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    • SalviaSageS
      SalviaSage
      last edited by

      What file extension is that?
      Can you also give me some sample code so I can test it from my end?

      Thanks.

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      • DirtyEchoD
        DirtyEcho @dail
        last edited by

        @dail This is an example of an ASP Script:

        <%
        Session(“display”) = “Regitrazione”
        Session(“link”) = “register.asp”
        %>

        Normally in Notepad++ (until the 7.6.6 release) the content inside the ASP tags (“<% … %>”) was highlighted in light blue, also the ASP tags themseves were higlighted in yellow.

        This was until the 7.7 release, that contains a bug that don’t highligh the content in light blue.

        This is not a big problem, but I just want to know why, if It’s a chose made by the developers, or if It’s just an annoying bug.

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        • DirtyEchoD
          DirtyEcho @SalviaSage
          last edited by DirtyEcho

          @SalviaSage The file extension is ASP (You can find it in Notepad++: Language --> ASP).

          This is an example of an ASP Script:

          <%
          Session(“display”) = “Regitrazione”
          Session(“link”) = “register.asp”
          %>

          Just copy/paste into a Notepad++ ASP set page.

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          • EkopalypseE
            Ekopalypse @DirtyEcho
            last edited by

            @DirtyEcho

            I haven’t found any builtin theme which had set it to light blue but anyways, check if the color is set for your theme. To do so,
            goto Settings->Style Configurator->Language(choose ASP) and in Style choose ASPSYBOL. Now you can see and modify the color.

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            • DirtyEchoD
              DirtyEcho @Ekopalypse
              last edited by

              @Ekopalypse

              Trying to explain me better i link this image: ASP Tags - Notepad++ 7.7.

              The color “yellow” works good, If I change It into the “ASPSYBOL” section It’s displayed correctly; but the content inside the ASP tags should be highlighted in light blue (This image, took by using the previous version of Notepad++, explain me better for sure).

              Any ideas?

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              • EkopalypseE
                Ekopalypse @DirtyEcho
                last edited by Ekopalypse

                @DirtyEcho

                asp is no longer the default language for html lexer and has been changed to JS.
                I guess this makes sense, doesn’t it?
                But this means that the attribute asp.default.language needs to be set to 2 if one chooses ASP lexer.
                You might open an issue here.

                If by any chance you are using a scripting language plugin you can set it your self by doing something like editor.setProperty('asp.default.language', 2)

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                • Liga TablasL
                  Liga Tablas
                  last edited by

                  I have same problem. I changed the Lenguaje to ActionScript in the Notepad ++ (in Lenguaje–>A–>ActionScript option menú) and this changed colours. I now this is not solution, but I can see my code in colours, is better than see all in white and black

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                  • Jacqui KingJ
                    Jacqui King
                    last edited by

                    I am having the same problem with ASP files. The reality is that there are still many sites running on classic ASP (whether it is fashionable or not). The colour coding worked until I upgraded to 7.7 today, and I have confirmed that it is still working on 7.5.9. Irrespective of the file extension (which is ASP in this case), I should be able to choose the language color-coding from the language menu. If I look at the Style Configurator, asp is still defined correctly, but it is only seeing the <%%> markers and nothing else. Something broke in the upgrade.

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                    • Christian GuillodC
                      Christian Guillod
                      last edited by Christian Guillod

                      I have the same problem and I have found that the colour coding still work if you have this line in the beginning of the file:

                      <%@LANGUAGE=“VBSCRIPT”%>

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                      • donhoD
                        donho
                        last edited by

                        @dail has provided the fix here : https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/5708
                        The fix will be included in v7.7.1.

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                        • Sriram NS
                          Sriram N
                          last edited by

                          Good to see that it’s getting fixed, this will help me. I had this problem too - it would recognize the <% %> code blocks, but would not highlight the language within them (VBScript) correctly unless if the <%@LANGUAGE=“VBSCRIPT”%> line was included.

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                          • Nathaniel CourtensN
                            Nathaniel Courtens
                            last edited by

                            is anyone using UDL http://docs.notepad-plus-plus.org/index.php/User_Defined_Languages as alternative (for now)? And would they mind sharing their .xml?

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                            • patrickdrdP
                              patrickdrd
                              last edited by

                              I don’t know if it’s been reported but I renamed a file and syntax highlighting was gone

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                              • kkmuffmeK
                                kkmuffme
                                last edited by

                                Same exact problem in PHP. NP++ ver 7.6.2 works correctly
                                See: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/17774/php-syntax-not-highliting-when-inside-other-language-string-ver-7-7

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                                • niente0N
                                  niente0
                                  last edited by

                                  Same here, my ASP scripts aren’t highlighted anymore since v7.7.
                                  I can confirm it works with Notepad++ 7.6.6, I downgraded until bug is fixed.

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