i'm sure this is simple, but i'm not smart

[helpmeplz69]

looking to send control+shift+d

and get the date in mmDDyy format.  I was trying with autohotkey, then read I should use autoit. now I'm confused. help me please.

 

 

It's actually my birthday.

Thanks,

helpmeplz69

 

[water]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

What have you tried so far?

[helpmeplz69]

1 minute ago, water said:

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

What have you tried so far?

like i said, I'm confused, but I was trying this...

:R*?:("{CTRLDOWN}{SHIFTDOWN}q{CTRLUP}{SHIFTUP}")::
FormatTime, CurrentDateTime,, ddMMyy
SendInput %CurrentDateTime%
return

 

I think I have a mix of ahk and au3 thoughts in my brain and it hurts

 

 

[Melba23]

helpmeplz69,

Welcome to the AutoIt forums - and happy birthday.

#include <Date.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

HotKeySet("^+D", "_GetDate")
HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Exit")

While 1
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

Func _GetDate()

    $sDate = _NowCalcDate()
    $aDate = StringSplit($sDate, "/")
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Date", $aDate[2] & "/" & $aDate[3] & "/" & $aDate[1])

EndFunc

Func _Exit()
    Exit
EndFunc

M23

Edit: I see now that is not quite what you want - but it should not be hard to modify it.

Edited August 6, 2016 by Melba23

[SadBunny]

Congratulations! Now go out and have fun, it's your birthday