how to let notepad++ console outputs be colorful

Question

how to let notepad++ console outputs be colorful
for example: I run some nppexec script and output text like this in console

[resource] => Resource id #574
[cursor] => 2
[EOF] => 1
[fields] => Array

the outputs are all black.but I want to let [...] to be green. how to set ?

Answer 1

You need to setup filters. Press SHIFT+F6 then you can setup wildcard matches & define a colour, E.g. mine is;

Answer 2

You need to save the file first and in the [Save As] dialog, choose the format that matches the text (for example, C++/Visual Basic/Java/... etc).