Why isn't CSV a file type?

don Vickers 0

I swear CSV used to be in the long list of file types but maybe I have been sniffing too much glue again.

Obviously, CSV is just a TXT file with an attitude so saving one is easy. The pain I am enduring is when I want to open one of many CSV files there is no CSV file type to filter out all the other porn in my directories.

Is there a good reason CSV isn’t one of the file types?

PeterJones

@don-Vickers-0 ,

The good reason that CSV isn’t one of the types is that there is no CSV lexer in Notepad++, and the list of file types comes from the built in lexers.

As with any Open File and similar dialog from Windows OS, in the File name field of the dialog, you can just type *.csv and hit ENTER it will narrow the files to just the CSV files yourself.

don Vickers 0

@PeterJones thanks for the tip. I had forgotten that (along with many of my former friends) technique.

Michael Vincent

@don-Vickers-0

Realize your issue is just filter when opening, but if you’re opening CSV files you’re probably working with them - and hope you’re aware of 2 great CSV plugins for Notepad++:

Cheers.