Issue Sending {enter} Topic is solved

[buttshark]

Hello! I am wondering why this doesn't work:

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a::send, hi{enter}

it sends "hi{enter}", not "hi
"

this problem only seems to happen enter. It works just fine with other keys needing braces, such as {!}, {bs}, and {volume_up}. This workaround seems to work, but I don't like it:

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a::send, hi {bs}{enter}

Is there a reason why this is not working?
I am using AutoHotkey v1.1.26.01

Thanks!

[Sumguy]

Hey, this works for me:

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a::
Send, Hi {Enter}
Return

I added a space between "Hi" and "{Enter}" and also added the Return.

Hope it helps.

[buttshark]

Hey, this works for me:

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a::
Send, Hi {Enter}
Return

I added a space between "Hi" and "{Enter}" and also added the Return.

Hope it helps.

Yeah, I noticed that, too. However, I do not want a space after "hi", so I put "hi {bs}{enter}". But as I said, though it works, I don't like that solution. What I'm wondering is if this is a bug (which I'm sure it is) and if there is a fix for it. Thanks for replying!

[gregster]

Hello! I am wondering why this doesn't work:

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a::send, hi{enter}

it sends "hi{enter}", not "hi

Is there a reason why this is not working?
I am using AutoHotkey v1.1.26.01

I actually cannot reproduce your problem. On AHK v1.1.26.01 (with Win7 64bit) I always get only "Hi" and a new line...

[wolf_II]

Hello! I am wondering why this doesn't work:

It works for me also, same as for gregster.

What I'm wondering is if this is a bug (which I'm sure it is)

I'm sure it is a bug. Post the rest of your code for any forum member who is attempting to find it.

[buttshark]

Post the rest of your code for any forum member who is attempting to find it.

That's it. My entire script was:

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a::send, hi{enter}

esc::exitapp

something that I noticed, though: sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. I can't find a pattern, so I just attached an mp4 file showing what is going on. (I start the script and start pressing "A" in random places)

*note: I couldn't upload an mp4 file by itself, so I just changed the extension to .txt. You will want to change it back before using it.

[wolf_II]

Is it only in Notepad++?
I tested with different editors (SciTE4AHK, Notepad, Metapad, also this forum editor using Firefox) where it works reliably.

[buttshark]

Is it only in Notepad++?
I tested with different editors (SciTE4AHK, Notepad, Metapad, also this forum editor using Firefox) where it works reliably.

Yeah, strange. I can't replicate this bug anywhere else. I assume you have no idea how to fix this in Notepad++, though? If not I guess I'll just live with it or change text editors for ahk.

Thanks!

[jeeswg]

What about this?

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a::send, hi`n

Or this?

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a::
send, hi{enter}
return

[buttshark]

What about this?

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a::send, hi`n

Or this?

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a::
send, hi{enter}
return

Thanks, but unfortunately that doesn't work. your first example sends "hi`n" and your second's output is identical to the "a::send, hi{enter}" version.

[jeeswg]

Anyway, mentioning this, like the last ones, just in case:

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Send, % "hi{enter}"

[buttshark]

Anyway, mentioning this, like the last ones, just in case:

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Send, % "hi{enter}"

Unfortunately not

[jeeswg]

Another possibility, just in case.

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q:: ;send text via WM_CHAR
ControlGetFocus, vCtlClassNN, A
vText := "hi`n"
Loop, Parse, vText
	PostMessage, 0x102, % Ord(A_LoopField), 1, % vCtlClassNN, A ;WM_CHAR := 0x102
return

[Xtra]

I copied the text from the OP 1st codebox and converted it to hex and did nothing more.

The result : hidden garbage.

[obeeb]

Is it possible that you have autocomplete in notepad++ which show a box with hi{enter} (because you have it in your file) and then the enter selects it in the box?

Yes, that's what happens, I can even see it in your video.

[buttshark]

Is it possible that you have autocomplete in notepad++ which show a box with hi{enter} (because you have it in your file) and then the enter selects it in the box?

Yes, that's what happens, I can even see it in your video.

Ah, yes! That makes sense. Thank you! I'm surprised that wasn't caught until now. Cheers.

[buttshark]

Another possibility, just in case.

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q:: ;send text via WM_CHAR
ControlGetFocus, vCtlClassNN, A
vText := "hi`n"
Loop, Parse, vText
	PostMessage, 0x102, % Ord(A_LoopField), 1, % vCtlClassNN, A ;WM_CHAR := 0x102
return

Though this may work, it is quite, you'll have to forgive me, ugly. Like in my initial post, "Send, hi {bs}{enter}" worked just fine, and even that seemed rather obnoxious. I appreciate your help, but as obeeb pointed out, it turns out it's Notepad++ with the problem, not AutoHotkey. Thanks again!

[buttshark]

I copied the text from the OP 1st codebox and converted it to hex and did nothing more.

The result : hidden garbage.

LOL you'll have to forgive me, but I have no idea what I'm looking at. Why did you convert it into hex, and how does this help?

[Xtra]

Converting to hex shows chars you can not visibly see.

[Helgef]

You can send unicode enter to avoid triggering the auto complete, eg,

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a::send hi{u+a}

Cheers.