I've got two AHK scripts running simultaneously.
First is:
#I::Run calc.exe
And second:
^I::Run notepad.exe
So, when I press Win + I to run first script, second script starting too, because WIN key simulates CTRL key. How to disable it? Without change keys.
Assuming that you are trying to open calculator with the first script and Notepad with the second, you forgot to put the Run command before calc.exe in the first script.
In other words, the reason that it appears that the first script does not function is not caused in any way by the second script, just change the code of the calculator script to:
#I::Run calc.exe
Related
typing and executing a single line command in octave cli is simple.
for example a=1.
If one wants to edit this command and execute it again it is possible by navigating the history with the up/down keys.
But when executing a multi line command-script, one can still navigate to a single line and edit it, but how to execute the all script again, without going line by line in the history and "enter" the line?
for example:
for i=1:6
a(i) = i;
end
Is there a way to open the all script in an editor, edit, and re-execute it?
Yes there is, via the history command.
E.g. history -q 3 will display the last 3 commands -- the -q switch means do not prepend line numbers, such that the output is copy-pasteable.
You can also use the -w switch to redirect the output to a file, which you could then modify in your editor and call as a script, as you suggest.
If you're using the GUI, you can also use the history pane to highlight the lines you're interested in (in the order that you want them!), and paste directly into the editor window.
I have AutoHotKey script.
Currently my AHK script is running all the time. and it waits for user inputs.
if user presses 11 then do something.
if user presses 12 then do something else.
current AHK script
1::
Input Key, L1
if Key=1
{
Run C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File C:\Users\username\Desktop\new.ps1
; How can I make this command run only after above script has finished executing?
}
Instead of hotkeys like 1:: and then input key, you could create hotstrings:
:*:11::
RunWait xyz
Return
:*:12::
RunWait, abc
Return
Use RunWait
Unlike Run, RunWait will wait until Target is closed or exits, at which time ErrorLevel will be set to the program's exit code (as a signed 32-bit integer). Some programs will appear to return immediately even though they are still running; these programs spawn another process.
Say I have an autohotkey script C:\path\to\my\script running. Is there a way to define a hotkey that re-starts it?
In order to prevent duplicate instances, I normally do not re-launch a script but use the build-in function Reload. I launch this with Ctrl+Win+Alt+R and use Ctrl+Win+Alt+E to edit the main AHK script.
^#!r::Reload
Actually, my script looks like this:
^#!r::
Send, ^s ; To save a changed script
Sleep, 300 ; give it time to save the script
Reload
Return
^!#e::Edit
As a matter of fact, all the way at the top of my script I have this to give me a visual and audio indication that the script was restarted:
#SingleInstance Force
#installKeybdHook
#Persistent
Menu, Tray, Icon , Shell32.dll, 25, 1
TrayTip, AutoHotKey, Started, 1
SoundBeep, 300, 150
Return
Make a hotkey that runs a script, which in this case is the same script and then exit.
somehotkey::
Run, C:\path\to\my\script.ahk
ExitApp
return
I found this to be the safest option of them all, because it takes care that the correct script is reloaded when you have multiple scripts running simultaneously, which was a recurring issue for me. The combination of the following also ensures that only one instance of a script will ever run at a time. The ScriptFullPath variable includes the name of the script.
#SingleInstance Force ;put this at the top of the script
^r::run, %A_ScriptFullPath%
I have the application
http://movemouse.codeplex.com/
and I want to launch the app at startup (which I can do) but I also want to automatically hit the "Start" button so it turns on as soon as windows starts.
I need to have command line options to do this.
Anyone know of a command line option to do this? And/or a command line list of options available for this program?
Thank You
From looking at the settings, there are three options, that have to be set:
Automatically start Move Mouse on LAUNCH (same as press start when Move Mouse is opened)
Automatically launch Move Mouse at Windows LogOn
Minimize on start
I assume that the options work as presented.
Otherwise, as said before writing your own MouseMover in AutoHotKey is easy. and compiling it to an exe is easy too.
Here is some AutoHotKey code:
#Persistent
#SingleInstance force
SetTimer MoveMyMouse, 60000 ; 1000 ms = 1 sec.
Return
MoveMyMouse:
MouseMove, 1, 0, 1, R ;Move the mouse one pixel to the right
MouseMove, -1, 0, 1, R ;Move the mouse back one pixel
Return
^!#Pause::ExitApp
Load the code in AutoHotKey and test it, once your'e happy compile to your own MouseMove.exe
What is does:
During startup it starts a timer that executes the little sub-routine labeled MoveMyMouse every 60 seconds. This little sub-routine will move your mouse one pixel back and forth.
I also added an escape by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Win+Pause.
create a cmd file that starts your app and sends a key press to either the left or right "Windows" keys
triggering the windows key will open the start menu
to trigger the windows key, you need to download nircmd.zip and unzip its folder somewhere, then cd the path to that folder
paths may be case sensitive
start "C:\path-to-your-apps\app-name.exe"
cd "C:\path-to-nircmd-folder\"
nircmd sendkey lwin press
do not run your app on startup
instead run the cmd file on startup
to run the cmd file on startup, you first need to make a desktop shortcut to it.
do not right click cmd file > create shortcut
right click the cmd file > send to > desktop (create shortcut)
a window should appear
place the following into the browse field
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C "C:\path-to-cmd-folder\cmd-name.cmd"
name the shortcut then press the enter key
next, right click your new desktop shortcut > properties
navigate to shortcut tab
set "Run" to "Minimized" so you don't see the command prompt pop up as it runs your cmd file
finally, copy or move your shortcut into your startup folder
"C:\Windows\User\your-user-name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
I'm testing AutoHotkeys as a way to block user's usage of Ctrl, Alt and Windows Key while an application is running. To do this, I compiled the code:
LAlt::return
RAlt::return
LControl::return
RControl::return
RWin::Return
LWin::Return
into an .exe using the compiler that comes with AutoHotkeys.
My problem is that normally when I close the .exe file (either by code using TerminateProcess(,) or manually) the keys are not released immediately. The Windows Key, for example, may take something like 10 seconds to be finely "unlocked" and become able to be used again, and for me this is unacceptable.
So I got two questions:
Is there a way to fix this problem? How can I make the keys to be released as soon as the .exe is closed?
Would there be any improvement if I tryed to get the same functionality by code? Or if I create the hooks by myself I would get the same problem I'm having with AutoHotkeys?
Thanks,
Momergil
AutoHotkey has a built-in command ExitApp for terminating your scripts.
This example makes Esc your termination hotkey:
Esc::ExitApp
It seems like the delay you are experiencing might be related to how long it's taking the process to close.
You could try making the hotkeys conditional with the #If command*
(i.e. they are only blocked when Flag = 1).
Then you can have the script quickly change the context just before ExitApp by using OnExit. The OnExit subroutine is called when the script exits by any means (except when it is killed by something like "End Task"). You can call a subroutine with a hotkey by using the GoSub command.
Flag := 1
OnExit, myExit
Esc::GoSub, myExit
#If Flag
LAlt::return
LCtrl::return
x::return
#If
myExit:
Flag := 0
Exitapp
* The #If command requires Autohotkey_L.
The other option that will be more verbose, but work for AHK basic, is the hotkey command.
Another option is to have AutoHotkey run the target application, and upon application exit, AutoHotkey exits as well. Here's an example with Notepad. When the user closes Notepad, the script gracefully exits.
RunWait, Notepad.exe
ExitApp ; Run after Notepad.exe closes
LAlt::return
RAlt::return
LControl::return
RControl::return
RWin::Return
LWin::Return
I would use winactive to disable these keys. In this example the modyfier keys are disabled for "Evernote". As soon as you switch to another program the keys are restored and when you switch back to Evernote the modifier keys are disabled again.
SetTitleMatchMode, 2 ; Find the string Evernote anywhere in the windows title
#ifWinActive Evernote
LAlt::return
RAlt::return
LControl::return
RControl::return
RWin::Return
LWin::Return
#ifWinActive