Monday 8 July 2013

QlikView Notepad++ Language Definition v2.1

Notepad++ version 6.4.1 was released recently and contains some exciting new additions.Top of the list is the new function list which has been awaited for a while now and is a popular feature in many other code editors (including UltraEdit).


This is another significant update and includes:
  • New function list support allowing Notepad++ to show subroutines, qualify and unqaulify statements, table loads, info loads, mapping loads and store statements all identified within the function list. 
  • Removed some functions from the auto-complete file as they are only valid in expressions not the script. 
  • Changed priority of highlighting to fixed issue with some keywords not highlighting correctly 
  • Fixed some minor issues with keywords being highlighted when they were shown in the wrong positions. 
  • Added tool tips for some additional functions.
This version has the following known limitiations:
  • The if() function cannot be differentiated from the IF...ENDIF statement and thus will be shown as a collapsible block with an incorrect end point.
  • Tool tips are not available for all functions. Remaining functions to be added in a future release.
As usual, head on over to the QlikView Notepad++ page to grab the download and instructions of how to update. If you find any issues, leave me a comment below and I'll try resolve them in a future release.