Questions tagged [textpad]
Text editor for Windows
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Export all regular expression matches in Textpad or Notepad++ as a list
In Textpad or Notepad++ is there an option to export all the matches for a regular expression find, as a single list?
In a big text file, I am searching for tags (words enclosed in % %), using ...
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TextPad keeps other windows and apps from being in front or on top
My copy of Textpad on Windows XP has started acting up where it will not let other applications, programs or windows be in front or go on top of it.
So if I'm using TextPad and I Alt + Tab to ...
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How to add single quote " ' "at beginning and end of an 5 pos integer
I need to add a single quote at the begining and end to a 5 position integer field in TextPad.
Ex:
14982
14983
14985
14991
14995
15019
Desired result:
'14982',
'14983',
'14985',
'14991',
'14995',
...
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regex replace with textpad
I need to update a dateformat in a large file I have in textpad.
the dateformat is currently mm-dd-yyyy and I need to make it mm/dd/yyyy
each line with a date starts with a D.
like this:
D02-12-...
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Can i open file in TEXTPAD in same tab instead of a separate instance of textpad
Ive recently got this computer & have installed textpad.
Its going Ok, however i have found a few problems.
1) If im looking at FILE1.txt, I decide i want to open FILE2.txt - it opens in ...
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Can Notepad++ remember line position?
I have TextPad on my home computer, but I can't use that on my work machine. It has an option where it remembers cursor position in certain cases. Here's an example:
<li>text one</li>
<...
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How to install apps using Built-In SYSTEM account in Win 10 PE Live Rescue Environment?
I have downloaded a Rescue disk based on Win10 PE x64. It's downloaded from https://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/ I have rebuilt the ISO and have included a new folder with some additional apps like ...
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Textpad 6.1 opens new blank tab when opening document (Windows XP SP3)
I have installed Textpad 6 on my machine, and whenever I open a document with textpad, a new blank tab opens by default and cursor points to the blank file.
I have to manually point to my document ...
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Textpad - Open new files in same instance by default
I've been a TextPad user for years, and when you install it, it adds an item to the context menu in explorer called "TextPad" that will open any file with textpad, regardless of the extension (whether ...
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Textpad multiple instance setting seems to be ignored
I've configured Textpad to not allow multiple instances but Textpad still sometimes opens multiple windows. Any ideas?
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textpad 8 regular expression with multiple conditions
I've searched through all of the TextPad regex postings on superuser.com and have not found an answer to my query. It is -- how can I provide two conditions in a TextPad 8 file search regular ...
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Is there a way to duplicate characters on a single line using regular expression?
I want to know if there's a way I can duplicate characters that's part of a single line without duplicating the whole line, using regular expression, and add them to the beginning of a line, that way ...
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Regular expression to replace in TextPad
I need to replace this:
HSOD,BASE,DFLT,001,06-19-2012,[any string],1,0,0
With this:
HSOD,BASE,DFLT,001,06-19-2012,[any string],1,0,N
where the [any string] part needs to be a wild card.
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TextPad Command Line Argument: Open in Existing TextPad Instance
What are the command line arguments you can use for TextPad? I've searched for this but TextPad doesn't document this.
We have an external application; when the user clicks a button our application ...
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Deleting blocks of variable text in TextPad using Regex
I want to delete chunks of text in a single text file that Start with "Education" and end with "tanks" and have variable data in between.
Any suggestions?
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Regular expression replace in Textpad where search term spans multiple lines
Is it possible to do a regular expression search and replace in Textpad where the search term spans multiple lines.
e.g. document contains:
Hello
ab_c
D_EF
12_3
World
I would like to replace ...
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TextPad Tortoise Merge Tool
I am trying to create a custom tool in TextPad to call the Tortoise SVN merge tool.
If I have two files open in TextPad, I want to diff them with TortoiseMerge by going to Tools -> TortoiseMerge in ...
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Open new file in TextPad using current instance, allowing for multiple instances
I would like to configure Windows 7 to open every new .txt file into the first of the existing TextPad instances.
I know how to open new files all into a single TextPad instance but I am trying to ...
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Regular expression for find in files in Textpad
I want to use regular expression for find in files in TextPad. I need to find URLs starting with "Areas/" and ending with "/pdf"(something like this Areas/../../...pdf). Please suggest me the correct ...
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how to get column markers with free text editors
Can someone please provide some tips on getting column markers to show (vertical lines) when viewing text files with fixed width column based data. (not csv). Notepad++, wordpad any freebie will do. ...
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Textpad 7 - how to turn off tabbed document interface?
I have been using TextPad for 10 years, various versions, and I've always had it configured so the document windows are movable within the frame. If I opened up 10 files at a time, their windows would ...
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How to replace from second occurrence
My data looks like this:
Name,Minutes,Meters
ABILENE TX - CHARLESTON SC - ABILENE TX - CHARLESTON SC,1162,2052516
ABILENE TX - CHARLESTON WV - ABILENE TX - CHARLESTON WV,1153,2029119
ABILENE TX - ...
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Auto open files in Textpad
Is there a way to configure Textpad to automatically open (previously used) files on start up in Windows 8.1?
Apps like smartclose are not what I'm looking for.
I am very specifically looking for ...
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TextPad printing to incorrect printer
I have tried to find an answer on Google, and searched SU, but have not found anything on this particular issue. I Looked for a setting in the TextPad menu and didn't see anything that seemed relevant....
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Strange corruption saving from Textpad 5 within Windows 7-64 VirtualBox VM to shared folder with Mac host
I have a fairly new Window-7 64bit install running in Virtual Box on a MacBook Pro. I'm using TextPad 5 within that environment to edit source files that live on a shared folder that is on the Mac ...
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Inserting line before lines containing a particular word
How to insert a line before a line ending with a certain word in textpad? For eg: I want to insert a blank line before every line that ends with the word 'Chapter'