inserting a pause or delay for 20 millisecnds

[JackD]

Hi Support.

Got AutoIt v3 installed, and this script works in a ScriptDeck plugin for my Streamdeck XL hardware unit.

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import-Module “F:\UTILLITIES\AutoIt3\AutoItX”
Initialize-AU3
Send-AU3Key -Key “{LALT}{LWIN}1{LALT}{LWIN}” -Mode 0

 

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My Question: How can you insert a pause before the "-Mode 0" is executed?

Thanks for looking.

[rudi]

Hello,

welcome to the forums.

I don't use AutoitX, looks like powershell, right?

then possibly the PS included sleep will do the trick?

Import-Module "F:\UTILLITIES\AutoIt3\AutoItX"
Initialize-AU3

Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500   # or -Seconds 1

Send-AU3Key -Key "{LALT}{LWIN}1{LALT}{LWIN}" -Mode 0

Hint: Use the button labeled "<>" to post code.

You cannot pause “before -Mode 0”, because within PowerShell the parameters are evaluated together.

Edited December 12, 2025 by rudi

[JackD]

Thanks ... it sets a delay OK, but actually i need a delay before the "1" is fired.

This seems to do the trick:

Import-Module “F:\UTILLITIES\AutoIt3\AutoItX”
Initialize-AU3
Send-AU3Key -Key “{LALT}"-Mode 0
Send-AU3Key -Key “{LWIN}” -Mode 0
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500   # or -Seconds 
Send-AU3Key -Key “{1}"-Mode 0
Send-AU3Key -Key “{LALT}"-Mode 0
Send-AU3Key -Key “{LWIN}” -Mode 0