is replaced by activator.

More details in What's new in Play 2.3 doc

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I tried activator and that does not work either. I followed the short tutorial on the play homepage (playframework.com), couldit be that what I've done so far is just wrong for play 2.3.0, and they haven't updated it?
Which tutorial exactly? I don't remember whole documentation
I just followed the video on the play homepage titles "Introduction to play framework for java developers"
As you can see on it, it's for Play 2.1 from 2.3 all you need is download the activator and use activator ui command - in case of problems read the errors in the terminal and then tell us what's wrong, without this we can only guess, and nobody wants to waste time for blind shooting.

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