Actually you can use the TextFX -> Edit -> Delete blank lines plugin, but it wants to work on selected text.
I used regular expressions to remove the lines from the text
^ <name.*</name>
Notepad++ replaced the expressions with blank lines.
Then I highlighted the whole document and used the plugin and it removed the blank lines.
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is it possible to find and delete tabs or empty lines ?
thx in advance
Tabs, yes...Search for \t using regular expressions, replace with nothing. Empty lines...no.
Actually you can use the TextFX -> Edit -> Delete blank lines plugin, but it wants to work on selected text.
I used regular expressions to remove the lines from the text
^ <name.*</name>
Notepad++ replaced the expressions with blank lines.
Then I highlighted the whole document and used the plugin and it removed the blank lines.
For empty lines, see http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/newlineFindReplace-HOWTO.php for all your options.
Tabs can also be specified in the advanced find/replace (control+R) using control+I.