@PeterJones , It appears that it’s a diagrammer, which should help visually see what’s going on, especially when the SQL statement gets complicated. dBASE has a different tool, that allows us to click on tables, set sorts…etc that creates a SQL statement, without knowing SQL itself as long as you know what operations you want done on the data, the tool, SQL Builder will write the SQL, albeit it’s a subset for dBASE called LocalSQL. There’s similar capability in MySQL Workbench, that let’s one diagrammatically visualize and create their entire database’s structures, and visually link and set operations. SQLinForm’s new feature, is a nice tool for a text editor to have, if one wants to diagnose a complex SQL statement that may not be doing what someone wants it to do, breaking down visually the different steps and dependencies that are being used by the statement at different points. I’d say it looks like it does a good job of documenting the SQL code as well. I guess the one thing I’d ask, is does it stay only with Standard SQL or does it see and interpret variants? (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and other popular dialects.)

@PeterJones , Two things I think is going on here. I thought he was talking about Notepad++ forums. There is no need, in the forums, to have a Firefox account or be signed in. That is what I’m talking about, when I say Firefox must be signed into the forums, for the dark mode of the forums to switch for me, upon signing in. The website for NP++, I just need to click the setting at the bottom of the https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ and it goes dark. When I closed the page and opened in a new tab, it was already in dark mode, so that works as well, and yes, unless he’s referring to the forums, which I’ve described, his condition I can’t duplicate, either.

Hi @Karen3D — one more angle worth checking, specific to the Windows 11 update scenario: session.xml is only written when Notepad++ exits cleanly. Windows updates are notorious for restarting the machine and killing running apps before they can save, so the session file can end up out of date or empty even with “Remember current session for next launch” ticked. A couple of quick checks that fit an IT-managed work laptop: Close Notepad++ yourself before restarting or shutting down, and confirm in Task Manager that no notepad++.exe process is left hanging around. A leftover process can hold on to the old session. Open a couple of files, close Notepad++ normally, then check the timestamp on session.xml in %AppData%\Notepad++. If it has not been updated, the write itself is being blocked — roaming profiles or redirected folders on corporate machines are a classic cause. If your files live on network drives, make sure the drive mappings are unchanged after the update. Notepad++ quietly skips files it cannot find at start-up. Worth ruling these out before going any deeper.

I think keeping discussions focused on the original topic helps everyone get more useful answers. At the same time, related side discussions can be valuable when they add context or share practical experience. A clear distinction between the main topic and tangential advice makes the community easier to follow.

Hi everyone, I owe the community an apology. My reply in this thread linked to my own website — that was self-promotional and inappropriate for this forum. The question deserved a straight answer without any link attached. I’m sorry, and it won’t happen again. Thank you to the moderators for keeping this place clean.