Find/copy specific line in all opened files

Markus Sulk

Let´s say that we have 75 files opened in notepad ++. There´s only in line in each of all these files that I´m interested in and it´s always the same line, line 74.

I´d like to copy every line 74 in all opened files to a new txt file, is this possible? I´ve tried macros but without any success.

If it´s easier, is it possible to search for line 74 in all opened files. If you search for anything and select “Find All in All Opened Documents” you´ll have the search results on the bottom of notepad ++. From there you can just copy the search result to an Excel file.

guy038

Hello, @markus-sulk and All,

Not difficult with regex !

So :

Open the Find dialog ( Ctrl + F )
Untick all box options
SEARCH (?-s)\A(.*\R){73}\K.*\R
Select the Regular expression search mode
Click on the Find All in All Opened Documents button

Et voilà !!

Notes :

If the 74th line is empty, it will output that empty line !
Any file, with less than 74 lines, is not outputted, too !

Best Regards,

guy038

Markus Sulk

@guy038 , amazing!
That was just fantastic, made my day, and week!
Thanks alot!

Selva TN

@guy038 Thank you