Find, Replace, and Count

Javier Rivas

I’m not sure if this is possible for Notepadd++

I would like to know if can take a number match the section and then then add to the number

For Example

Lets say I have
{
“code”: 1
“code”: 2
“code”: 3 FZ
“code”: 4
},
{
“code”: 1
“code”: 2
“code”: 3 FZ
“code”: 4

I and I use the Find and Replace
Find FZ
Replace 1000000 + 60 on first replacement, plus 120 on second replacement

and this would be the results
{
“code”: 1
“code”: 2
“code”: 3 1000000
“code”: 4
},
{
“code”: 1
“code”: 2
“code”: 3 1000060
“code”: 4
},
{
“code”: 1
“code”: 2
“code”: 3 1000120
“code”: 4
},

The numbers are timestamps, and all I need to do is replace the first find and the rest will add up

Ekopalypse

@Javier-Rivas

not natively but with using PythonScript plugin
and techniques described here you can achieve it.
Let us know if you wanna go this road.

Javier Rivas

@Ekopalypse Yes, I don’t mind that at all, how would I get started with this

Javier Rivas

@Ekopalypse I read over it, but I am a bit confused on how to set this up. What goes where, saved in what, I did install Pythons Script Plugin and the Python.exe

Ekopalypse

You only need python script plugin, it contains the python library.

Create a new script by using plugin->pythonscript->new script
give it a meaningful name and save it.
Put the following content into it.

from Npp import editor

add_this = 1000000 - 60

def add_60(m):
    global add_this
    add_this += 60
    return add_this

editor.replace('FZ', add_60)

Save it. Done.
Execute it via plugin->pythonscript->scripts->NAME_YOU_CHOSE

Ekopalypse

If you need it more often you can assign a keyboard shortcut
or create a toolbar icon by using the configuration menu from pythonscript plugin menu and shortcut mapper.

Javier Rivas

@Ekopalypse Yes, I would be using a lot, and I follow the steps and I don’t see how to choose the name I saved it as

OK, I found how to add short cuts, but can’t find my saved name under your steps

Javier Rivas

@Ekopalypse all I see is Sample and Startup

Ekopalypse

did you click on User Scripts?

and before you can assign a shortcut or see the icon in the toolbar, you have to restart npp, because npp reads/retrieves this information only at startup.

Javier Rivas

@Ekopalypse Yes

Ekopalypse

@Javier-Rivas

Yes? It works now or still not seeing it?

Javier Rivas

@Ekopalypse sorry, don’t see it, and yes I click on user

Ekopalypse

@Javier-Rivas

Can you post your debug info which is available from the ? menu?

Javier Rivas

@Ekopalypse Notepad++ v7.9.1 (64-bit)
Build time : Nov 2 2020 - 01:07:46
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version : 2004
OS Build : 19041.746
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll MarkdownViewerPlusPlus.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll NppMarkdownPanel.dll NppToolBucket.dll PythonScript.dll _CustomizeToolbar.dll

Ekopalypse

@Javier-Rivas said in Find, Replace, and Count:

Local Conf mode : OFF

means that the scripts will be saved in
%APPDATA%\notepad++\plugins\config\pythonscript\scripts

You can copy and past this into an explorer and it should get you there. Do you see your script there?

Ekopalypse

Could it be that you named your script without the .py extension?

Javier Rivas

@Ekopalypse Yes, I got it now, I have to add the .py to it did not know that
Thank you very much I have my shortcut and it worked perfectly

I thought just name it and save

Ekopalypse

@Javier-Rivas said in Find, Replace, and Count:

I thought just name it and save

I was sloppy there, sorry.

Javier Rivas

@Ekopalypse Hey so is there a way to edit what was saved in notepad++, because as weeks go by I would have to edit the script and add a new timestamp to it, the 100000 represents a timestamp so it was just an example, everything else works great

Ekopalypse

@Javier-Rivas

Yes of course, press CTRL and click the script.
Works as long as you do NOT assign a CTRL+KEY shortcut.