Registry (let start!).

[Earthshine]

i can confirm that i cannot use Alt-I to automatically load .au3 files in the User defined Include directory

this compiles

#include "_RegFunc.au3"

Local $REGISTRYKEY1 = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MyApp"
Local $PORTABLEKEY1 = "Backup\MyApp.reg"

Call ("_RegMoveKey", $REGISTRYKEY1, $REGISTRYKEY1 & "-Backup")
Call ("_RegCopyKey", $PORTABLEKEY1, $REGISTRYKEY1)

but Alt-I doesn't auto open it, if you put that udf into the global include folder, it will open just fine. anyway, good luck. you will need it.

#include <_RegFunc.au3> 

works as well, but no auto load if it's not in global include folder.

i would never use call, no need. useless really, just adding overhead. call the functions direct, and capture their return, and check for errors

so, if you can't figure out what the differences in our code is, then nobody here can help you really.

that code above compiles, but I am not going to test it.

Edited June 27, 2019 by Earthshine

[Jos]

1 minute ago, Earthshine said:

i can confirm that i cannot use Alt-I to automatically load .au3 files in the User defined Include directory

Have you added the directory path to your SciteUser.properties? Something like this is required where the latter part needs to contain the fully qualified path to your private includes:

openpath.$(au3)=$(SciteDefaultHome)\..\include;C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Include_prive

Jos

[Earthshine]

i will check. let me post back

[Jos]

This is the page in the SciTE helpfile that descibes the setup: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/scite/docs/SciTE4AutoIt3/SciTE4AutoIt3-UserCallTips.html

Jos

[Earthshine]

@Jos, I had no permissions to change that file as I have UAC enabled. now it works. I added it to the file and it works fine.

Edited June 27, 2019 by Earthshine