In NetBeans IDE 8.0 you can use a community contributed plugin https://github.com/tusharvjoshi/nbrunwithargs which will allow you to pass arguments while Run Project or Run Single File command.
For passing arguments to Run Project command either you have to set the arguments in the Project properties Run panel, or use the new command available after installing the plugin which says Run with Arguments
For passing command line arguments to a Java file having main method, just right click on the method and choose Run with Arguments command, of this plugin
UPDATE (24 mar 2014) This plugin is now available in NetBeans Plugin Portal that means it can be installed from Plugins dialog box from the available plugins shown from community contributed plugins, in NetBeans IDE 8.0
