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    • Markus Sulk
      Markus Sulk last edited by

      Let´s say that we have 75 files opened in notepad ++. There´s only in line in each of all these files that I´m interested in and it´s always the same line, line 74.

      I´d like to copy every line 74 in all opened files to a new txt file, is this possible? I´ve tried macros but without any success.

      If it´s easier, is it possible to search for line 74 in all opened files. If you search for anything and select “Find All in All Opened Documents” you´ll have the search results on the bottom of notepad ++. From there you can just copy the search result to an Excel file.

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      • guy038
        guy038 last edited by guy038

        Hello, @markus-sulk and All,

        Not difficult with regex !

        So :

        • Open the Find dialog ( Ctrl + F )

        • Untick all box options

        • SEARCH (?-s)\A(.*\R){73}\K.*\R

        • Select the Regular expression search mode

        • Click on the Find All in All Opened Documents button

        Et voilà !!


        Notes :

        • If the 74th line is empty, it will output that empty line !

        • Any file, with less than 74 lines, is not outputted, too !

        Best Regards,

        guy038

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        • Markus Sulk
          Markus Sulk @guy038 last edited by

          @guy038 , amazing!
          That was just fantastic, made my day, and week!
          Thanks alot!

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