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also wouldnt work with r (raw) option

:*R:test::
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*R:testing::
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return

I wrote this part of my reply, before testing your code...

Hotstrings are only Hotstrings when the replacement text is on the same line. Once you move the Replacement text to the next line, it's no longer an Auto-Replace Hotstring, you then need to use Send, if you wanna send text & use Send's options if you want to Send Raw.

...I see now, that you CAN, in fact, use Continuation Sections, with Auto-Replace Hotstrings. It just has this one bug.

OK, I see the problem, it can be worked-around with either...


...or...


...or...


...it seems with the Auto-Replace syntax any line containing "::" causes it to fail. For example, this also FAILS...

Causes it to fail isn't quite true. The hotstring is created, but not the one you expected. A hotstring is defined by the first and last occurrences of double colons, rather than the first and second. The Help file alludes to this.The inference is that double-colons do need to be escaped. The documentation of escape characters is a bit misleading on this point, and should be updated.

It's also important to remember that continuation sections are merged immediately, before a script is parsed. Rewriting the hotstring on a single line provides a better visual indication of what happens. The hotstring is defined between the characters in red.

Thank you for helping to clear that up!

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