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^w::
SplitPath, A_AhkPath, , OutDir
Run, % OutDir "\AU3_Spy.exe"

^w::  Run, %A_AHKPath%\..\Au3_spy.exe
^h::  Run, %A_AHKPath%\..\Autohotkey.chm

;==================================================================
; active the AHK window spy and take a snapshot of the spy's date
;==================================================================
; if the spy is not already, open it. leave the spy open when done
;==================================================================

;==================================================================
; where to store the text data from AU3_Spy.exe
; The name of the file to be appended, which is assumed to be in
; %A_WorkingDir% if an absolute path isn't specified.
;==================================================================
datafile=text.txt
;==================================================================


delimiter=$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
ddelimiter:=delimiter delimiter "`n" delimiter delimiter "`n"


fileappend, %ddelimiter%, %datafile%
fileappend, `n`n`n, %datafile%

;msgbox %ddelimiter%

#singleinstance force
#Persistent
settitlematchmode 2
return

;==================================================================
; The snapshot is triggered by typing this hotkey
;==================================================================
#q:: ; use the Win-q hotkey, or modify as desired


;WinGetActiveTitle, Target
;msgbox %Target%


ifWinNotExist ahk_class AU3Reveal
{
  Run, %A_AhkPath%\..\AU3_Spy.exe, , min
}

WinWait, ahk_class AU3Reveal,, 12
if (errorlevel<>0)
{
  msgbox Couldn't start AU3_Spy.exe`n`nPress Ok to exit.
  return
}

  sleep, 500


; get the body of text that Window Spy has about current window
ControlGetText, OutputVar ,Edit1, ahk_class AU3Reveal

fileappend, %OutputVar%, %datafile%
fileappend, `n`n`n, %datafile%
fileappend, %ddelimiter%, %datafile%
fileappend, `n`n`n, %datafile%


;msgbox % OutputVar

;clipboard= %OutputVar%
  ;msgbox Data from AU3_Spy.exe copied to clipboard`n`nPress Ok to exit.

;msgbox % clipboard

return