Can't identify target with IfWinNotActive

[fosterfast]

Hi Everyone,

I'm sorry if this is obvious but I really have tried for many hours.

I want AHK to open JoyToKey then gzdoom.exe in that order which it does fine (I had to add sleep in the middle or JoyToKey would stay front of screen). Then, if I close gzdoom.exe I want AHK to close JoyToKey which I'm trying to use IfWinNotActive. However, it seems AHK is not identifying gzdoom.exe as active so it closes JoyToKey automatically before gzdoom.exe is closed manually.

Can someone please point out my error. I have also attached the winspy for gzdoom. Thank you in advance!

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Run, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\Z_Apps and Controllers\Joy2Key\JoyToKey_Doom Classic.lnk, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\Z_Apps and Controllers\Joy2Key
Sleep, 1000
Run, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\LaunchBox\Games\PC Games\Doom\Doom Project Brutality_1_2_Final_Master\gzdoom_doom2.exe.lnk, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\LaunchBox\Games\PC Games\Doom\Doom Project Brutality_1_2_Final_Master
IfWinNotActive, gzdoom.exe
Process, Close, JoyToKey.exe
Return

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[boiler]

I have also attached the winspy for gzdoom.

You have not, so please try again. Please also see the moderator notes added to your post. Thank you.

[fosterfast]

Sorry boiler. I'm having trouble attaching files... Details are:
PB_Introduction - Doom 2: Hell on Earth
ahk_class Main Window
ahk_exe gzdoom.exe
ahk_pid 16564
ahk_id 134042

[boiler]

This line is not correct:

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IfWinNotActive, gzdoom.exe

That would mean that the title of the window starts with gzdoom.exe. That’s the process name — not the title. The way you use that in a WinTitle parameter is to precede it with ahk_exe as described at the linked page.

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IfWinNotActive, ahk_exe gzdoom.exe

By the way, IfWinNotActive has been deprecated, so you really should use this:

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if !WinActive("ahk_exe gzdoom.exe")

[fosterfast]

Thanks again. I understand re if

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!WinActive("ahk_exe gzdoom.exe")

. Unfortunately, it's still not closing JoyToKey when I exit Doom. Here is the script (I also tried WinClose using ahk_id):

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Run, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\Z_Apps and Controllers\Joy2Key\JoyToKey_Doom Classic.lnk, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\Z_Apps and Controllers\Joy2Key
Sleep, 1000
Run, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\LaunchBox\Games\PC Games\Doom\Doom Project Brutality_1_2_Final_Master\gzdoom_doom2.exe.lnk, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\LaunchBox\Games\PC Games\Doom\Doom Project Brutality_1_2_Final_Master
if !WinActive("ahk_exe gzdoom.exe")
Process, Close, JoyToKey.exe
Return

[boiler]

That’s because your script just executes each line and finsishes. You have nothing telling it to wait or to keep checking or anything. It excutes the “if” line immediately, and since gzdoom isn’t even open yet, it does nothing and ends. You could do something like this:

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Run, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\Z_Apps and Controllers\Joy2Key\JoyToKey_Doom Classic.lnk, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\Z_Apps and Controllers\Joy2Key
Sleep, 1000
Run, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\LaunchBox\Games\PC Games\Doom\Doom Project Brutality_1_2_Final_Master\gzdoom_doom2.exe.lnk, C:\Users\pc\Dropbox\Gaming\LaunchBox\Games\PC Games\Doom\Doom Project Brutality_1_2_Final_Master
WinWait, ahk_exe gzdoom.exe
WinWaitClose, ahk_exe gzdoom.exe
Process, Close, JoyToKey.exe
Return

[fosterfast]

Thanks very much for this boiler! Legend.