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https://www.autohotkey.com/

Tutorial

Quick Reference | AutoHotkey v2
https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/index.htm

Version 2 Header

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0

...

Variables

Assignment:

MyNumber = 123
MyString = This is a literal string.
CopyOfVar = %Var%  ; With the = operator, percent signs are required to retrieve a variable's contents.

Expressions:

MyNumber := 123
MyString := "This is a literal string."
CopyOfVar := Var  ; Unlike its counterpart in the previous section, percent signs are not used with the := operator.

Erase:

MyVar =
MyVar := ""

ref: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/Variables.htm

For Loop

colours := Object("red", 0xFF0000, "blue", 0x0000FF, "green", 0x00FF00)
; The above expression could be used directly in place of "colours" below:
for k, v in colours
    s .= k "=" v "`n"
MsgBox % s

ref: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/lib/For.htm

While Loop

while some_condition
{
...
}

ref: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/lib/While.htm

Functions

Add(x, y)
{
    return x + y   ; "Return" expects an expression.
}

ref: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/Functions.htm

Let's Game It Out reference

I Broke This Game So Hard, Its Whole Universe Gave Up - Outpath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FKaIiRhUME

HitMeWithThatClickyClickScriptyScript.ahk :

f12::

Start:

MouseClick
sleep, 1

Goto, Start

The "sleep, 1" is 1 millisecond = 1,000 timess/second

^f12::

Start:

MouseClick
sleep, 1

KeyIsDown := GetKeyState("F12")

if KeyIsDown
	return

Goto, Start

; ^f12::
; Run, notepad.exe
; return

auto mouse press with escape key exit

^J::
LOOP {
  MOUSECLICK, LEFT
  SLEEP, 100
}

Esc::ExitApp

Send message

Send key presses: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/lib/Send.htm | https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/lib/Send.htm

On Ctrl+F12:

^f12::
Send {h}{e}{l}{l}{o}

SendInput is faster then send: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/lib/Send.htm

^k:: ; Press Ctrl+K
SendInput This is a very long string of text...
return

SendInput {raw}This has ! special characters!

Clipboard Manipulation

^j:: ; Press Ctrl+J to trigger
clipboard := "Your large block of text goes here."
ClipWait ; Wait for the clipboard to contain data
Send ^v ; Paste the text
return

Arrow Keys

r::
Send {Right down}
Sleep 500
Send {Right up}
return

Send {Down down}  ; Presses the down arrow key down
Sleep 1000        ; Keeps it held down for 1 second
Send {Down up}    ; Releases the down arrow key
return