Is it possible to record macro to enter current date?

JasonCh11

Hi,

I have a macro for search and replace. Is it possible to edit the macro to enter current date without plugins?

Cheers

Alan Kilborn

Yes.
Suggest you see the user manual section on hand-editing configuration files, HERE.
Or…re-record your base macro and put the insert-date command in the sequence where you need it.

JasonCh11

@Alan-Kilborn I did read the manual but there’s no variable for date.

Alan Kilborn

@JasonCh11 said in Is it possible to record macro to enter current date?:

there’s no variable for date

Not exactly sure what this means…

Record and save a throwaway macro for inserting a date/time (on the Edit (menu) > Insert submenu.

Then look at the macro that N++ creates, possibly merge that text manually into a larger macro you already have existing, delete the throwaway, etc…

Rufus Smith

Why “without plugins”?
I use the Python Script plugin with which you can do amazing things in python. And yes, I have created a timestamp button which inserts the current date and time at the cursor position using it. I don’t understand why you want to do it without plugins.

guy038

Hello, @jasonch11, @alan-kilborn, @peterjones and All

@jasonch11, as @alan-kilborn advice you, you can use the 3 N++ native options :

Edit > Insert > Date Time (short)
Edit > Insert > Date Time (long)
Edit > Insert > Date Time (customized)

If you choose the third option, you can customize the date format in Settings > Preferences... > Multi-Instance & Date !

Of course, with the Shortcut Mapper, you may assign any available shortcut to these 3 options

OK with N++ 8.4.4 :

Notepad++ v8.4.4   (64-bit)
Build time : Jul 15 2022 - 17:54:42
Path : E:\844_x64\notepad++.exe
Command Line : 
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) 
OS Version : 21H2
OS Build : 19044.1949
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : 
    mimeTools (2.8)
    NppConverter (4.4)
    NppExport (0.4)
    ComparePlus (1)

Best Regards,

guy038

P.S. :

Oh, @jasonch11, I misunderstood your goal ! So, follow the @alan-kilborn advice and merge the date insertion parameters, somewhere in your macro containing the S/R process !

Rufus Smith

@guy038 You reminded me why I didn’t need my python plugin recently! I have been using that edit/insert/date and forgot about it! A lot of cool plugins are now incorporated in notepad, like sort/compare/etc…