
This entry was posted in General by Etienne Bley. Step 2: Installing the XML Tools Plugin via the Plugin Manager.
feel free to experiment with the other kinds. Once youre done, restart Notepad++ and the Plugin Manager will be available in the Plugins menu. choose the menu item Plugins->XML Tools->Pretty Print (XML Only with line breaks). highlight the text (not sure if that is necessary but I do it and it works) then. paste in your xml text (it must validate – which is one draw back about this tool – but that can be solved by a gazzillion online validators assuming your data is not too private ( try this, or this, or this – sometimes all 3 will do the trick believe it or not. scroll down to XML Tools, check it and click Install ( if you already have it it might be the Installed tab). Pluginssubfolder and place below downloaded file Restart and enjoy Ctrl+ Alt+ Shft+ Bto format. How to format XML file in Notepad++ This installs XML plugins in Notepad Open XML file in Notepad++ Click on Plugins Menu, Select XML Tools -> Pretty Print. click the menu Plugins->Plugin Manager->Show Plugin Manager Place below files from xml tools which you downloaded in the npp root folder by copy replace Go To. It gives the code proper indentation, spaces and newlines and makes it well. do the updates it recommends (it will restart) XML Formatter beautifies ugly, minified xml code and makes it more readable. Only then it will be applied to the file you opened. Click on the image for a larger view Make sure to click Language again and select DAX from the list. What I use is Notepad++ with the tool plugin called “XML Tools”. start Notepad++, click on Language, Define your Language, Import, navigate to the file and click Open. The term is called “pretty print” and that is the function or procedure that needs to be performed on the text to make it work. XML, which stands for Extensible Data Markup Language, is a document that serves as a container for storing data. If WordPad is not listed as an option, click More apps and select WordPad from the list of programs. Then navigate to Menu -> Plugins -> XML Tools -> Pretty Print. From the list of programs, select WordPad. The primary step is to install the XML tools using the Plugin Manager. I know there is a way to do this I just cannot figure it out.What someone asked me was to make the xml readable, and I needed it last week too. To open an XML file in WordPad, right-click the file and select Open with. This software is used to take an XML string or even an XML file and format it as per the indentation required by the user. What I need is a way to make everything after the first 3 lines conform to the same standard as the rest of my code. While I could simply do this all manually it would take hours. I am currently editing one of my skins I've released for LOTRO and some of the new code I have isn't formatted as my previous code. I've been looking around for how to do this automatically and I cannot quite figure it out