How to compile and run C files from within Notepad++ using NppExec plugin?

Question

How can I configure the NppExec plugin for Notepad++?

I would like NppExec to compile my C files, run them, and show their output, all within Notepad++.

Answer 1

I've written just this to execute compiling and run the file after, plus fileinputname = fileoutputname on windowsmashines, if your compilerpath is registred in the windows PATH-var:

NPP_SAVE
cd "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)"
set LEN~ strrfind $(FILE_NAME) .
set EXENAME ~ substr 0 $(LEN) $(FILE_NAME)
set $(EXENAME) = $(EXENAME).exe
c++.exe "$(FILE_NAME)" -o "$(EXENAME)"
"$(EXENAME)"

should work for any compiler if you change c++.exe to what you want