Trouble with winwaitactive

[mero]

Hi, complete newbie here. I hope you can help me with this

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F3::
KeyWait, F3
Send, !vm
WinWaitActive, Comments,"",2 Then
	Send, !a
return

My goal:

If F3 is released -> send ALT+V+M ->
Wait until the Comments windows appears
If it appears-> press Ctrl B
If it doesn't appear within 2 seconds -> Do nothing


What is actually happening:
The script doesn't appear to care if the comments window is open or not. It will still send Alt A after the timeout.

edit:
i've also tried:

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F3::
KeyWait, F3
Send, !vm
WinWaitActive, Comments, ,2 
if ErrorLevel 
{
MsgBox, WinWait timed out.
    return
}
else
Send, !a
return

This only works half the time for some reason. Sometimes it works and sometimes it times out. Raising the time doesn't seem to help. =/

Double Edit:

I think I might have fixed it. Going to try testing this at work tomorrow. I don't have the software at home to confirm.

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F3::
KeyWait, F3
Send, !vm
Sleep, 100
WinWait, Comments, ,2 
if ErrorLevel 
{
MsgBox, WinWait timed out.
    return
}
else
Send, !a
return

Please let me know if there is a cleaner way to do this.

[Masonjar13]

You should try to be as specific as possible when using a WinTitle parameter. If there is another window that matches that title, it'll wait for that one instead. Try using the class name or process name instead/coupled with the readable name.

You can also replace the first two lines with F3 up::.