Formating in Notepad++ after pasting text from a web page.

Patrick Maher

I’m trying to paste data from a webpage that is formatted like this (short version):

CABI1,2012-10-09,2012-10-10,APR,JUL,7313.54,9262.26,10589.9,11944.93,14861.22
CABI1,2012-10-04,2012-10-05,APR,JUL,6562.06,8376.43,9895.64,11120.05,14006.33

When I past it into Notepad++ it puts it all in one line. Since the length is almost 20,000 characters, that’s a problem. Using word wrap doesn’t solve the problem because it’s still formatted incorrectly. This wasn’t a problem until we upgraded to the latest version of Notepad++. What setting do I need to changes so a paste into Notepad++ is the same format as the copy?

PeterJones

It sounds like a line-ending issue… My initial guess would have been it’s line-ending style (linux-vs-windows). Turn on View > Show Symbol > Show End of Line… assuming that you’ve got just LF instead of CRLF, but your Notepad++ document is set to expect windows line endings. However, in all my tests, I couldn’t replicate those results – Notepad++ will start a new line, whichever line ending styles are selected for the document.

It would be really helpful if you could point us to a publically-facing website where we can copy from and get the same results – and tell us as much as you can about your Notepad++ version (? > Debug Info > Copy debug info into clipboard, then paste here) – preferably for both the old/working version and the new/not-working version of Notepad++.

Alan Kilborn

@Patrick-Maher said:

This wasn’t a problem until we upgraded to the latest version of Notepad++

It would also help if you could mention:

the version you were using when it worked (but this may be difficult to remember)
what “the latest version” is (especially so FUTURE readers will know what you are meaning!)

The second one is easy: Go to the ? menu, choose Debug Info..., copy to clipboard, paste results here.

Edit: ah, Peter already hit you over the head with my second point, actually both my points

Patrick Maher

Thanks for your reply. It looks like what I need is similar to the function in MS Word that is “Keep Source Formatting”.

Here is the site I am trying to copy and paste from:

https://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/water_supply/ws_text.cgi?id=CABI1&wy=2013&per=APR-JUL

Alan Kilborn

@Patrick-Maher said:

https://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/water_supply/ws_text.cgi?id=CABI1&wy=2013&per=APR-JUL

When I past it into Notepad++ it puts it all in one line

When I copy that site data and paste into Notepad++, I get multiple lines. Looks nice.

You have ignored two requests for version information about your Notepad++.

PeterJones

@Alan-Kilborn said:

I get multiple lines

So do I.

You have ignored two requests for version information about your Notepad++.

Indeed.

It might also come into play what browser that @Patrick-Maher is using… maybe his browser isn’t putting the newlines into the clipboard. I’m using Chrome Version 76.0.3809.100 (Official Build) (64-bit).

As another test, what happens if it’s pasted into some other application, like MS notepad.exe? If you get a single line when you paste into Notepad++, but get multiple lines when you paste into notepad.exe, then it’s likely a bug on the Notepad++/Scintilla end; if you get single lines no matter where you paste it, it’s likely a bug in how the browser is populating the clipboard.