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    Klaus Lehmann
    last edited by Jan 19, 2017, 11:36 AM

    hi
    my problem:
    I have some very big xml-files: with some gigabytes or bigger.
    Everytime, I want to load those (also or smaller) xml-files, the computer works heavy. sometimes it wants not to load the very big(ger) xml-files. sometimes it loads. but WITH xml-support, which I don’t want.

    My question: I don’t want, while loading, an identifying as an xml.file. I don’t want a help on screen (right with minussigns or plussigns). Is it possible to get a file loading as “naked” in notepadd+±editor?

    Thanks a lot of helping me.
    Yours Klaus

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      Scott Sumner @Klaus Lehmann
      last edited by Jan 19, 2017, 12:19 PM

      @Klaus-Lehmann

      Perhaps this is a really obvious answer, but couldn’t you rename the extension part of the filename from .xml to .txt before opening the “big” files? :-D

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        Klaus Lehmann
        last edited by Jan 19, 2017, 2:06 PM

        good idea! I’ve never thought about this possibility ;-)
        (really!)
        some seconds later. it doesn’t work.
        copy *.xml *.ttt
        notepad++ interpretes the 1(?)st line:
        “<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“UTF-8”?>”

        and gives his own interpretation, as an xml-file.
        great idea!

        but if we do THIS:
        kill 1st line: “<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“UTF-8”?>”
        and than edit with notepad++, than it will works!
        hm…

        if there’s not another solution, than would this works. ok.
        I’m sure, there must exist something, in settings? in commandline? to ignore xml-function… it would be very lovely!

        thanks a lot for Your ideas
        yours Klaus

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          Js jS
          last edited by Jan 27, 2017, 5:08 AM

          go to plugins,
          and if you have “xml tools” installed,
          then turn off the “xml syntax auto-check”

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            Klaus Lehmann
            last edited by Jan 27, 2017, 10:35 AM

            thanks JsjS,
            it seems to be a good idea ;-)
            but I have no plugins.
            this is a standard installtion with “Converter” and “MIME-Tools”.
            Yours, Klaus

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              Js jS
              last edited by Jan 28, 2017, 2:02 AM

              this may work

              Settings … Preferences … Language … Language Menu … disable XML

              restart NPP

              also try running NPP with -noPlugin switch

              if you use windows, make a shortcut to NPP on your desktop

              right click the shortcut icon … choose “properties” from context menu

              edit “Target” entry by adding " -noPlugin" (without quotes)

              mine is: E:\apps\Notepad++\notepad++.exe -noPlugin

              then just drag and drop xml file onto the shortcut icon

              see if that makes a difference.

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                guy038
                last edited by guy038 Jul 8, 2018, 3:16 PM Jul 8, 2018, 3:13 PM

                Hello, @klaus-lehmann, @js-js and All,

                Sorry for this very late reply, but I just tested, with N++ v7.5.6, the following method and it works nice ;-))

                • Open a DOS console window

                • With an appropriate cd /d DOS command, followed by the absolute path of Notepad++, in order to move to the installation folder of N++

                • Then, type the command notepad++ -nosession -lnormal <Absolute Path of Your_BIG_file.xml>

                • After hitting the Enter key, Notepad++ should start with, only, the Your_BIG_file.xml file, as it was a simple .txt file !

                Best Regards,

                guy038

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                  Klaus Lehmann
                  last edited by Aug 28, 2018, 11:34 AM

                  Hello @guy038 . thank You very much for Your good idea! this is the solution!

                  in my nortoncommander-clone from Australia: “FCW” I have added in fc.ini:
                  [Editor Associations]
                  *.{xml}: “c:\Program Files\Notepad++ allegro\notepad++.exe” -nosession -lnormal

                  good solution! thanks a lot!

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