Using a sequence of keys as a hotkey, possible?

[JensHaglof]

Hi!

I work at a warehouse where we distribute products. Prior to packaging, we put our products in plastic containers with barcodes on them. Every barcode starts with the letters ORP and then four numbers. For example ORP8954. I want to make a script that uses ORP as a hotkey. So when you scan a barcode, the script starts and outputs some keystrokes. Basically alt+k, alt+u and then enter four times. Something like this:

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ORP****::
Send !k
Send !u
Send {Enter}
Send {Enter}
Send {Enter}
Send {Enter}
Return

Is this possible?
/Jens

[robertcollier4]

https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/6406 ... f-hotkeys/ - Trigger action on sequence of hotkeys

[JensHaglof]

Hi. Thanks for the reply!
Would this work then?

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O::
input, command, L6

if command = RP****
Send !k
Send !u
Send {Enter}
Send {Enter}
Send {Enter}
Send {Enter}
Return

[Rohwedder]

Hallo,
with a HotString:

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:*b0:ORP:: ;start with ORP
	Input, No,V L4 ;wait until Input text reaches the lenghth 4
	Send !k!u{Enter 4}
Return

[JensHaglof]

Thanks Rohwedder! I will try that tomorrow at work!

[JensHaglof]

It worked! Thank you so much!

I want to add another function.

If you press a key let's say [end] I want a different outcome. But I can't get it to work. What am I doing wrong?

:*b0:ORP::
Input, No,V L4
GetKeyState, state, End
if state = D
Send !p!k!u{Enter 4}
else
Send !k!u{Enter 4}
Return

[Rohwedder]

Hallo,
I tried the script, it works! Probably your barcode tool has a problem with pressing "End".
Try:

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End::End := True
End Up::End := False
:*b0:ORP::
Input, No,V L4
If End
	Send !p!k!u{Enter 4}
else
	Send !k!u{Enter 4}
Return

[JensHaglof]

Hi, thanks for the reply.
The script you suggested didn't work either. The error message I get in both scripts is "ELSE without matching IF"

[JensHaglof]

No one?
Why is it saying "ELSE without matching IF"

[Rohwedder]

Hallo,
my script does not have this error! The error must have happened when inserting my script into yours.
With a clean indentation https://autohotkey.com/docs/Tutorial.htm#s84 (use 1 tab per "level"!) and the line number specified in the error message, the error should be found.

[JensHaglof]

Hi, I got it to work, I had to put { and } after the IF statement. Thank you!

Anyway, I have more problems. I want to be able to press NumpadSub and NumpadMult and store a value in a variable "sticker". This will then change what happen when you scan a barcode. Basically use Numpadsub and Numpadmult as a toggle switch. You tap it to change the value of the variable. This is what I've done so far:

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Input, SingleKey, L1, {NumpadSub}{NumpadMult}
If SingleKey = {NumpadSub}
{
sticker = false
}
If SingleKey = {NumpadMult}
{
sticker = true
}

:*b0:ORP::
Input, No,V L4
if sticker = true
{
send !p!k!u
}
else
{
send !k!u
}
Return

Anyone see the error in the code?
/Jens

[Helgef]

output from input doesn't include key names, or brackets. It contains the text produced by your typing, if I'm not mistaken.

Cheers.

[JensHaglof]

Thanks for the reply. I've tried letters also.

If SingleKey = a

etc. It didn't work either.

/Jens

[JensHaglof]

Yes I solved it!!

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Numpadmult::
sticker = true
Return

Numpadsub::
sticker = false
Return

:*b0:ORP::
Input, No,V L4
if sticker = true
{
send !p!k!u
}
else
{
send !k!u
}
Return

Didn't think of using hotkeys as inputs!