Saturday, January 12, 2013

Use Notepad++ as Perl IDE

If you are looking for a fast and small in size text editor as Perl IDE, Notepad++ probably one of the best choice. By default, Notepad++ will not run Perl script within the editor, you need install and configure "NppExec" plugin to allow this.
Follows the below steps:
  1. Install "NppExec" from "Plugin Manager".
  2. After installed the plugin, from "Plugins" menu, choose "NppExec" -> "Execute...".
  3. Copy the following script and click "Save..." to save it as "Run Perl". Click "OK" to close the dialog.
    NPP_SAVE
cd "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)"
C:\perl\bin\perl "$(FILE_NAME)"
  4. From "Plugins" menu, choose "NppExec" -> "Advanced Options...".
  5. Check "Place to the Macros submenu" which allows us to execute the script from "Macros" menu.
  6. Type "Run Perl" in "Item name" text box and associate it with "Run Perl" script, and click "Add/Modify" to create it. menu item. Click "OK" to save the settings.
  7. Now, assign a shortcut key e.g. "Ctrl+Shift+B" to execute the script. From "Settings" menu, choose "Shortcut Mapper" -> "Plugin commands" tab, select "Run Perl" and click "Modify" to assign "Ctrl+Shift+B" or any preferable key. Click "OK" to save it.
  8. Restart Notepad++.
  9. After restarted, you can execute an opened Perl script by pressing "Ctrl+Shift+B". 
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  1. AnonymousAugust 21, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    Hey thanks for this blog post. I was going to use Eclipse or Padre but both are hard to configure and buggy. Notepad ++ is proven and works great so this will help a lot. I got it up and running in min.

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  2. johnskyNovember 8, 2013 at 6:52 AM

    good job, thanks

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  3. UnknownJanuary 4, 2014 at 9:48 PM

    Awesome. I used to use TextPad for my Perl scripts in Windows because it supported running programs out of the box, but Notepad++ is a lot more powerful. So, cool. :-)

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  4. MamachkiFebruary 13, 2014 at 6:54 PM

    If you use strawberry perl you need use this script:

    NPP_SAVE
    cd "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)"
    C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl "$(FILE_NAME)"

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  5. Mike ChaseApril 17, 2014 at 12:02 AM

    Any idea why I can not run Perl in debug mode using this approach?
    When I change the command, adding the -d, it fails.

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    1. Chin SiangJanuary 22, 2015 at 9:49 PM

      Change the Notepad++ command to:

      NPP_SAVE
      cd "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)"
      NPP_RUN C:\perl\bin\perl -d "$(FILE_NAME)"

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  6. UnknownApril 23, 2014 at 1:44 PM

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  7. UnknownApril 23, 2014 at 2:22 PM

    Hi Guys,

    **Please note that the Path is changed when installing notepad++ 64 bit.

    NPP_SAVE
    cd $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)
    C:\Perl64\bin\perl $(FILE_NAME)

    Cheers,

    Jay

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  8. UnknownApril 28, 2014 at 2:42 AM

    This is awesome, thank you.

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  9. UnknownMay 22, 2014 at 2:12 PM

    thankyou so much..thats amazing!!

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  10. ShadoefaxMay 25, 2014 at 6:15 AM

    Thanks for this. Using instructions elsewhere I was getting an "Invalid argument" error when trying to execute a script. It didn't like the full path to the script. Using "cd $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)" solved it.

    Apparently, you cannot use something like "perl c:\tmp\myscript.cgi" as an argument. You have to cd to the script directory first then execute it with "perl myscript.cgi"

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  11. kayJuly 11, 2014 at 12:48 PM

    Thanks so much for the post but when we execute perl script will I get the following everytime? .. sorry I am a newbie

    NPP_EXEC: "Run Perl"
    NPP_SAVE: C:\Users\k\Desktop\Perl_scripts\1.pl
    CD: C:\Users\k\Desktop\Perl_scripts
    Current directory: C:\Users\k\Desktop\Perl_scripts
    C:\Perl64\bin\perl "1.pl"
    Process started >>>
    Just Started scripting today - Thu Jul 10 21:42:05 2014<<< Process finished. (Exit code 0)

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    1. Chin SiangJanuary 22, 2015 at 9:56 PM

      You can disable the internal messages:

      From "Plugins" menu -> NppExec -> Check "No Internal Messages".

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  12. UnknownSeptember 21, 2014 at 5:15 PM

    Awesome post , Instructions and snapshots are very clear to understand.

    Every time i execute ,i get an (EXECUTE ) dialogue box opened , with Commands

    NPP_SAVE
    cd $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)
    C:\Perl64\bin\perl $(FILE_NAME)

    I need to click on OK eveytime to execute the program.

    Is there any way we can avoid it ?

    Thanks in advance....

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  13. UnknownOctober 8, 2014 at 12:31 PM

    Great sir

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  14. newuserJanuary 24, 2015 at 8:10 PM

    thank you so much for this excellent post! I am now able to execute perl scripts through notepad++

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  15. UnknownApril 20, 2016 at 1:49 PM

    Thank you!! When running the perl script shown, why does my result pop up in a DOS window instead of the Console section in Notepad++ like yours?

    rp672u

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  16. UnknownMay 18, 2016 at 8:52 PM

    I'm using notepad++ in ubuntu, unable to get output, it is giving something like
    NPP_EXEC: "Run Perl"
    NPP_SAVE: Z:\home\vinodv\webcrawal\nptest.pl
    CD: Z:\home\vinodv\webcrawal
    Current directory: Z:\home\vinodv\webcrawal
    /usr/bin/perl "nptest.pl"
    Process started >>>
    <<< Process finished. (Exit code -1)
    ================ READY ================

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  17. Ever BarberoDecember 10, 2016 at 3:07 AM

    Awesome !

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  18. Ever BarberoDecember 11, 2016 at 8:57 PM

    After updating np++, I had to enter all of this again. Is that normal?

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  19. Gouri Sankar PathyApril 16, 2017 at 7:46 PM

    Not able to see the command "Run Perl" in the shortcut mapper under plugin category.
    How to get a shortcut for run?

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    1. UnknownNovember 3, 2017 at 2:58 PM

      Hi, I have the same issue. I tried installation with and without %APPDATA% options, but with the same result :(

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  20. WillFebruary 1, 2018 at 7:13 AM

    I get an error where when I run the script It says Access is Denied in the console box
    Any Ideas

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  21. UnknownFebruary 9, 2019 at 6:33 AM

    Thanks a million!

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  22. Jan HeroutSeptember 30, 2019 at 4:19 PM

    +1

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  23. Ramesh PApril 30, 2020 at 1:02 PM

    I am able to execute it, but how put break points and debug code using watch window

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    I was refer here to fix and error code 5 and i still get the same problem

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