How to compare two files in notepad ++ install#
How to compare two files in notepad ++ code#

Otherwise you can do compares of selections but it will act on temporary files only–still valuable. This way you can use the compare program to actually make edits that affect the original files (and then reload them when prompted when returning to N++ assumes File Status Auto-Detection enabled). With this script it is best to save 2 files intended for compare first and to have no selection active when you set the files for compare. Hopefully I don’t get picked-on for answering a question that has already been answered–and yes, Claudia, this means you. Since mine directly uses Beyond Compare and the original-poster also seems to be a user of that, I’ll offer up my script as well, as something that could be used by the OP without the need for modification. It’s a good idea and I have a similar script. I see that someone else has offered up some Pythonscript for doing external compares (i.e., without the Notepad++ Compare plugin). ssageBox('select something from each view', 'Notepad++', 0)

If len(selectedA) > 0 and len(selectedB) > 0:Ĭn('C:/Program Files/TortoiseSVN/bin/TortoiseMerge.exe c:/temp/mycompare/topView.txt c:/temp/mycompare/bottomView.txt') ssageBox('Open two views and select some text', 'Notepad++', 0) #console.write(' viewIndexB'+str(viewIndexB)) ViewIndexB = notepad.getCurrentDocIndex(viewB) ViewIndexA = notepad.getCurrentDocIndex(viewA) Winmerge = 'C:/Program Files/TortoiseSVN/bin/TortoiseMerge.exe, c:/temp/mycompare/topView.txt, c:/temp/mycompare/bottomView.txt' :) You’ll need the python script plugin and this needs to be placed in the python script directory and run from the plugin menu.

How to compare two files in notepad ++ code#

This code suffers from the same malady as all my personal scripts in that as soon as it worked well enough the first time, I closed it and never cleaned it up, so YMMV and zero guarantees. Then it will fire off your chosen compare tool and feed the tool the two file names. When you fire the script it will grab both selections and write them to pre-defined file names and paths. You have to have two views open and something selected in each view. So I wrote a python script that automates the whole “saving to a file and opening in your compare tool” business. I find I often don’t want to compare a whole file, just sections of code. Here’s an alternative to the compare plugin. Use the same google method to find some threads on the compare plugin if you need some pointers on that plugin.

How to compare two files in notepad ++ install#

Once you get the plugin manager going, you can find the “compare” plugin and install it. In the google search box you can type “plugin manager site:” and that will get you started. The search capabilities on this site can be a bit flaky so if you want to search the board you might want to use google.

I’ve pointed out a couple of places where you can find instructions to install the plugin manger here. The easiest way to install it is with the plugin manager, which unfortunately doesn’t come with a new NPP installation anymore. There’s a compare plugin that you can install.