UDL: /* block comment in one line, error */

Gerald Kirchner

I go to NPP -> ? -> Get More Plugins -> http://docs.notepad-plus-plus.org/index.php/Plugin_Central -> Python Script -> http://npppythonscript.sourceforge.net/download.shtml
Latest Version 1.0.8.0
No indication for newer versions. Please change the link to the newer version.

Now with v1.3.0

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\Daten\PortableApps\Notepad++\plugins\Config\PythonScript\scripts\DSM_block-comment.py", line 4, in <module>
    import ctypes
ImportError: No module named ctypes

Eko palypse

May I ask you which PythonScript package you installed?

Eko palypse

It looks like the minimum package does not contain the ctypes module.
I would propose to install the full package.

Meta Chuh

hi @Gerald-Kirchner @Eko-palypse @PeterJones and all,
sorry i was offline for a while.

here is the correct guide to install the latest 1.3.0.0 pythonscript on notepad++ according to your last debug info:

Notepad++ v7.6.3 (64-bit)
Build time : Jan 27 2019 - 17:16:47
Path : D:\Daten\PortableApps\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
OS : Windows 10 (64-bit)
Plugins : DSpellCheck.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll

download and extract PythonScript_Full_1.3.0.0_x64.zip from >>> here <<< (do not use any other release type except this zip).
copy PythonScript.dll from the plugins folder of this zip to:
D:\Daten\PortableApps\Notepad++\plugins\PythonScript\PythonScript.dll
copy python27.dll to:
D:\Daten\PortableApps\Notepad++\python27.dll
copy the folders scripts containing machine level scripts and lib containing python libraries, from the zip’s plugins\PythonScript folder to:
D:\Daten\PortableApps\Notepad++\plugins\PythonScript\lib\
D:\Daten\PortableApps\Notepad++\plugins\PythonScript\scripts\

note: for a pythonscript installation guide on your installed notepad++ version, i would need another debug info of it, as it has to be adapted acordingly.

Gerald Kirchner

PythonScript_Min_1.3.0.0 changed to PythonScript_Full_1.3.0.0. I stay at 32-bit first.
(Also in PythonScript_Full_1.3.0.0_x64.zip the PythonScript.dll is in the wrong folder.)

Now it works for manual execution.
Is there a way to automate that?
“import DSM_block-comment” in startup.py not working
It also does not work if I write the complete code to the end of startup.py (Initialization placed on ATSTARTUP).

Meta Chuh

@Gerald-Kirchner

one more thing that might be helpful to you:
to edit startup.py or any other script from the gui, instead of searching for it in an explorer window: go to plugins > python script > scripts and hold [ctrl] while clicking on a script.

Meta Chuh

@Gerald-Kirchner

Also in PythonScript_Full_1.3.0.0_x64.zip the PythonScript.dll is in the wrong folder.

yes, all pythonscript releases have the wrong (old) folders.
that’s why we copy the files manually to their correct locations.

Now it works for manual execution.
Is there a way to automate that?

i’m glad you’ve managed to get it running as an extra user script.
i’ll have a look at why the auto startup does not work.

Meta Chuh

@Gerald-Kirchner

Now it works for manual execution.
Is there a way to automate that?
“import DSM_block-comment” in startup.py not working
It also does not work if I write the complete code to the end of startup.py (Initialization placed on ATSTARTUP).

i’ve noticed, that 1.3.0.0 has startup.py disabled by default.
please go to plugins > python script > configuration and recheck initialisation to ATSTARTUP instead of LAZY.

(you have already done that, but just make sure)

after you have done that, the script should work immediately on notepad++ startup, when added eg. below the last line of the original startup.py script, as you have correctly done before, unless startup.py itself is not visible at the plugins > python script > scripts dropdown menu. we then have to recheck where it has been copied to.

easy way to check if startup works:
paste :

print "hello world"

below the line:

sys.stdout = console

of a default startup.py.

the text hello world should be visible when you open the python script console.

Eko palypse

I recommend creating a new startup.py via the python script plugin menu New Script
instead of using the default one, simply because the default one gets overwritten
when a new version of python script gets installed.

Gerald Kirchner

I had to rename because “-” resulted in an error in the file name.
In \Notepad++\plugins\Config\PythonScript\scripts\startup.py

import DSM4COMblockComment

and then in DSM4COMblockComment.py start the line

print "hello DSM4COMblockComment"

to. It is visible in console.
Now, the coloring does not work manually anymore.

After removing the print, works it.
That would be done. Now I have to find a way to distribute this solution to my colleagues.
But that is a new topic. Solved.

PeterJones

Regarding @Gerald-Kirchner’s 2019-02-16T22:54:10.388 post above,

I go to NPP -> ? -> Get More Plugins -> http://docs.notepad-plus-plus.org/index.php/Plugin_Central

It seems to me that the ? > Get More Plugins menu item is more dangerous than helpful, in Notepad++ v7.6.3 and beyond. I have thus submitted issue #5325 to either get the behavior of ? > Get More Plugins changed, or get that menu item removed.