newbee question hotkeyset?

[sbp]

Hi, I have been using many hours trying to make a very simple script, but now I give up - and ask for a little help

I would like to start my script by pressing a key. Then the script should do some more keypress. But I can't get my script to start when I press the hotkey I have defined.

Here is my script.

HotKeySet("{Pause}", "test")

Func test()

Run("notepad.exe")

WinWaitActive("Unavngivet - Notesblok")

Send("This is some text.")

EndFunc

So for now I would like to press the Pause key, and then the script should start.

Thanks

Steen

[bluebearr]

The problem is that the script finishes and quits immediately.

Try this instead:

HotKeySet("{Pause}", "test")

while 1
  Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func test()
  Run("notepad.exe")
  WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad") 
  Send("This is some text.")
EndFunc

[LxP]

The larger you set the delay in your idling loop, the less CPU usage:

While 1
    Sleep(0x7FFFFFFF)
WEnd

[Valuater]

I use tetimers as testing tools

Dim $Sleeper = 500

While 1

Sleep($Sleeper)

Wend

haven't seen this one before

Sleep(0x7FFFFFFF)

????

8)

Edited October 9, 2005 by Valuater

[LxP]

0x7FFFFFFF is basically the largest positive value that can be stored in AutoIt's numeric data type. I use hex notation because it's easier to remember than 2,147,483,647 (at least for me!).

[sbp]

Thank you for helping me out. This seems like a very friendly and helpsom community.

I used Bluebearr's suggestion - and eveything is fine. However, I don't quite get the logic - why should I need this:

while 1

Sleep(100)

WEnd

Thank you

Steen

[BigDod]

Thank you for helping me out. This seems like a very friendly and helpsom community.

I used Bluebearr's suggestion - and eveything is fine. However, I don't quite get the logic - why should I need this:

while 1

Sleep(100)

WEnd

Thank you

Steen

As Bluebear said without the loop to keep your script active it just closes without waiting for any input.