Use "Encoding > Convert to ..." as a macro in Notepad++ - encoding

Question

I tried to record the action of Encoding > Convert to ANSI and save it as a macro so that I can copy and add the its code to another macro.
This is the recorded code:
<Macro name="convert to ANSI" Ctrl="no" Alt="no" Shift="no" Key="0">
<Action type="0" message="2004" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="0" message="2179" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="0" message="2025" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="0" message="2422" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="0" message="2325" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
</Macro>
If I run it in a file, the output is the code itself (or a few lines from another macro saved in shortcuts.xml), just overwrites the original contents of the file.
Anybody knows how to fix it?

Answer 1

If you are comfortable using the NppExec plugin available from the PluginManager, then you could use this simple NppExec Script:
NPP_MENUCOMMAND Encoding/Convert to ANSI
Just use Plugins -> NppExec -> Execute... , enter the script, either hit OK or save it for later reuse. (The script is saved in the file npes_saved.txt . You find this file in the plugins\Config subdirectory either in your users Notepad++ path or in the installation directory of Notepad++).
Create a keyboard shortcut for the script
You can save the script with the Save... button in the dialog: .
Once the script has a name, you can go to the Plugins -> NppExec -> Advanced Options Dialog and associate the script name with an Item name and add the Item name to the menu, see the lower left part in this picture. .
Restart Notepad++
Now you find the Item name in the Settings -> Shortcut Mapper... Dialog somewhere on the plugins panel. Here you can connect the script with a keyboard shortcut for easy access.