Problems with HotKeySet and _IsPressed detect method

[Elettrone]

#include <Misc.au3>
HotKeySet("a","Skill_1")

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func Skill_1()
    ;Send("a")
    While _IsPressed("41")
        ToolTip("Is Pressed!")
    WEnd
    ToolTip("")
EndFunc

The code as it is works perfectly, when i press a the key gets detected however when i remove the comment from the Send("a") line it stops working.

I need to understand why and how i can go around this problem if possible at all.

I need hotkey "a" set so that i can perform other functions after sending a so remapping to another key isn't going to work...

I also tried to disable the hotkey "a" within the function in order to actually send "a" but that is not the problem.

Any idea?

Edited July 24, 2009 by Elettrone

[philw]

You've set hotkey "a" to call Skill_1(). This immediately sends another "a", which calls the function again. So your script never gets past the first line of Skill_1()!

Try putting Send("a") at the end of the function, and the tooltip will display.

[Elettrone]

Thankyou man but no, it is only natural that to really send the key "a" pressing the hotkey"a" i need to disable the hotkey within the function then send "a" but that is not the issue...the issue is that wether the hotkey is disable or enabled if i send "a" within the fuction it will not detect the key and i need the to send "a" as first action, then do the rest of the instructions...

The code becomes like this:

#include <Misc.au3>
HotKeySet("a","Skill_1")

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func Skill_1()
    HotKeySet("a");Disables hotkey "a" to allow Send("a") instruction
    Send("a")
    While _IsPressed("41");This block never gets executed...but why?
        ;Instrucion 1
        ;...
        ;Instrucion n
    WEnd
    ToolTip("")
    HotKeySet("a","Skill_1");Re-enables hotkey "a" when the function is done
EndFunc

Edited July 24, 2009 by Elettrone