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When I run the following test code:

HotKeySet("{CAPSLOCK}", 'myFunc')
HotKeySet("{ESC}", 'myFunc')
HotKeySet("{BS}", 'myFunc')
HotKeySet("{TAB}", 'myFunc')
HotKeySet("c", 'myFunc')
HotKeySet("d", 'myFunc')

While 1

WEnd
Exit

Func myFunc()
Send("a")
EndFunc

All of the keys act as expected, except Capslock. It keeps repeatedly calling the function for some reason. Is there something I'm missing?

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From help file:

When you set a hotkey, AutoIt captures the key-press and does not pass it on to the active application, with one exception: the Lock keys (NumLock, CapsLock, and ScrollLock) still toggle their respective state!

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:bye: Hey there, was I helpful?

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My Current OS: Win8 PRO (64-bit); Current AutoIt Version: v3.3.8.1

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ymn,

I get just the single function call with the "{CAPSLOCK}" key when I run your code. :D

M23

P.S. Unless you want to cook your CPU, I suggest you add a Sleep(10) in your idle loop. :huh:

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M23,

Really? I just tried it on a 2nd computer, and I got the exact same result (both are running the latest version as of autoit). The capslock LED also flashes wildly (which is to be expected since it's being called constantly)

Also, thanks for the tip about Sleep(). I didn't know that. Is 10 an arbitrary number?

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ymn,

Yes, really, or I would not have said so. :huh:

I have tested on XP and Vista on different machines. Have you shown all the code - perhaps there is something else in there. :D

As to the Sleep(10) - the minimum value is set by the system very low down and is usually about 10-12 ms. So anything less than 10ms will still give you that length of Sleep. monoceres posted a "nanosecond Sleep" UDF somewhere if you really need to get that accurate. Sleep(0) is a special case which just gives up the next timeslice.

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GUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUI
GUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable frames
GUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView items
GUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeView
Marquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIs
NoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxes
Notify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the display
Scrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single command
StringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit text
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