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skasper
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8 years ago
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DAX syntax highlighting in Notepad++

Hi,   ever since my DAX statements got more advanced, I found the code window in Power BI Desktop too small and wanted to use Notepad++ for it. Alas, there is no pre-defined syntax highlighting for...
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  • skasper's avatar
    skasper
    8 years ago

    Thank you. I am glad you find it useful.

     

    I am currently working on auto-complete, but this seems a bit buggy.

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    skasper
    8 years ago

    Hi again,

     

    I updated the DAX.xml file for Notepad++. It now also offers AutoComplete.

    Just download it again and replace the old one.

    Make sure you use the latest version (2.05) by checking the comment inside the file.

    Let me know, if it works.

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    skasper
    8 years ago

    Updated the file (now version 3.01) to include

    • Parameters
    • Return Value
    • Description

    See the screenshots in the updated post for details.

    I did only preliminary testing, so if you find any issues, please let me know.

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Greg_Deckler
Community Champion
8 years ago

This is great. The only issue that I had is that every time I click on Styler in the 64-bit version of Notepad++ it errors out, but that's not your issue! Thanks for putting this together!! The import worked awesome, that's definitely the way to go!!

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    skasper
    Responsive Resident
    8 years ago

    Thank you. I am glad you find it useful.

     

    I am currently working on auto-complete, but this seems a bit buggy.

  • skasper's avatar
    skasper
    Responsive Resident
    8 years ago

    Thank you Greg_Deckler. Much appreciated. Glad it helps.

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      zapppsr
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      8 years ago

      Hi skasper,

       

      Thanks for replying and updating the post so quickly.

      Maybe because I'm new to Notepad++ I missed the step where I should select the DAX language after Importing it.

      Your new screen is good, but I would highlight for noobs like me that I have to select the language after importing...

      Other than that, thanks a lot for providing this!

       

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        skasper
        Responsive Resident
        8 years ago

        true. I added a sentence or two to explain this, too. Enjoy!