4.3. Run-time parameters

NppExec supports several different ways to use run-time parameters which you can vary according to your needs.

The first line of each section below shows how the run-time parameter(s) can be set, and the second line shows how these parameters can be used.

1. Passing parameters to NppExec's script (to use them inside the script):

   NPP_EXEC "my script" "param 1" "param 2"
   -> $(ARGV), $(ARGV[1]), $(ARGV[2]), ...

2. Run-time input (sets NppExec's variable $(INPUT) and so on):

   INPUTBOX "Input some value:" : "default value"
   -> $(INPUT), $(INPUT[1]), $(INPUT[2]), ...

3. User's variables (internal NppExec's variables):

   SET variable = value
   -> $(variable)

4. Environment variables (can be modified also outside of NppExec)

   ENV_SET variable = value
   -> $(SYS.variable)

See also: User (internal) variables [3.8.2]; Environment (heritable) variables [3.8.3].