Lightweight editor for web.config files

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I'm looking for a lightweight text editor for web.config files which has colour syntax highlighting (like in visual studio).

Any suggestions?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered May 15 '09 at 10:51

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You can use Notepad++. When you work with web.config select XML language to get color syntax highlighting. It looks like this.

answered May 15 '09 at 10:51

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Sweet! I already use Notepad++, but didn't know about that feature! – Matthew Dresser May 15 '09 at 12:50
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Check http://www.mattblodgett.com/2007/11/notepad-tip-syntax-highlighting-for.html to find out how to make Notepad++ provide syntax highlighting for web.config all the time:- On the Notepad++ menu bar, click "Settings" -> "Styler Configurator..." - Under "Language", select "XML" - Under "User ext", type in "config". While we're at it, let's also type in (space delimited) "aspx", "ascx", and "master". - Click "Save & Close" – Ryan Shripat Feb 22 '11 at 12:53

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered May 15 '09 at 10:53

Well obviously you can use any editor (e.g. EditPlus or Notepad++) but if you're looking for a light weight editor client that "knows" what a web.config is have a look at ASPhere

http://blogs.msdn.com/publicsector/archive/2007/12/07/free-utility-web-config-editor-with-a-great-ui.aspx

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 25 '11 at 22:55

I use ASPhere. It's great!

About ASPhere ...

ASPhere is a freeware utility primarily intended for creating and modifying configuration files for ASP.NET. But they are not only web.config files ASPhere can work with, you can use it for viewing and editing normal XML files and plain text files as well.

http://www.asphere.cz/en/index.html

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 09 '14 at 13:25

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in the notepad++

Settings -> Style Configuration -> in the left Listbox select XML -> at bottom the "User ext.:" textbox set "config".

Done

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered May 15 '09 at 10:58

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I use Notepad2 for that and many other editing purposes. Freeware, totally usable, quick and light - all you can ask for. Highly recommended.

Marc

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 15 '09 at 11:22

The Scintilla SciTE is ultra lightweight, and does XML syntax coloring.

SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs.

The download page says:

A single file executable called Sc1 (530K) does not need any DLL or properties files as these are linked into the executable.

Lightweight editor for web.config files

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