run macro headlessly on specified file

[Cybersquir Cybersquir]

Hi
Is there a way to run a notepad++ macro headlessly on a specified text file?

Actually my problem is that I have a set of files on which I need to do the same treatment (remove 5 first lines and replace tabs by coma), and I would like to launch the execution of the job from an external program.
I did a macro that does the treatment well, but my problem is that I have to open each file, launch the macro and then close the file. I would lilke to automatize that part as well.

Thanks for your help

[guy038]

Hello Cybersquir,

Why don’t you simply use the Find in Files dialog, with a suitable regular expression ? Of course, all your concerned files should be located in a same directory !

IMPORTANT : As you intend to change many files, simultaneously, may I suggest you to do a copy of this directory, as a backup, first ?

Now, open the Find in Files dialog ( CTRL + SHIFT + F )

• Choose the absolute path of the folder, containing all your files

• Possibly, filter with one or several specific extension(s)

• Set the Regular expression search mode

• Check/uncheck the other options, as needed

Then, for instance :

• To remove the first 5 lines of every file, of this folder, use :

SEARCH \A(?:.*\R){5}

REPLACE Nothing

• To change some consecutive tabulation characters with a comma, use :

SEARCH \t+

REPLACE ,

And so on…

Best Regards,

guy038