Free AutoHotkey Scripts and Apps for Learning Script Writing and Generating Ideas. AutoHotkey is a free, open-source custom scripting language for Microsoft Windows, initially aimed at providing easy keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys, fast macro. I need to choose a Windows automation program. Which one do you recommend? AutoIt, AutoHotkey, or other? I have read An AutoIt / AutoHotkey comparison. It is an. I used. for a decade. Since two months ago I changed to AutoHotkey. It's fantstic (not for initial users). Simple: you can edit your script directly in a TXT file.
Auto. Hotkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Auto. Hotkey is a free, open- source custom scriptinglanguage for Microsoft Windows, initially aimed at providing easy keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys, fast macro- creation and softwareautomation that allows users of most levels of computer skill to automate repetitive tasks in any Windows application.
User interfaces can easily be extended or modified by Auto. Hotkey (for example, overriding the default Windows control key commands with their Emacs equivalents).[3] The Autohotkey installation includes its own extensive help file with an always updated web based version.
Introduction to AutoHotkey, plus a Review. Guide, and How-to for Beginners and Novices.
Note July 2013 - Now also available as Gist. Unofficial AutoHotkey FAQ. Note: this page comes from the AutoHotkey Wiki which has been removed. It hopefully serves a. Page 1 of 2 - Command Line Printing a Word Document - posted in Ask for Help: Does anyone know of a way to print a Word Document via a command line. I tried Run.
Features[edit]Auto. Hotkey scripts can be used to launch programs, open documents, send keystrokes and mouse clicks and movements.[4] Auto.
Hotkey scripts can also assign, retrieve, and manipulate variables, run loops and manipulate windows, files, and folders. These commands can be triggered by a hotkey, such as a script that would open an internetbrowser whenever the user presses Ctrl+Alt+i on the keyboard. Keyboard keys can also be remapped or disabled, such that pressing the letter q, for example, might result in the computer receiving a letter r, or nothing at all.[5] Auto. Hotkey also allows for 'hotstrings' that will automatically replace certain text as it is typed; the most typical use for hotstrings is expanding abbreviations, such as assigning the string "btw" to send the text "by the way" when typed, or the text "%o" to send "percentage of".[6]More complex tasks can be achieved with custom data entry forms (GUI windows), working with the system registry, or using the Windows API by calling functions from DLLs. The scripts can be compiled into an executable file that can be run on other computers that do not have Auto.
Hotkey installed. The source code is in C++ and can be compiled with Visual Studio Express. Memory access through pointers is allowed just as in C.[7]Common Auto. Hotkey tasks: Remapping the keyboard, such as from QWERTY to Dvorak or other alternative keyboard layouts. Using shortcuts to fill in frequently- used file names or other phrases.
Controlling the mouse cursor with a keyboard or joystick. Opening programs, documents, and websites with simple keystrokes. Adding a signature to e- mail, message boards, etc. Monitoring a system and automatically closing unwanted programs. Scheduling an automatic reminder, system scan, or backup. Automating repetitive tasks in online games (often in violation of said games' terms of service). Filling out contest and freebie forms automatically (i.
Quick code testing before implementing in another (more time consuming) programming language. Auto. Hotkey has even been used by doctors in the radiology world.[8]History[edit]The first public beta of Auto.
Hotkey was released on November 1. Chris Mallett's proposal to integrate hotkey support into Auto. It v. 2 failed to generate response from the Auto.
It community.[1. 0][1. So the author began his own program from scratch basing the syntax on Auto.
It v. 2 and using Auto. It v. 3 for some commands and the compiler.[1. Later, Auto. It v. GPL to closed source because of "other projects repeatedly taking Auto. It code" and "setting themselves up as competitors."[1. In 2. 01. 0, Auto. Hot. Key v. 1. 1 (originally called Auto.
Hotkey_L) became the platform for ongoing development of Auto. Hotkey.[1. 4] Another port of the program is Auto. Hotkey. dll.[citation needed]Examples[edit]This script swaps control and alt keys. The following script will allow a user to search for a particular word or phrase using Google. After copying text from any application to the Clipboard, pressing the configurable hotkey ⊞ Win+g will open the user's default web browser and perform the search.#g: : ; Win+g. Runhttp: //www. google.
Return. The following is an example of the script required to create the hotstring "afaik," which is automatically replaced by "as far as I know": The following is an example of a simple function in Auto. Hotkey. When a URL is copied to the Clipboard, the hotkey Alt+x will check the URL for any/all parentheses and replace them with alternate characters before pasting the URL from the Clipboard: !x: : ; Alt+x. URLReplace()Send^v ; Ctrl+v. Return. URLReplace(){String. Replace,Clipboard,Clipboard,(,`%2. All. String. Replace,Clipboard,Clipboard,),`%2. All}In this example, once the contents of a user name or IP Address link have been copied from anywhere on Wikipedia's site to the Clipboard (using Firefox), the following script allows a user to perform the function Copy.
User on the Clipboard's contents and save it to a variable designated by either the hotkey Ctrl+⇧ Shift+W or the hotkey Ctrl+⇧ Shift+E. The hotkey Ctrl+⇧ Shift+R utilizes the resultant variables to produce a revert edits summary.^+w: :last: =Copy. User() ; Ctrl+Shift+w^+e: :edit: =Copy. User() ; Ctrl+Shift+e. Copy. User(){Clipboard=String. Replace,Clipboard,Clipboard,http: //en.
String. Replace,Clipboard,Clipboard,wiki/String. Replace,Clipboard,Clipboard,w/index. String. Replace,Clipboard,Clipboard,Special: Contributions& target=String. Replace,Clipboard,Clipboard,User: String. Replace,Clipboard,Clipboard,& action=edit. String. Replace,Clipboard,Clipboard,_,%A_Space%,All.
Return,Clipboard}; Ctrl+Shift+r^+r: :Sendreverteditsby[[Special: Contributions/%edit%|%edit%]]tolastversionby%last%More examples of what can be done with Auto. Hotkey can be found in the Scripts and Functions section of Auto.
Hotkey's online forum. The online community forum for Auto. Hotkey has around 2.
January 2. 01. 2.[1. The online chat room for Auto. Hotkey is located on Freenode. IRC with an average of 4. November 2. 00. 9.[1.
The administration of the official site may have changed.[1. User- contributed features[edit]There are extensions/interops/inline script libraries available for usage with/from other programming languages: Other major plugin enable support for: See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit].