====== Built-in Variables ======
HippoEDIT has rather rich set of built-in variables that can be used in different contexts: 
  * **[[tools:start|Tools]]** - as parameters in argument, command, initial directory fields
  * **[[editing:auto_completion:templates|Code Templates]]** - as parameters inside of code template expand text
  * **[[editing:print:start|Print Headers/Footers]]** - as parameters inside print headers / footers
  * ** [[files:template|File Templates]]** - for pre-filing defaults
  * **Favorites** - as parameters inside path of favorites folders
  * **Plugins** - plugins can as read built-in variables as expose own one in global namespace

Below find a list of variables you can use:
^    ^ Example     ^ Description       ^
^ %DateTime%    |03.10.2009 22:03:07| current date and time     |
^ %Date%    |03.10.2009| current date     |
^ %Time%    |22:03:07| current time     |
^ %Year%    |2009| current year     |
^ %Month%    |10| current month     |
^ %Day%    |04| current day     |
^ %FileDate%    | | last modification date of current document     |
^ %FileTime%    | | last modification time of current document     |
^ %CurrentWord%    |anyword|current word under cursor     |
^ %CurrentLine%    |12| current number of the line where the cursor is in     |
^ %CurrentColumn%    |72| current number of the column where the cursor is in     |
^ %Clipboard%    |text from clipboard| current content of the clipboard as text     |
^ %[ ]%    |C:\Programme\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE| read registry value as %[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE]%|
^ %SelectedText%    | selected word, words, line or lines | currently selected text     |
^ %SelectedLine%    | selected lines | currently selected lines, the template applied on every line  |
^ %Document%    | filename.ext | name of current document |
^ %FileNameWOExt%    | filename | base name of current document without the extension     |
^ %FileName%    | X:\folder\path\filename.ext   | name of current document incl. the path %FileDir%     |
^ %FileDir%    | X:\folder\path | Path of current file     |
^ %OpenFiles%    | X:\folder\filename.ext "Y:\folder name\file name.ext" Z:\test\a\b\file.ext  | insert an space separated  string with currently open files at the current place into the document or given as parameter to an external tool     |
^ %%%|%%%    | after inserting the template FOR x = 1 TO %%%|%%%  the cursor is placed on the place of %%%|%%% | to place the cursor at an wished position     |
^ %Variable name%    | after inserting an template like %Test% user is prompted by an dialog labeled with //Test// where he can enter an string | named //Interactive// in context menu -> prompt the user with an dialog to insert an string to be inserted at the current place into the document or given as parameter to an external tool     |
^ %InteractiveFile%   | | prompt the user with an dialog to select a  file. The path and file name will be inserted at the current place into the document or given as parameter to an external tool |
^ %InteractiveDir%    | | prompt the user with an dialog to select an directory. This path will be inserted at the current place into the document or given as parameter to an external tool |
^ %OpenFilesInteractive%    | | prompt the user with an list of currently opened files. The user can select one or more to feed them as parameter to an external tool |
^ %AppDir%    | X:\path\HippoEDIT | current path to the folder with the HippoEdit.exe |
^ %AppDrive%    | X: | current drive which holds the folder with the HippoEdit.exe |
^ %AppDataDir%    | X:\path\HippoEDIT\Data | current path to the HippoEdit data folder |
^ %UserDir%    | X:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\HippoEDIT\ | referring user directory (directory where all user data has been installed. As \data, \workspaces *.config, for portable mode it equal to %AppDir%)     |
^ % %    | if you want to insert an %-sign itself. F.ex. for *.CMD Batch files, if you want to create an template like ECHO %1 %2 you have to write this as ECHO % %1  % %2 | the symbol % itself, //do not enter space between % % like here. This is only limitation of the wiki formatting here// |
^ %ProjectFiles%  | | list of files from current project separated by space |
^ %ProjectDir%  | | Project work directory |
^ %MainFile%  | | Project Main File Name |
^ %MainFilePath%  | | Project Main File Path |
^ %MainFileDir%  | | Main Project File Directory |
^ %ProjectFilesInteractive%  | | brings window with list of files from current project where you can select files you need |
^ %?%  | | If found in template text causes HE to show for review/modify complete template with all expanded tags before explicit template usage. Can be used everywhere where templates are used: in tools, help items or editor. |

<note tip>Do not forget, you have also [[general:user-variables|user variables]] and [[general:environment-variables|environment variables]]</note>