The current instance of Notepad++ is closed.Notepad++ starts the command-line updater gup.exe elevated (run as admin) after getting the UAC consent from the user.The user sees the “Notepad++ is about to exit” prompt.When you attempt to install a Notepad++ plugin via Plugins Admin dialog, the following happens: I may also try out something like this in jEdit text editor.Expected behavior during plugin installation Update: Modified UDL content can be found in ABAP Syntax Highlighting in Notepad++ Part 2 In future, I may update this blog with modified UDL file that makes syntax similar to SAP GUI New ABAP Editor. In case ABAP is not visible is Menu > Language, it means ABAP syntax is not yet imported. Write some code in Notepad++, go to Menu > Language > ABAP.Put abap code in text file with extension.How to test whether ABAP syntax is working These steps would make Notepad++ capable of syntax highlighting.Choose ABAP.xml file, you should get popup ‘Import successful’.Open Notepad++, go to Menu > Language > Define your language, and click on Import button.Unzip the zip file to get ABAP.xml file.Download the ABAP syntax file from sourceforge userDefinedLang ABAP.zip.Download Notepad++ from Notepad++ Download page.These steps are required because ABAP syntax (technical term is UDL – User Defined Languages) is not bundled in Notepad++, and hence ABAP syntax needs to be imported as a user defined language. This is a personal blog post to document the steps necessary for ABAP syntax highlighting in Notepad++, my text editor of choice.Īlthough the steps are present on internet, this post may be helpful for some people.īelow steps are for Notepad++ version 6.5.1.

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