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    • Martin SchumannM
      Martin Schumann
      last edited by Martin Schumann

      Hello,

      I use a text file (logfile) that is edited by a program automatically.

      Since some time ago when I edited this file and wanted it to save, a message was displayed when the file in the meantime had been changed by the program (appended some text). So I could stop my changes and reload the file (missing MY changes but ok).

      But now sometimes there is a hint that it is not possible to write the file and the question if I want to save ‘as admin’. So I saved again and lost logs of the program (not good).

      In ‘File Status Auto-Detection’ I checked all 3 boxes to see the newest status of the log file.

      Can I change settings or is this a task for programming?

      Best greetings, Martin

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      • decodermanD
        decoderman
        last edited by

        Look at it this way:
        You have a file that is actively used and updated regularly by another process.
        You open it in NPP and have it set to auto update.
        Fine so far, this is sort of a tail -f in *nix.

        Now you edit the live file in your editor, maybe at the same time as the other process does.
        What do you expect NPP to do?

        My advice: Don’t edit files that are (silently) updated by another process.
        You’ve learned your lesson, don’t make the same mistake again.

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        • Ben VorisB
          Ben Voris
          last edited by

          I would expect Notepad++ to reliably inform me that the file was changed.

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