Notepad++, Run command and open output in new tab

Question

Is there any way to execute a command from notepad++ and have the results piped back into the program in a new tab?

Answer 1

If your program outputs plain text and you can run batch files...

1. Create a batch file (e.g. dir.bat) which pipes the results of your command to a temporary file, then opens the file in Notepad++ e.g.

   dir > tmp
   "C:\path_to_notepad_plus_plus\notepad++" tmp
   

   (replace dir with your command and add an extension to tmp to syntax-highlight it appropriately).

2. In Notepad++, select Run > Run... and browse for your batch file.

3. If you use it often, consider saving it as a macro (Run > Run... > Save...) which you can access with a keyboard shortcut or under the Run menu.