combine plugin

Bas de Reuver

Looks like the Combine plug-in is an old, now unsupported plug-in. I assume that is why you’re using such an old Notepad++ version. I suspect the dll download source is offline and the url is no longer valid.

I don’t know what the Combine plug-in did exactly, was it concatenating text files, so combining text files back-to-back into one file? Then you could also just copy & paste the content of each file in to one, or on the command line try something like: copy *.csv filename.csv

Alan Kilborn

@Bas-de-Reuver said in combine plugin:

I don’t know what the Combine plug-in did exactly, was it concatenating text files, so combining text files back-to-back into one file? Then you could also just copy & paste the content of each file in to one…

@Shmulik-Azulay

Or, if you’re willing to use a scripting plugin, I’d be willing to demo up something for you on this. But…you’d have to elaborate more on what functionality is expected, because TBH this general concept (combining files) is a bit strange to me. It’s not strange as an idea, but how Notepad++ really aids the process, well, I’m not sure. If I had the need, I wouldn’t do it in Notepad++, I’d do it as @Bas-de-Reuver suggests:

copy *.csv filename.csv

But…convince me of its utility to you, and state a reasonable behavior-spec, and I’ll pull together at least a demo for you.

Shmulik Azulay

@Bas-de-Reuver - I have 300 files …

guy038

Hello, @shmulik-azulay, @alan-kilborn, @bas-de-reuver and All,

@shmulik-azulay, I don’t understand why it should be a problem !

Move to the folder which contains these 300 files
Open a cmd commmand prompt
Type in the command copy *.txt All.txt OR copy *.csv All.csv OR copy *.log All.log OR …
Valid with the Enter key

=> After a while, you should get an additional file All.xxx, in the current folder, which contains all the files !

Best Regards,

guy038

P.S. :

Of course, if, in addition, you want to copy these files according to a specific order, we need to use a different method !

Alan Kilborn

@Shmulik-Azulay said in combine plugin:

I have 300 files

You have to say more than 4 words, in order to move me to do something (i.e., pull together a script that does something similar to the Combine plugin behavior).

0Raniere0

@Alan-Kilborn said in combine plugin:

@Shmulik-Azulay said in combine plugin:

I have 300 files

You have to say more than 4 words, in order to move me to do something (i.e., pull together a script that does something similar to the Combine plugin behavior).

Hello.
I have to combine two files with 6230 lines each into a third file.
In my case I’m trying to use Notepad++ for that too. But I don’t know and I can’t find a way to do it.

Here’s an example of the case (the numbers on the left indicate the line number):
File 1:
1<source>Attempt to open %s failed!</source>
2
3<source>Cannot find a demuxer for %s</source>
4
5<source>width</source>
6

File 2:
1
2<target>Tentativa de abrir %s falhou!</target>
3
4<target>Não foi possível encontrar um demuxer para %s</target>
5
6<target>largura</target>

File 3 (final result):
1<source>Attempt to open %s failed!</source>
2<target>Tentativa de abrir %s falhou!</target>
3<source>Cannot find a demuxer for %s</source>
4<target>Não foi possível encontrar um demuxer para %s</target>
5<source>width</source>
6<target>largura</target>

I need the odd lines from File 1 to be copied to the odd lines from File 2 resulting in what we see above in “File 3 (final result)”.

Could you help me to solve this?

dinkumoil

@0Raniere0

Also this task can be resolved with a small batch script if the following prerequisites are fullfilled:

None of the two files File1.txt and File2.txt contain empty lines that are not intentional. That means in your example data all empty lines have to be removed.
The two files File1.txt and File2.txt have equal number of lines or at least File1.txt is the one with more lines (in this case the output file will contain empty lines for every missing line in File2.txt).

Store the following code as Merge.cmd and change lines 3 to 5 according to your needs. After double-clicking the script file it produces an output file that contains the content of both input files, mixed line by line.

@echo off & setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

set "InFile1=.\File1.txt"
set "InFile2=.\File2.txt"
set "OutFile=.\Merged.txt"

(for /f "tokens=1* delims=:" %%a in ('findstr /n "^" "%InFile1%"') do (
   set "line="
   set /p "line="
   echo.%%b
   echo.!line!
)) <"%InFile2%" >"%OutFile%"

Alan Kilborn

@dinkumoil said in combine plugin:

with a small batch script

I don’t downvote but really only Notepad++ related solutions should be discussed here.

dinkumoil

@Alan-Kilborn said in combine plugin:

really only Notepad++ related solutions should be discussed here.

Only telling people “don’t do it with Notepad++ because it’s the wrong tool” is not satisfying for them. If I know a small and simple solution I will keep posting it even if it is not Notepad++ related, simply because I want to help people.

Alan Kilborn

@dinkumoil

Users can Google for non-Notepad++ solutions; I can find a lot of solutions for poster’s need when I do it…and they don’t need to waste the Notepad++ bandwidth here.

dinkumoil

@Alan-Kilborn

Ask yourself who is waisting bandwidth here in this thread …

Alan Kilborn

@dinkumoil said:

Ask yourself who is waisting bandwidth

You are, talking about non-Notepad++ related stuff.
I am trying to keep the talk on a Notepad++ track.
BTW check your spelling: Unless you’re talking about your mid-section, I don’t know what “waisting” is.

because I want to help people

Obviously with my amount of reputation points, I like helping people too, but only with Notepad++ related solutions to problems.

It’s okay, I realize that you’re just sore at yourself because you realize you shouldn’t have been talking batch here. All is forgiven.

guy038

Hello, @0raniere0, @dinkumoil, @alan-kilborn and All,

Here is a real native N++ solution :

Copy the File 1 contents :

1<source>Attempt to open %s failed!</source>
2
3<source>Cannot find a demuxer for %s</source>
4
5<source>width</source>
6

Copy the File2 contents, right after :

1
2<target>Tentativa de abrir %s falhou!</target>
3
4<target>Não foi possível encontrar um demuxer para %s</target>
5
6<target>largura</target>

So we start with this INPUT text :

1<source>Attempt to open %s failed!</source>
2
3<source>Cannot find a demuxer for %s</source>
4
5<source>width</source>
6
1
2<target>Tentativa de abrir %s falhou!</target>
3
4<target>Não foi possível encontrar um demuxer para %s</target>
5
6<target>largura</target>

Do a rectangular selection of 12 × 1 characters '( the numbers ) at the very beginning of lines and hit the Delete key

=> we get the TEMPORARY text, below :

<source>Attempt to open %s failed!</source>

<source>Cannot find a demuxer for %s</source>

<source>width</source>


<target>Tentativa de abrir %s falhou!</target>

<target>Não foi possível encontrar um demuxer para %s</target>

<target>largura</target>

Move at the very beginning of the line <target>Tentativa de abrir %s falhou!</target>
Do a rectangular selection of 5 × 62 characters in order to grasp the complete lines
Hit the Ctrl + X shortcut to delete the current rectangular selection
Move to the empty line located between the two first lines <source>Attempt to open %s failed!</source> and <source>Cannot find a demuxer for %s</source>
Hit the Ctrl + V shortcut to recopy your rectangular selection

=> You should get your expected OUTPUT text :

<source>Attempt to open %s failed!</source>
<target>Tentativa de abrir %s falhou!</target>
<source>Cannot find a demuxer for %s</source>
<target>Não foi possível encontrar um demuxer para %s</target>
<source>width</source>
<target>largura</target>

Best Regards,

guy038

P.S. :

Normally, the action of deleting the line numbers should not be necessary !

0Raniere0

@guy038 said in combine plugin:

Do a rectangular selection

Very interesting. This procedure actually gives the result I need. However, I need to join very large files with more than 6000 lines. How can I make this rectangular selection in files with so many lines?

guy038

Hi, @0raniere0, @dinkumoil, @alan-kilborn and All,

In case of huge files, @0raniere0, you can use the Begin/End Select feature of N++. As an example, I will use two files :

The File_1 file, which contains 6,000 lines :

This is the line N° 1 - This is the line N° 1 - This is the line N° 1

This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3

This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5

This is the line N° 1 - This is the line N° 1 - This is the line N° 1

This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3

This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5

This is the line N° 1 - This is the line N° 1 - This is the line N° 1

This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3

This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5

...

...

This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3

This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5

AND the File_2 file, which also contains 6,000 lines :


This is the line N° 2 - This is the line N° 2 - This is the line N° 2

This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4

This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6

This is the line N° 2 - This is the line N° 2 - This is the line N° 2

This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4

This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6

...

...

This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4

This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6

To begin with, recopy your File_1 file as File_All
Open the two files File_All and File_2 in Notepad++
Move at the very beginning of the first NON empty line of File_2 ( should be right before the T of line 2 )
Run the Edit > Begin/End Select option ( The option is automatically checked ! )
By any means, move to the very end of the last NON empty line of File-2 ( should be right after the 6 of the last line )
Hold down the Alt key and click with the left-mouse button
Release the Alt key
Run again the Edit > Begin/End Select option ( The option is automatically unchecked )

=> After a while, you should get a rectangular selection of 5,999 × 69 characters

Hit the Ctrl + C shortcut
Switch to the File_All tab
Move to the very first EMPTY line of File_All ( should be the line 2 )
Hit the Ctrl + V shortcut

=> After a while, you’ll get your expected text :

This is the line N° 1 - This is the line N° 1 - This is the line N° 1
This is the line N° 2 - This is the line N° 2 - This is the line N° 2
This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3
This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4
This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5
This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6
This is the line N° 1 - This is the line N° 1 - This is the line N° 1
This is the line N° 2 - This is the line N° 2 - This is the line N° 2
This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3
This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4
This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5
This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6
...
...
...
This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3 - This is the line N° 3
This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4 - This is the line N° 4
This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5 - This is the line N° 5
This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6 - This is the line N° 6

Save the new contents of File_All

Here you are !

Best Regards,

guy038

Alan Kilborn

I noticed that the technique using the BetterMultiselection plugin described here: https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/22358/ Jan 8, 2022, 7:55 AM could also solve the problem of @0Raniere0 ; it may be very similar to @guy038’s solution presented directly above.