New 7.9.3 (x64 standard e portable) It will not start

dinkumoil

Do you have installed the NppSaveAsAdmin plugin? Npp v7.9.3 crashes at startup if this plugin is installed. I already filed an issue in the plugin’s repo.

Claudio Reniè

Ok I confirm that was the problem (it was enough to delete this plugin from the ./plugin/ folder. Thanks.

However, I understand that until the “Save as Admin” plugin is updated there is no possibility to save as Administrator …?

Ekopalypse

@Claudio-Reniè

one option would be to run npp as administrator, but that raises other issues, such as not being able to drag and drop files from unprivileged other processes.

Claudio Reniè

ok. thank you all

ChelOis

Same problem here, and same solution too. :)
Thanks for the tip.

dinkumoil

@Claudio-Reniè , @ChelOis

There is, as there usually is, a possible workaround as long as you are willing to install a scripting plugin, in this case the NppExec plugin.

Install the NppExec plugin using PluginsAdmin.
After Notepad++ has restarted, paste the following code to a new document:

Option Explicit


'Constants declaration
Const SW_HIDE = 0


'Variables declaration
Dim colArgs, objFSO
Dim strSrcFilePath, strDstFilePath


'Create basic objects
Set colArgs = WScript.Arguments
Set objFSO  = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")


'Not enough arguments => exit
If colArgs.Count < 2 Then WScript.Quit 1


'Retrieve source and destination file path from arguments
strSrcFilePath = colArgs(0)
strDstFilePath = colArgs(1)

'Exit if
'  - source and destination file are equal
'  - source file doesn't exist
'  - destination file's folder doesn't exist
If StrComp(strSrcFilePath, strDstFilePath, vbTextCompare) = 0 Then WScript.Quit 0
If Not objFSO.FileExists(strSrcFilePath) Then WScript.Quit 2
If Not objFSO.FolderExists(objFSO.GetParentFolderName(strDstFilePath)) Then WScript.Quit 3


'Script doesn't run with admin rights => Restart elevated
If Not IsElevated Then
  Call RestartElevated(SW_HIDE, Array(strSrcFilePath, strDstFilePath))
End If


'Destination file already exists => delete it
If objFSO.FileExists(strDstFilePath) Then
  Call objFSO.DeleteFile(strDstFilePath)
End If

'Move source file to destination
Call objFSO.MoveFile(strSrcFilePath, strDstFilePath)




'===============================================================================
' Check if script runs with elevated user rights
'===============================================================================

Function IsElevated()
  Dim objWshShell, strKey

  Set objWshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

  On Error Resume Next
  strKey = objWshShell.RegRead("HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Environment\TEMP")

  IsElevated = (Err.Number = 0)
End Function


'===============================================================================
' Restart script with elevated user rights
'===============================================================================

Sub RestartElevated(ByVal intShowState, ByRef arrParams)
  Dim objFSO, arrArguments(), intCnt

  Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

  ReDim arrArguments(UBound(arrParams) + 2)

  arrArguments(0) = "/nologo"
  arrArguments(1) = WScript.ScriptFullName

  For intCnt = 2 To UBound(arrArguments)
    arrArguments(intCnt) = arrParams(intCnt - 2)
  Next

  Call RunElevated(WScript.FullName, objFSO.GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName), intShowState, arrArguments)

  WScript.Quit 0
End Sub


Sub RunElevated(ByRef strCommand, ByRef strWorkFolder, ByVal intShowState, ByRef arrParams)
  Dim objShell
  Dim intCnt, strArguments

  Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
  strArguments = ""

  For intCnt = 0 To UBound(arrParams)
    strArguments = strArguments & " " & Quote(arrParams(intCnt))
  Next

  objShell.ShellExecute strCommand, strArguments, strWorkFolder, "runas", intShowState
End Sub


'===============================================================================
' Surround a string with double quotes
'===============================================================================

Function Quote(ByRef strString)
  Quote = """" & strString & """"
End Function

Save the document as SaveAsAdmin.vbs to a folder where you have write permissions.
In Windows Explorer, navigate to <Npp-directory>\plugins\NppExec and create a new directory SaveAsAdmin. Move the file saved in step 3. to this directory (Admin permissions required). If you prefer another location or name for this file, you have to change the script below accordingly.
In Notepad++, go to (menu) Plugins -> NppExec -> Execute... and paste the following code to the dialog popping up:

npp_console keep

set local $(CurFilePath) = $(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)

npe_console -- v+
cmd.exe /c "@echo %RANDOM%"
set local $(TempFilePath) = $(SYS.TEMP)\NppSAA_TempFile_$(OUTPUT1)_$(FILE_NAME)
npe_console -- v-

npp_saveas "$(TempFilePath)"
npp_close

cscript.exe /nologo "$(NPP_DIRECTORY)\plugins\NppExec\SaveAsAdmin\SaveAsAdmin.vbs" "$(TempFilePath)" "$(CurFilePath)"

sleep 200
npp_open "$(CurFilePath)"

In the combobox at the lower left enter SaveAsAdmin and click the Save button.
Go to (menu) Plugins -> NppExec -> Advanced Options.... Use the UI at the left hand side of the dialog to create a menu entry in Npp’s Macro menu for the script you saved in step 6.
Click OK button and restart Notepad++.
Go to (menu) Settings -> Shortcut Mapper... -> (register) Plugin commands and define a keyboard shortcut for the menu entry you created in step 7.

When you want to save a file that needs admin permissions to be written, press the configured keyboard shortcut and confirm the UAC dialog popping up.

Small flaw: The file has to be closed and reopened with Notepad++, thus its tab will be the rightmost one in tabbar.

Çağatay KAYA 0

@dinkumoil

Thank you so much, it works like a charm.

Claudio Reniè

@dinkumoil

WOW… Apparently it seems complicated to me but I’ll try … thanks again and let you know

[EDIT]
Lengthy quote including source code removed
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dinkumoil

@Claudio-Reniè

Meanwhile another user at GitHub figured out that plugin version 1.0.172 still works, thus you can also use this old version (have a look at Releases section of the plugin repo). AFAIK it lacks support for elevating Save as... user interaction.

Claudio Reniè

I wanted to point out that here the new version compatible with notepad ++ 7.9.3 has been released (without the reported error).

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