@guy038 Merci beaucoup!

@PeterJones Worked perfectly, thank you.

The Python script I posted is expected to handle single byte errors from UTF8 decoding. Asian languages can be 2 byte for ANSI and so the script may need to get the following byte too to decode both bytes properly. Probably will not find recovery tools and the like that will fix mixed encoding errors as the solution in some cases might be worse then the problem though in this case tested OK. Once saved, then there might be no going back and so creating a backup before the operation would be wise. Inspect the results to confirm is OK.

@rafaello , IANAL, and I don’t own the trademark, but with your clarifications and updates, I believe you’re probably not violating the trademark (IMO). It’s good to see someone who is willing to accept such feedback (rather than digging in your heels for a while, like happened with the aforementioned fork).

Hello, @mpheath, @peterjones and all, @mpheath, thanks for your very informative post regarding the differences between 7z and zip archives. I learned a few things today ! ( I should say… tonight ! ) Luckily, I generally extract all files from the N++ 7z archives ! Best Regards, guy038

Hi, @coises, In my opinion, this option seems more like a way of working than a delete option. So, I think this option should remain active between Notepad++ sessions. Note that it’s presently the case within the N++ Search results panel. But, of course, on re-opening N++, the N++ Search results and the Search++ Results panels are both cleared silently, before any search ! After opening Notepad+ and a first search, involving the N++ Search results or the Search Results panels, you can easily un-check that Purge option if you plan to compare multiple searches ! BR guy038

@PeterJones Perfect thank you very much!

@rdipardo thank you for pointing that out. I will check and do the needful.

@Sylvester-Bullitt , Release Candidate is available. You probably want to test this version, and report any continued problems with the Open File feature ASAP.

Another example can be seen at https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27601/with-the-help-of-a-regex-how-to-find-code-preceded-by-a-only-if-code-is-absent-between-style-and-style-in-the-css-section-which-is-below/4