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Hi, I've created a script which includes lots of different hotstrings. I've compiled that script and I am running it from a shared network folder along with other workmates.
The weird thing that happens is that all of these hotstrings work perfectly for me but not for the rest of my mates.

Example:

#Hotstring R0 C1 B O
::add::
sendplay,
{
this is everyone's address
}
return

returns "this is everyone's address" for me, just like it should but for everyone else it returns "add this is everyone's addr".Note that the hotstring's name is not auto-deleted and the last three characters are missing.

I can't for the life of me figure out what's wrong. We all use exactly the same compiled script in identical computers but it only works correctly for me.

Any ideas of what might be wrong?

Perhaps you are the only one who runs it as http://www.autohotkey.com/wiki/index.ph ... inistrator ?

mmm... I don't think that's the problem because everything else works fine and at least one more person is running the script as admin.
I am the only one with Autohotkey installed, though, but that shouldnt be the reason either as the script we're all using is compiled.
we're using Wiindows XP, by the way.

How about pasting it (my standard reply when things go wrong), I could recommend Clip() http://www.autohotkey.com/wiki/index.ph ... #Clipboard

that's one of the problems, the application we use at work (which is a piece of rubbish) does not allow to use the clipboard. Ctrl+V has no effect at all.
Sendplay works very well when I use hotstrings, it is extremely fast in this application but that problem in other people's computers is driving me nuts.

Another one my standard tips/questions is: do you have any other "hotkey" or clipboard manager programs running as they could interfere. Sometimes AV or FireWall software tries to "intercept" text. Does in run in a VPN, virtualbox "something"?

Other options:
- ControlSend
- SetKeyDelay (so it types a bit slower)?

Just tossing out some ideas here...

I haven't tried controlsend or changing setkeydelay to a different value, it might be a good idea, I'll try it out tomorrow to see if that works though I still can't understand why it works for me and not for the others.
Thanks for your help, much appreciated.

Could this HotString option be involved ?

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no, it's not actually B0 but B and O, two different options.

oooops! too many beers I guess.

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Maybe different OS are causing this?

that was it!!! it solved the problem, I still don't know why it worked for me and not the others but now it works for everyone. Thanks a lot!

You probably have more than one AHK script using the keyboard hook. By default, hotstrings use SendInput unless another script has a keyboard hook installed, in which case they use SendPlay.

When you have a SendInput followed immediately by SendPlay, the latter will usually appear first. In the case of your coworkers, the backspaces done when the hotstring began came after the hotstring payload because they were send via SendInput.

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sorry about my ignorance, but how can that happen if we're all running the exact same script?
the .exe file is located in a network folder and we all run that same script from our computer, I think it should behave the same for everyone. One thing I noticed is that sometimes when they use Reload the old script remains active (despite the autoexec section containing singleinstance force) which might perhaps cause the problem, I don't know.