This might be out of the spectrum for Notpad++. Basically I've had to edit tons of txt documents which are actually Comma Separated Values. For example the txt document will look like this. (example only, not real check numbers...)
All of the text is black. I would love it if I can get each column a specific color that matches the header. This would help elminiate human error. I've been able to color the commas, headers, and numbers.
Is what I am trying to do in the spectrum of Notpad++. If so please assist.
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Not that it's any business of mine, but why don't you use a spreadsheet application for this kind of thing? I'm a huge fan of N++, but nothing beats a spreadsheet program when it comes to CSV editing IMO. Customizable colum width, etc. Just my 0.02 $.
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You can ask for this on IdeaTorrent. If there are really many requests, someone may develop a plugin for basic spreadsheet support. But this seems to stray way off from the purpose of a text editor indeed.
CChris
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@fool4uanyway thank you for pointing that out. It is just great product. I recommend CSVed to anybody. I would love to have csv support within notepad++ though :-)
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This might be out of the spectrum for Notpad++. Basically I've had to edit tons of txt documents which are actually Comma Separated Values. For example the txt document will look like this. (example only, not real check numbers...)
"BEGDOC#","ENDDOC#","FIRM","INVOICE#","PAIDFROM","CHECK#"
"DDI00013104","DDI00013104","","","DYNAMAKE GRAPHICS GROUP","107742"
"DDI00013105","DDI00013108","PIT PRINTING","31520","",""
"DDI00013109","DDI00013109","","","STATE MUTUAL","253197"
All of the text is black. I would love it if I can get each column a specific color that matches the header. This would help elminiate human error. I've been able to color the commas, headers, and numbers.
Is what I am trying to do in the spectrum of Notpad++. If so please assist.
It is possible to implement by creating a lexer plugin, but that is a far as I can assist you in this topic.
Not that it's any business of mine, but why don't you use a spreadsheet application for this kind of thing? I'm a huge fan of N++, but nothing beats a spreadsheet program when it comes to CSV editing IMO. Customizable colum width, etc. Just my 0.02 $.
@janschreiber because N++ is smaller, quicker, faster … I would love to have CSV support in N++ R.
You can ask for this on IdeaTorrent. If there are really many requests, someone may develop a plugin for basic spreadsheet support. But this seems to stray way off from the purpose of a text editor indeed.
CChris
http://csved.sjfrancke.nl
@cchris: great idea. I did not know that anything like that exists. I submitted it.
@fool4uanyway thank you for pointing that out. It is just great product. I recommend CSVed to anybody. I would love to have csv support within notepad++ though :-)