diff --git a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/IRefCounted.bf b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/IRefCounted.bf
index 1514b731..1a0b7ca3 100644
--- a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/IRefCounted.bf
+++ b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/IRefCounted.bf
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ namespace System
 			}
 		}
 
+		public void ReleaseLastRef()
+		{
+			int refCount = Interlocked.Decrement(ref mRefCount);
+			Debug.Assert(refCount == 0);
+			if (refCount == 0)
+			{
+				delete this;
+			}
+		}
+
 		public int ReleaseRefNoDelete()
 		{
 			int refCount = Interlocked.Decrement(ref mRefCount);
diff --git a/IDE/src/BuildContext.bf b/IDE/src/BuildContext.bf
index c0ebcdb8..82d73375 100644
--- a/IDE/src/BuildContext.bf
+++ b/IDE/src/BuildContext.bf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace IDE
 				delete val;
 			delete _;
 		};
+		public ScriptManager.Context mScriptContext = new .() ~ _.ReleaseLastRef();
 		public ScriptManager mScriptManager ~ delete _;
 
 		public bool Failed
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ namespace IDE
 
 				if (mScriptManager == null)
 				{
-					mScriptManager = new .();
+					mScriptManager = new .(mScriptContext);
 					mScriptManager.mProjectName = new String(project.mProjectName);
 					mScriptManager.mIsBuildScript = true;
 					mScriptManager.mSoftFail = true;
diff --git a/IDE/src/IDEApp.bf b/IDE/src/IDEApp.bf
index 9d486683..8c180241 100644
--- a/IDE/src/IDEApp.bf
+++ b/IDE/src/IDEApp.bf
@@ -7459,6 +7459,7 @@ namespace IDE
             	startInfo.SetFileName(fileName);
             startInfo.SetWorkingDirectory(workingDir);
             startInfo.SetArguments(args);
+
 			if ((!runFlags.HasFlag(.NoRedirect)) && (!runFlags.HasFlag(.NoWait)))
 			{
 	            startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
@@ -7848,6 +7849,16 @@ namespace IDE
                 else if (next is ExecutionQueueCmd)
                 {
                     var executionQueueCmd = (ExecutionQueueCmd)next;
+
+					ReplaceVariables(executionQueueCmd.mFileName);
+					ReplaceVariables(executionQueueCmd.mArgs);
+					ReplaceVariables(executionQueueCmd.mWorkingDir);
+					if (executionQueueCmd.mEnvVars != null)
+					{
+						for (let kv in executionQueueCmd.mEnvVars)
+							ReplaceVariables(kv.value);
+					}
+
                     var executionInstance = DoRun(executionQueueCmd.mFileName, executionQueueCmd.mArgs, executionQueueCmd.mWorkingDir, executionQueueCmd.mUseArgsFile, executionQueueCmd.mEnvVars, executionQueueCmd.mStdInData, executionQueueCmd.mRunFlags);
 					if (executionInstance != null)
 					{
@@ -8724,6 +8735,8 @@ namespace IDE
 								}
 								else
 									cmdErr = "Invalid number of arguments";
+							case "Var":
+								break ReplaceBlock;
 							}
 
 							if (newString == null)
@@ -8962,6 +8975,98 @@ namespace IDE
 			return !hadError;
         }
 
+		public void ReplaceVariables(String result)
+		{
+			int i = 0;
+			for ( ; i < result.Length - 2; i++)
+			{
+			    if ((result[i] == '$') && (result[i + 1] == '('))
+			    {
+					int parenPos = -1;
+					int openCount = 1;
+					bool inString = false;
+					char8 prevC = 0;
+					for (int checkIdx = i + 2; checkIdx < result.Length; checkIdx++)
+					{
+						char8 c = result[checkIdx];
+						if (inString)
+						{
+							if (prevC == '\\')
+							{
+								// Slashed char
+								prevC = 0;
+								continue;
+							}
+
+							if (c == '"')
+								inString = false;
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							if (c == '"')
+								inString = true;
+							else if (c == '(')
+								openCount++;
+							else if (c == ')')
+							{
+								openCount--;
+								if (openCount == 0)
+								{
+									parenPos = checkIdx;
+									break;
+								}	
+							}
+						}
+
+						prevC = c;
+					}
+
+			        if (parenPos != -1)
+					ReplaceBlock:
+					do
+			        {
+			            String replaceStr = scope String(result, i + 2, parenPos - i - 2);
+
+						if (!replaceStr.StartsWith("Var "))
+							continue;
+
+						String varName = scope String(replaceStr, 4);
+						String newString = null;
+
+						if (mScriptManager.mContext.mVars.TryGetValue(varName, var value))
+						{
+							if (value.VariantType == typeof(String))
+							{
+								newString = scope:ReplaceBlock String(value.Get<String>());
+							}
+						}
+
+						if (newString == null)
+						{
+							if (mBuildContext != null)
+							{
+								if (mBuildContext.mScriptContext.mVars.TryGetValue(varName, var value))
+								{
+									if (value.VariantType == typeof(String))
+									{
+										newString = scope:ReplaceBlock String(value.Get<String>());
+									}
+								}
+							}
+						}
+
+						if (newString != null)
+						{
+							result.Remove(i, parenPos - i + 1);
+							result.Insert(i, newString);
+							i--;
+						}
+			        }
+			    }
+			}
+
+		}
+
         public bool ResolveConfigString(String platformName, Workspace.Options workspaceOptions, Project project, Project.Options options, StringView configString, String errorContext, String outResult)
         {
             String errorString = scope String();
diff --git a/IDE/src/ScriptManager.bf b/IDE/src/ScriptManager.bf
index 2dfe9e25..43d06f09 100644
--- a/IDE/src/ScriptManager.bf
+++ b/IDE/src/ScriptManager.bf
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ namespace IDE
 	{
 		public static ScriptManager sActiveManager;
 
+		public class Context : RefCounted
+		{
+			public Dictionary<String, Variant> mVars = new .() ~
+			{
+				for (var kv in _)
+				{
+					delete kv.key;
+					kv.value.Dispose();
+				}
+				delete _;
+			};
+		}
+
 		class Target
 		{
 			public class Cmd
@@ -54,15 +67,8 @@ namespace IDE
 
 		ScriptHelper mScriptHelper = new ScriptHelper(this) ~ delete _;
 		Target mRoot = new Target() ~ delete _;
-		Dictionary<String, Variant> mVars = new .() ~
-			{
-				for (var kv in _)
-				{
-					delete kv.key;
-					kv.value.Dispose();
-				}
-				delete _;
-			};
+		public Context mContext ~ _.ReleaseRef();
+
 		List<QueuedCmd> mCmdList = new .() ~ DeleteContainerAndItems!(_);
 		public bool mFailed;
 		public bool mCancelled;
@@ -93,8 +99,16 @@ namespace IDE
 			}
 		}
 
-		public this()
+		public this(Context context = null)
 		{
+			if (context != null)
+			{
+				context.AddRef();
+				mContext = context;
+			}
+			else
+				mContext = new Context();
+
 			AddTarget(mScriptHelper);
 
 			//Exec("OutputLine(\"Hey bro!\", 2)");
@@ -520,7 +534,7 @@ namespace IDE
 						{
 							String* keyPtr;
 							Variant* valuePtr;
-							if (mVars.TryAdd(scope String(varName), out keyPtr, out valuePtr))
+							if (mContext.mVars.TryAdd(scope String(varName), out keyPtr, out valuePtr))
 								*keyPtr = new String(varName);
 							else
 								valuePtr.Dispose();
@@ -2451,5 +2465,34 @@ namespace IDE
 			Windows.MessageBoxA((Windows.HWnd)0, "Waiting for user input", "Beef IDE", 0);
 #endif
 		}
+
+		[IDECommand]
+		public void SetVal(String valName, String value)
+		{
+			bool added = mScriptManager.mContext.mVars.TryAdd(valName, var keyPtr, var valuePtr);
+			if (added)
+				*keyPtr = new String(valName);
+			else
+				valuePtr.Dispose();
+			*valuePtr = Variant.Create<String>(new String(value), true);
+		}
+
+		[IDECommand]
+		public void ReadFile(String filePath, String valName)
+		{
+			String value = scope .();
+			if (File.ReadAllText(filePath, value) case .Err)
+			{
+				mScriptManager.Fail(scope String()..AppendF("Failed to read file '{}'", filePath));
+				return;
+			}
+
+			bool added = mScriptManager.mContext.mVars.TryAdd(valName, var keyPtr, var valuePtr);
+			if (added)
+				*keyPtr = new String(valName);
+			else
+				valuePtr.Dispose();
+			*valuePtr = Variant.Create<String>(new String(value), true);
+		}
 	}
 }