Script stops working -> why?

[John John]

Hi All,

I wrote a script, run it, but it stops working after some period of time (~15-30min).

Honestly, I don't understand why it stops working (hotkeys, which I defined in the script, stop working).

Could someone take a look what's the problem in the script?

Here is the script. I run it as an Administrator under Win10 x64 Home OS.
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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#NoTrayIcon ; No Try Icon in the System Try
#SingleInstance force ;
#Hotstring EndChars `n `t
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetTitleMatchMode, 2 ; windows title can contain WinTitle anywhere inside it to be a match
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; * [LogiTechMouse]
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

;---------------------------------------------------------------------
;* [ALL]
;---------------------------------------------------------------------

  ;-------------------------------------------------------------------
  ; Wheel Tilt
  ;-------------------------------------------------------------------

WheelLeft::
  send {Volume_Up}
return

WheelRight::
  send {Volume_Down}
return

;---------------------------------------------------------------------
;* [Google Chrome]
;---------------------------------------------------------------------
#IfWinActive ahk_exe chrome.exe
  ;------------------------------
  ; Arrow Left
  ;------------------------------
  XButton1:: ; Back Button
    send {Left}
  return ;
  ;------------------------------
  ; Arrow Right
  ;------------------------------
  XButton2:: ; Forward Button
   ;msgbox, XButton2
    send {Right}
  return ;
  ;------------------------------
  ; Page Down (LButton+X1)
  ;------------------------------
  ~LButton & ~XButton1::
    send {PgDn}
    send {ESC}
  return ;
  ;------------------------------
  ; Page Down (RButton+X1)
  ;------------------------------
  ~RButton & XButton1::
    send {PgDn}
    send {ESC}
  return ;
  ;------------------------------
  ; Page Up (RButton+X1)
  ;------------------------------
  ~LButton & ~XButton2::
    send {PgUp}
    send {ESC}
  return ;
  ;------------------------------
  ; Page Up
  ;------------------------------
  ~RButton & ~XButton2::
    send {PgUp}
    send {ESC}
  return ;
  ;----------
  ; Click
  ;----------
return
#IfWinActive ; chrome.exe

;---------------------------------------------------------------------
;* [Firefox]
;---------------------------------------------------------------------
#IfWinActive ahk_exe firefox.exe
  ;------------------------------
  ; Page Down
  ;------------------------------
  ~LButton & XButton1::
    send {PgDn}
  return ;
  ;------------------------------
  ; Page Up
  ;------------------------------
  ~LButton & XButton2::
    send {PgUp}
  return ;
return

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Thank you!

[burque505]

You might try

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#InstallMouseHook

at the top of your script to see if it helps.
The man page is here.
Edit: Note that it makes a script persistent, meaning you should use ExitApp to stop your script if you use it.
Regards,
burque505

[Guest]

You have a few too many (two) returns in there that don't do anything but that wouldn't be the problem I suspect.
If it keeps on happening, simply add a SetTimer and Reload the script every 5 minutes or so, that way it should always work.
Crude solution but probably very effective.

[John John]

Thanks for your suggestions! Probably a problem is in contention with the Logitech software ... Will update you later how it works...

[jackdunning]

I posted this a few years back in the archived AutoHotkey forum. I have stopped using SendMode and now rarely (if ever) experience Hotkey outages. I use the SendInput command when I want SendInput.

"At some point, I discovered that the SendMode command may interfere with proper operation of some Hotkeys and/or Hotstrings. Not immediately, but after the script runs for a while. As far as I can tell it is not a problem with SendMode, but other programs which may be running at the same time. (I don't know which programs.) I tried changing the command, but as I later updated my information (see below), it was usually best to just eliminate the command completely. I don't know all the ramifications of doing this (nor whether it has anything to do with your problem), but it worked for me.

"Wednesday, October 29, 2014, I just tried compiling the next week's Hotstring code with the SendMode InputThenPlay line (discussed last week) at the beginning of the script. It completely screwed up the Hotstrings. My recommendation is now to remove any SendMode commands from your scripts unless you have a compelling reason to keep it. (I'm not sure what that would be.) If I get more information on the SendMode command and how to prevent the associated problems, I'll pass them along."

Someone may have a better answer. It's a mystery to me.