Write numbers from one to another one.

dedsec24

Hello
I want to write for example from 1-1000 in notepad ++.
Like this 1,2,3,4,5,6,…1000
How can I do this?

PeterJones

Select a number of (blank) lines equal to how high you want to count. Edit > Column Editor (Alt+C) > ☑ Number to Insert > Initial: #, Increase: 1, and it will start at #.

If it’s okay to be on separate lines, you’re done.

If you want them comma-separated instead, then select the rows, Search > Replace (Ctrl+R), FindWhat=\R, ReplaceWith=, (that’s comma space), ☑ In Selection, Replace All.

Scott Sumner

@PeterJones said:

If you want them comma-separated instead

I would revise Peter’s Replace All action as follows:

Find what zone: \x20*\R
Search mode: Regular expression

The reason for the tweak to the Find what is that this Column editor commnd will pad on the right with blank characters if you do more than 10 lines. The Search mode addition is simply because Peter forgot to mention it. :-)

Gogo Neatza

One short Python Script should do the job:
s=‘’
for i in range(1,1001):
s += ‘{:},’.format(i)

editor.appendText(s)

inserting 1,2,3,4,5,6,…1000, at the current cursor position.

Or with some help from mawk (3rd party free software and NppExec):
mawk “BEGIN { for (i = 1; i <= 1000; i++) {if (i==1000) {printf i} else {printf i’,'}} }” | clip
have 1,2,3,4,5,6,…1000 saved in the clipboard.

dedsec24

@PeterJones
Hello again
Thanks Peter Jones
It works
But i have a question.
Is there any way to make a lot of blank lines by the app not by hand?

Scott Sumner

@dedsec24 said:

make a lot of blank lines by the app not by hand?

Yes, do the following:

Macro (menu) -> Start Recording
In a document tab, press the Enter key
Macro (menu) -> Stop Recording
Macro (menu) -> Run a Macro Multiple Times…

guy038

Hello @dedsec24, @scott-sumner,

I don’t understand, exactly, the necessity to create a macro ?!

Why not, either :

Hold down the Enter key, the necessary time ?
Create a pure blank line and hit on the Ctrl + D shortcut, several times ?

Cheers,

guy038

Scott Sumner

@guy038

My assumption was that one knows how many blank lines one wants…a hard number. Then one puts this number into the Run a Macro Multiple Times… input box when prompted.

Of course, if one just wants a “gob” of blank lines, then sure, just hold down the Enter key…

We sure do get a lot of vague questions on here, though, don’t we? :-)

dedsec24

Thanks all of you
I got my answer.