HotKeySet and Send help requested

[GarrettHylltun]

Greetings,

Any help is greatly appreciated.  I'm a bit new to AutoIT, I have the help file and some examples and started in on a little project with some success, but also having some ill effects which I'm sure is due to my lack of knowledge of AutoIT.

Trying to send some key presses to another program from a Windowed AutoIT program.  All is fine with the initial send of keys, but then that's it, I can't press my hotkey again, if I do, nothing happens.  I fear that I'm not returning to my main func from the func for my hotkey.  Or I'm just completely mucking up the code.

Could someone please look over my code and give me some hints as to what I'm possibly doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,

~Garrett

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <Constants.au3>
HotKeySet("!{F1}", "SendText1")

_Main()

Func _Main()
        Local $exitbutton
        GUICreate("FATE Hotkeys", 300, 200)
        $exitbutton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit", 220, 166, 70, 24)
        GUISetState()

        While 1
            $msg = GUIGetMsg()
            Select
                Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Or $msg = $exitbutton
                ExitLoop
            EndSelect
        WEnd
    GUIDelete()
    Exit
EndFunc

Func SendText1()
    Local $hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:FATE]", "", 0)
    If WinExists("[CLASS:FATE]") Then
        WinActivate($hWnd)
        Send("{LCTRL down}")
        Send("{LSHIFT down}")
        Send("{~ down}")
        Send("{LCTRL up}")
        Send("{LSHIFT up}")
        Send("{~ up}")
        Send("fame")
        sleep(10)
        Send("{ENTER down}")
        Send("{ENTER up}")
    EndIf
EndFunc

[JohnOne]

Other than the rather odd combo of keys you're sending, I don't see anything amiss with the code.

Add some error checking, use consolewrite in various parts of the script, but not in your gui message loop.

Edited December 28, 2013 by JohnOne

[l3ill]

Hi GarrettHylltun,

 

  It seems to me the GUI is not necessary, why not get rid of it and replace it with a while loop to keep your keys alive.

 

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Edited December 28, 2013 by Melba23
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[Danp2]

Suggest that you read the forum rules regarding game automation.

[Melba23]

GarrettHylltun,

For someone who has been a member since 2005 you seem remarkably uninterested in following the Forum rules (there is also a link at bottom right of each page).

I suggest that you read them before you post again - although since you are averaging about a post a year, perhaps you had best wait until just before you post as they may well have changed from the current set in the intervening period.

M23