[SOLVED]Need help with a simple shortcut program.

[satanttin]

Best Autoiters,

I want to make a simple program so i can easily open programs like internet excel and that kind.

just run into a problem when i use a shortcut to open chrome.exe it doesn't do a thing and when i close the script using the pauze button it's opening the chrome.exe which is weird O.o

here is the code:

HotKeySet("{PAUSE}", "StopScript")
HotKeySet("{TAB}+{F1}", "google")

While 1

WEnd


Func StopScript()
Exit
EndFunc

Func google()
run ("chrome.exe")
EndFunc

hope someone can help me:)

Greetz Satanttin

Edited March 18, 2013 by satanttin

[water]

Why don't you assign a shortcut to the application itself? We use Ctrl+Alt+I (Internet Explorer), Ctrl+Alt+X (Excel) etc.

[satanttin]

Why don't you assign a shortcut to the application itself? We use Ctrl+Alt+I (Internet Explorer), Ctrl+Alt+X (Excel) etc.

mainly because i want to learn more about autoit codes. and because it's easlier to do when you are on another computer which is alot in my case.

[water]

This works for me. I removed the "+" from the HotKeySet and replaced Run with ShellExecute because you have to specify thw whole path when using Run.

HotKeySet("{PAUSE}", "StopScript")
HotKeySet("{TAB}{F1}", "google")

While 1

WEnd


Func StopScript()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>StopScript

Func google()
    ShellExecute("chrome.exe")
EndFunc   ;==>google

[satanttin]

This works for me. I removed the "+" from the HotKeySet and replaced Run with ShellExecute because you have to specify thw whole path when using Run.

HotKeySet("{PAUSE}", "StopScript")
HotKeySet("{TAB}{F1}", "google")

While 1

WEnd


Func StopScript()
Exit
EndFunc ;==>StopScript

Func google()
ShellExecute("chrome.exe")
EndFunc ;==>google

weird still doesn't run when i press lshit+F1 and still doesn't exit on pauze and when pauze it still opens the chrome:( weird O.o but thanks for the response:)

maybe it's because i need to include something or?

[water]

You should press TAB+F1 (that's what is coded in the HotKeySet statement).

Insert

Sleep(100)

into your While/WEnd loop so the script doesn#t eat up all CPU cycles.

Where on your keyboard is the Pause key? Maybe you need to press Shift+Pause or Alt+Pause.

[satanttin]

OMG O.o when i make it {TAB}+{PAUSE} it still opens a chrome when i press Tab+Pauze O.o

m'kay this almost scares me:O i have no function at pauze and still does it:S i bet someone cursed me:(

[satanttin]

HotKeySet("+{PAUSE}", "StopScript")
HotKeySet("+{F1}", "google")

this works just for the lshift though now gotta look how i do tab+"key"

[water]

All the key combinations you describe work fine for me. Which AutoIt version do you run?

[satanttin]

v3.3.8.1 isn't that a good one?

[water]

That's fine.

I just wonder why it works here and it doesn't for you.

[satanttin]

yeah dunno:O kinda strange can it be that i need to include something in my script or?

[water]

Nothing needs to be included. It's all part of AutoIt.

I'm not sure +{Tab}{F1} is a good combination. Chrome is started as soon as I press +{Tab}. I would suggest to use +{F1} only.

[satanttin]

Nothing needs to be included. It's all part of AutoIt.

I'm not sure +{Tab}{F1} is a good combination. Chrome is started as soon as I press +{Tab}. I would suggest to use +{F1} only.

when i use +{F!} it works just i want the schortcut to be TAB+F1 or is't that possible at all?

[bogQ]

think chrome is started as soon as tab is pressed and F1 is ignored (at least on my comp XP at the moment)

due to tab isnt blocked with F1 combination as result im getting 1000 windows if you hold it 2 long

[satanttin]

think chrome is started as soon as tab is pressed and F1 is ignored (at least on my comp XP at the moment)

due to tab isnt blocked with F1 combination as result im getting 1000 windows if you hold it 2 long

thanks i can test a few other keys in combination with the F keys and well maybe it's true TAB+F keys doesn't work.

[water]

Same here. I think the docu describes it here:

The following hotkeys cannot be set: "any combos of two or more "base keys" such as '{F1}{F2}'"

Edited March 18, 2013 by water

[bogQ]

shudnt b

HotKeySet("{F1}{TAB}", "google")?

instead

HotKeySet("{TAB}{F1}", "google")

itl fix the tab starting but for multiplye starting no sollution if you dont use ispressed in combination with your Func google()

[satanttin]

shudnt b

HotKeySet("{F1}{TAB}", "google")?

instead

HotKeySet("{TAB}{F1}", "google")

itl fix the tab starting but for multiplye starting no sollution if you dont use ispressed in combination with your Func google()

if i do that it will open it with every tab i press xD ahwell i just use em with numpad keys:P way easier anyways:O

thanks for the replys^^ and well this post can be closed because it's solved ^^

[water]

To close it you can select your first post, click on "Edit" then click "Use full Editor" and change the thread title by prepending "[solved]" or something similar.