NppExec Manual: Index

Title Page

1. What is NppExec

• 1.1. Introduction
• 1.2. NppExec is...
• 1.3. NppExec is not...

2. Installation

• 2.1. What? Installation?
• 2.2. The NppExec plugin (NppExec.dll)
• 2.3. Installing the latest version
• 2.4. Using several copies of NppExec
• 2.5. Unicode and ANSI, 32-bit and 64-bit version

3. Basic Usage

• 3.1. Getting help
• 3.2. Do something (intro)
• 3.3. Do something (how-to)
• 3.4. NppExec's submenu
• 3.5. NppExec's Console
• 3.6. Execute NppExec Script...
• 3.7. NppExec's script
• 3.8. Environment variables
  • 3.8.1. Predefined (read-only) variables
  • 3.8.2. User (internal) variables
  • 3.8.3. Environment (heritable) variables
  • 3.8.4. Calculations, strlen and so on
  • 3.8.5. Passing enquoted strings and special characters
• 3.9. Command-line arguments: pluginMessage

4. Advanced Usage

• 4.0. Introduction to compiling/interpreting/etc.
• 4.1. NppExec's Console behaviour
• 4.2. Environment
• 4.3. Run-time parameters
• 4.4. Using cmd.exe
• 4.5. Console output redirection
• 4.6. Using external tools
  • 4.6.1. Applying external tool to selected text
  • 4.6.2. Calculating
  • 4.6.3. Processing & replacing the selection
  • 4.6.4. Running Python & wxPython
  • 4.6.5. Grab date & time to NppExec variable
  • 4.6.6. Grab Console output to new editor pane
  • 4.6.7. Run and terminate PowerShell process
  • 4.6.8. Clipboard, keystrokes and much more
  • 4.6.9. Send several commands to external tool
  • 4.6.10. Running Lua
  • 4.6.11. Clone current document to new editor pane
  • 4.6.12. Passing multiple files to external tool
  • 4.6.13. Working with the Notepad++ 'Replace' dialog
  • 4.6.14. Notepad++ as a Clipboard Monitor
  • 4.6.15. Triggering certain actions while saving a file
  • 4.6.16. Open a file basing on the text selected in the editor
  • 4.6.17. Modify selected text and save to file
  • 4.6.18. NppExec's Console as a Log Viewer
  • 4.6.19. Auto-hide NppExec's Console after executing a script
  • 4.6.20. Opening multiple files and switching between them
• 4.7. Compiling
  • 4.7.1. Compiling simple C and Pas-programs
  • 4.7.2. Compiling Java
  • 4.7.3. Using Visual Studio's compiler (cl.exe)
  • 4.7.4. Compiling ANY source file
• 4.8. Advanced details
  • 4.8.1. Logging
  • 4.8.2. Collateral scripts
  • 4.8.3. Console child process workflow

5. Other

• FAQ
• Questions/suggestions?
• About
• Acknowledgments
• NppExec_Guide