This is a personal blog post to document the steps necessary for ABAP syntax highlighting in Notepad++, my text editor of choice. Although the steps are present on internet, this post may be helpful for some people. Below steps are for Notepad++ version 6.5.1. These steps are required because ABAP syntax (technical term is UDL – User Defined Languages ) is not bundled in Notepad++, and hence ABAP syntax needs to be imported as a user defined language. Adding ABAP syntax to Notepad++ Download Notepad++ from Notepad++ Download page Download the ABAP syntax file from sourceforge userDefinedLang ABAP.zip Unzip the zip file to get ABAP.xml file. Open Notepad++, go to Menu > Language > Define your language , and click on Import button. Choose ABAP.xml file, you should get popup ‘Import successful’. These steps would make Notepad++ capable of syntax highlighting. How to test whether ABAP syntax is working There are 2 ways to t...