HotKey persists when switching to another application

[c.haslam]

In an Autoit script, I set Ctrl_S as a hotkey: HotKeySet("^s","SaveData"). Ctrl_S should only execute SaveData() when Form1 is active; a menuitem on this form is "Save Ctrsl_S".

I then open another application. When I press Ctrl_S, SaveData() is executed. This is not what I want!

How do I restrict execution of SaveData() to when the script is running and this form is active?

...chris

Edited November 27, 2008 by c.haslam

[ProgAndy]

just use GUISetAccelerators

Edited November 27, 2008 by ProgAndy

[FireFox]

just use GUISetAccelerators

Hi,

You can use _IsPressed with options

#Include <misc.au3>

While 1
If _Ispressed("11") and _IsPressed("53") and WinActive("yourapp","") Then
;if ctrl+s and the window of your app is active
_SaveData()
Endif
Wend

Edited November 27, 2008 by FireFox

[FireFox]

You can also simply do :

HotKeySet("{LCTRL}{S}","_SaveData")

Func _SaveData()
If winActive("your app window","") Then
;your function
EndIf
EndFunc

[c.haslam]

Many thanks to all.

...chris

BTW Where do I find the codes for HotKey() and _IsPressed()? I have found a table of ASCII character codes in the Help, but not for keystrokes.

[oMBRa]

Many thanks to all.

...chris

BTW Where do I find the codes for HotKey() and _IsPressed()? I have found a table of ASCII character codes in the Help, but not for keystrokes.

search in the help file for ''Send Key List''

[Robjong]

hey,

you might want to take a look at this

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...mp;#entry610163

[c.haslam]

Robjong,

Thanks. I have the GUISetAccelerators() approach working.

...chris

[c.haslam]

search in the help file for ''Send Key List''

The Send Key List gives the constituent parts of the argument of SendKeys (and GUISetAccelerators) but _isPressed takes a numeric argument.

...chris