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]

@JasonCh11

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…