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    • SalviaSageS
      SalviaSage
      last edited by

      I still can’t figure out how to add the timestamp and still keep the original contents of a statusbar section.

      Scott Sumner, I would appreciate it very much if you can fix this code and post it here. thank you.

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      • patrickdrdP
        patrickdrd
        last edited by

        I don’t think you need the original contents, if we’re talking about the first tab,
        is DOCTYPE really that important for you?
        If so, why?
        I can’t think that’s important, that’s why I’m overwriting it

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        • dailD
          dail @SalviaSage
          last edited by dail

          Using LuaScript I’ve been able to keep the doc type and display the file modification time. Should be easily translatable to PythonScript.

          Note this works with a yet-to-be released version of LuaScript

          npp.AddEventHandler({"OnSave", "OnSwitchFile", "OnLangChange"}, function()
          	-- Make sure it is a "real" file first
          	if npp:GetCurrentDirectory() == "" then
          		return
          	end
          
          	local text = npp.LanguageDescription[npp.BufferLangType[npp.CurrentBufferID]] .. " - " .. os.date('%d/%m/%Y %H:%M', winfile.attributes(npp:GetFullCurrentPath(), "modification"))
          	npp.StatusBar[STATUSBAR_DOC_TYPE] = text
          end)
          

          Gives the results:

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          • Claudia FrankC
            Claudia Frank @dail
            last edited by

            @dail

            unfortunately not, as python script hasn’t been updated with recent npp messages yet.

            Cheers
            Claudia

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            • dailD
              dail @Claudia Frank
              last edited by

              @Claudia-Frank

              Ah. Thanks for clarifying.

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              • SalviaSageS
                SalviaSage
                last edited by SalviaSage

                @dail
                Nice, I will be using your script then.
                When is the release of the next version of luascript?

                Thanks.

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                • dailD
                  dail
                  last edited by

                  Not sure. You can download a prelease though.

                  • 32 bit
                  • 64 bit

                  Just drop the DLL in with the other plugins. Edit the startup script with Plugins > LuaScript > Edit startup script and put the above code in there, save, and restart Notepad++.

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                  • SalviaSageS
                    SalviaSage
                    last edited by

                    Thanks. the code works.

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                    • patrickdrdP
                      patrickdrd
                      last edited by patrickdrd

                      I think I’ve found a bug:

                      I had around 10 tabs opened in npp, and my work shift is close to the end so I decided to close npp, so I pressed the x in the top right corner to find out that:

                      there was a file open which was attached to an email,
                      it was opened as read-only originally,
                      I clicked on edit -> clear read-only and I edited it,
                      I never saved it,

                      the date on the bottom left corner is updated continuously/ every minute that passes (on the clock), even though I’m not saving it (I can see a star on the top left corner - the star that means that the file is not saved),
                      I opened the containing folder and the file doesn’t exist there,
                      I’m using autosave plugin to run every time focus is switched off
                      from the current file as well

                      edit: more likely its an autosave bug

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                      • Claudia FrankC
                        Claudia Frank @patrickdrd
                        last edited by Claudia Frank

                        @patrickdrd

                        something is strange here - how can python get a modified timestamp if the file doesn’t exist at all??
                        The autosave plugin could explain why you see the continuous update of the timestamp
                        but only if there is a file which can be saved.
                        Sorry, but, are you really sure that the file doesn’t exist?

                        Cheers
                        Claudia

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                        • patrickdrdP
                          patrickdrd
                          last edited by

                          yes, I checked in windows explorer, it should be easy to reproduce it yourself

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                          • patrickdrdP
                            patrickdrd
                            last edited by

                            I’m also using the lua script too, not the python one

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                            • dailD
                              dail
                              last edited by

                              @patrickdrd

                              The Lua I posted above simply askes the operating system (i.e. Windows) when the file was last modified. Even if the file isn’t being saved from Notepad++, it would appear something else is changing the file’s modification timestamp.

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                              • SalviaSageS
                                SalviaSage
                                last edited by

                                @dail

                                Hi dail, I just tested your script today and it is not working anymore on notepad++ v7.5.8

                                Can you please also check it and maybe we can come up with a fix.

                                File:8: attempt to index a nil value (global 'winfile')
                                stack traceback:
                                    File:8: in function <File:3>
                                Lua 5.3.4  Copyright (C) 1994-2017 Lua.org, PUC-Rio
                                
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                                • patrickdrdP
                                  patrickdrd
                                  last edited by

                                  lua script implementation works fine with 7.5.8

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                                  • SalviaSageS
                                    SalviaSage
                                    last edited by

                                    It does, but this particular code does not work for me as of this date. I fear windows OS might have changed something, since this script calls something from the OS.

                                    npp.AddEventHandler({"OnSave", "OnSwitchFile", "OnLangChange"}, function()
                                        -- Make sure it is a "real" file first
                                        if npp:GetCurrentDirectory() == "" then
                                            return
                                        end
                                    
                                        local text = npp.LanguageDescription[npp.BufferLangType[npp.CurrentBufferID]] .. " - " .. os.date('%d/%m/%Y %H:%M', winfile.attributes(npp:GetFullCurrentPath(), "modification"))
                                        npp.StatusBar[STATUSBAR_DOC_TYPE] = text
                                    end)
                                    
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                                    • dailD
                                      dail
                                      last edited by

                                      My guess is that since it is reporting winfile as null then you do not have a version of LuaScript that supports this. The official v0.7.1 available via the plugin manager will not work. You have to grab one of the versions listed above.

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                                      • SalviaSageS
                                        SalviaSage
                                        last edited by

                                        dail, I can see that the latest beta version of your plugin is v0.7.1.23

                                        But, there isn’t a built .dll file for this, so I downloaded the source and the MSVS told me that I don’t have the xp v14.00 tools installed or something. So, I launched the MSVS installer and installed that under c++ tools. And then, when I tried to build it I got a whole bunch of errors.

                                        Here is a screenshot of the errors: https://i.imgur.com/FRGtDej.png

                                        So… Can you please give me more instructions on how to build this or you can release a .dll of v0.7.1.23

                                        Simply opening LuaScript.sln in MSVS and pressing f7 does not do anything like you say in your description page.
                                        Can you please update that area which deals with how to build LuaScript from source?

                                        Thanks man…

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                                        • dailD
                                          dail
                                          last edited by

                                          But, there isn’t a built .dll file for this

                                          There are no official releases yet but there are some one Appveyor.

                                          Can you please give me more instructions on how to build this or you can release a .dll of v0.7.1.23

                                          Not really because I’m not sure what is causing those errors. There seems to be some configuration issues beyond anything LuaScript related because it is not finding platform toolsets or even “windows.h” header files. Also I’m not quite ready to create any official releases as there are still some problems I need to address before then.

                                          Can you please update that area which deals with how to build LuaScript from source?

                                          No because that is all that needs done assuming MSVC is configured correctly. The Appveyor script is simply calling msbuild and it compiles it.


                                          So…did you try one of the releases above I suggested using? If so did they work for you?

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                                          • SalviaSageS
                                            SalviaSage
                                            last edited by

                                            Yea, those builds worked.

                                            It was my own fault, I copied an earlier .dll by accident which doesn’t have that feature. Your guess was right.

                                            Also, I am looking forward to the next release. Let me know if you need a tester or very simple code work, I would love to be of help : ) : )

                                            See ya,

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