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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
    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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zapppsr
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8 years ago

I tried the step by step screenshots, but I guess it skips to a part where you should have loaded the XML file and doesn't show how to do it. Only at the end of the post it says how to import.

 

Somehow, I imported but the functions don't appear in the supposed box.

 

What am I doing wrong?

 

I'm using Notepad++ 7.5.6 64-bits

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skasper
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8 years ago

Hi zapppsr,

thank you for pointing this out. I just updated the blog post to include a screenshot showing the 3 clicks for importing the XML file (I am using the same Notepad++ version as you).

 

I also double-checked the file and after importing it, highlighting and auto-complete work as they should. If you keep experiencing issues, please check the Notepad++ Wiki (http://docs.notepad-plus-plus.org/index.php/Main_Page).