I've got a tab delimited file, is there an easy way for me to count the total number of tabs on a line?
I have opened it up in excel, but excel is limited to 256 columns and I think each line of my file has more than this limit
I've found the option in notepad++ to show tabs as arrows, but that doesn't help me determine how many there are, and I don't really want to have to count each one manually
If there isn't an easy way in notepad++, what are my other options?
Best Answer
You could search for the tab character in the file. Go to Search -> Find..., in the Find what field paste the tab character (it will probably look like a box) and click on Count. Unfortunately, this only gives you the total number of tabs in the document, not the total number of tabs in the line, even if you choose the In selection.