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Dollar-sign prefixed numbers: macro arguments

Macros can be used in both action and export code. Within the macro's stored code, calling argument values are inserted using a $-number that reflects the sequence number of the argument supplied in calling code.

Consider a macro named "Hello" that has this stored code:

"Hello $1!" 

When using the 'Hello' macro in code, it is called like this:

$MyString = do("Hello","Cubert")); 

which inserts the argument value 'Cubert' into the macro code at the position $1. The result is the output of the macro passed to $MyString is "Hello Cubert!".

See more on macros and do().