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Example: [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site:www.autoitscript.com/forum/+script Search for "script" on the forums using Google.]
Example: [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site:www.autoitscript.com/forum/+script Search for "script" on the forums using Google.]
See also: [[Searching_autoitscript_forum | Searching the Forum]]


== Code of conduct ==
== Code of conduct ==

Revision as of 11:20, 14 November 2012

In order to receive support and share your own scripts you may sign up for one of either forums.

Official forums

The official forums are a very good place to get help and share scripts. It has a lot of members and is often praised for its quick and professional help and support. One of the advantages of AutoIt over other, more global, languages - is the concentrated community. There you are posting alongside the developers of the code, so chances are they know what they're talking about!

AutoIt Forums

Searching the forums

Before you post a question it is always better to search the forums first to see if your question has been answered before. There are two ways to search the forum:

  • Internal search engine

Search

  • Google

Enter into Google: site:www.autoitscript.com/forum/ your search query.

Google search cannot be used to search the Chat forum.

Example: Search for "script" on the forums using Google.

See also: Searching the Forum

Code of conduct

Before you post a question or start a new script, it is always better to search the forums first if your question has been answered before or see if you can find a similar script made by someone else and shared.

Please think about asking the right question and asking the question right!

These are must read topics before posting anything:

Unofficial forums

These are the other unofficial forums, often in other languages than English.

Yahoo group

As an alternative to the official forums, or if you just like Yahoo groups more, you can use the available Yahoo group to ask questions and share scripts.

AutoIt Yahoo group

Useful links