XML Tools Plugin for Notepad++ 7.4

Question

I am having a hard time getting the XML Tools Plugin for Notepad++ running.

I have the newest Notepad++ (v7.4) and the newest XML Tools Plugin (v2.4.9.2 from Sourceforge) both as 64 bit version on Windows 7 (64bit).

First I closed all instances of Notepad++. Then, I copied the XMLTools.dll to the plugins folder of my Notepad++ installation and the dependencies (libs) alongside the notepad++.exe as described in the install.txt.

When I start Notepad++ I get the following error message:

%1 is not a valid Win32 application. XMLTools.dll is not compatible with the current version Notepad++

Error Message after "installing" the XML Tools Plugin to Notepad++ v7.4:

An hour of googling and trying different versions of XML Tools and even Notepad++ v7.3.1 didn't get me any further. Can anyone help me with this?

Here is my Notepad++ debug info:

Notepad++ v7.4   (64-bit)
Build time : May 14 2017 - 21:02:35
Path : D:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS : Windows 7 (64-bit)
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll 

Solution 1

It seems the Windows installation was somehow broken or there was a registry problem or whatever, we will never know.

Anyway, I have a new Laptop now with a fresh Windows installation an everything is working fine now.

No broken API or anything like that either.

Solution 2

First. You must have correct plugins. To Notepad++ 64-bit you must download XML Tools for 64-bit. Simple.

Second. The main folder for plugins in Windows 10 64-bit is in "C:\Users{win_user}\AppData\Local\Notepad++"

Third. In Notepad++ 7.6 or later versions, plugins must have additional subfolder. For Exapmple: "{main_notepad_folder}/plugins/XMLTools/XMLTools.dll" and dependencies are in main folder.

Solution 3

Did you follow the installation instructions in 'install.txt'?

Important is you also copy external dll's:

4. copy new external dll either into npp main folder (same folder than "notepad++.exe") or in %appdata%\Notepad++ folder:
   • libcurl.dll
   • libiconv-2.dll
   • libwinpthread1-dll
   • libxml2-2.dll
   • libxslt-1.dll
   • zlib1.dll

Solution 4

I got the 2.4.9.2 version of the XML tools to work with Notepad++ version 7.4.1 on Windows 10 64-bit by doing the following.

Make sure you have the 64-bit version of the tools. (My first mistake)

Copy the XMLTools.dll file to the plugins directory.

In the download there should be a dependencies folder. Copy all the files in there (I believe there were 6) into the Notepad++ working folder (where the exe file is)

Restart Notepad++

Solution 5

I have just had the same problem. It seems to be a bug for this application. I have solved doing the next steps:

• Install Notepad++ version 7.3.3.
• Install the xmlTools plugin (v2.4.9 currently).

Now, the plugin works succesfully. The most important thing, you can now upload the Notepad++ version to the latest (currently, version 7.5.6). The plugin still working succesfully.

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Comments

[Javier Elices]

Using Xml Tools 2.4.9.1 x64 Unicode.zip with Notepad++ 7.5.4 64 bits worked on Windows 10 by following instructions manually. It did not work by using the 64 bit plugin manager.

[Lilo]

I've seen the new plugin work with v7.4 but on Windows 10. So that shouldn't be the problem...

[magicandre1981]

so notepad++ 7.4 uses new functions that are not available in win7

[Lilo]

Well, using 7.3.3 didn't get me any further, either. :(

[Lilo]

Yeah, that's exactly what I did about 4 days ago (but on that Windows 7 Enterprise machine of course). Didn't work either, still same error. -.-

[Lilo]

If you would have read my whole description you would have known that I indeed followed these instructions exactly.

[Lilo]

I am developing software with that library myself. That was most definitely not the problem. Anyway, the problem has been solved months ago.

[Rhyous]

I had a clean install of Windows 10. Saw this issue, today. Installed Visual Studio after Notepad++ and spent VS install time troubleshooting Notepad++'s Xml Tools plugin. When Visual Studio finished,I tried to install this and it said VCRedist was already installed. I opened Notepad++. It worked.