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skrommel · Guest

Just add this to your scripts to have it automatically reload if it is changed!

All it does is set a timer to check if the attrib of the file is A, that is altered, and if so reloads the script.

A real timesaver!
Skrommel

;STARTOFSCRIPT
SetTimer,UPDATEDSCRIPT,1000

UPDATEDSCRIPT:
FileGetAttrib,attribs,%A_ScriptFullPath%
IfInString,attribs,A
{
FileSetAttrib,-A,%A_ScriptFullPath%
SplashTextOn,,,Updated script,
Sleep,500
Reload
}
Return
;ENDOFSCRIPT

Chris · Site Admin Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 10450

That's very innovative, thanks for sharing.

Rajat · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 1715

great time saver idea!
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Rajat · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 1715

if there's one file attribute that i never really understood ever since DOS days, then its 'archive' .... mind shedding some light skrommel?
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skrommel · Guest

The A attribute stands for Archive. It's used to tell if a file has changed. Very handy for backups using XCOPY /M to copy only the files changed since the last backup.

Rajat · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 1715

uh-huh...thanx!
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jamestr · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 96 Location: Connecticut USA

even sweeter!

Tekl · Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Posts: 808 Location: Germany

Hi,

I'm a tooltip-fan, so I changed the script, to show a tooltip at the cursor.

K-Lel · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 6

Hello:
I don´t know so much about it, but how can I replace a script.exe file that is been in use by a #persistent script????

Thanks for All

Chris · Site Admin Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 10450

Can you clarify?

K-Lel · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 6

Ok, I've a compiled script thas is loaded when start the Pc and never down.
If I want to change it, with a new version, the system send an error because the file is in use.
Can it be replaced in any way?

Thanks

Chris · Site Admin Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 10450

Two possibilities:
1) If possible, don't run it as a compiled script. When run normally, the method in the posts above will work.

2) Launch another EXE or script that runs ahk2exe to re-compile the first script. When it's done, run the original EXE (which is now new because it was recompiled). Something like this:

guivho · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Lokeren, Belgium

The scriptlet in this post may benefit from a SplashTextOff statement after the Sleep but before the Reload.
This ensures that the SplashText disappears, even if the Reload fails:

Decarlo110 · Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posts: 303 Location: United States

Adding SplashTextOff to the end of the routine was my first modification the day i first adopted skrommel's script back in March (which i learned from Example 3 at the end of Wolfgang Reszel's review... it is one of the most useful scripts for those who use AutoHotkey a lot... i had previously been using a hotkey for reload, but automatic is even better), but i later moved the SplashTextOn & Off to immediately before the end of the Configuration section, which also added the visual benefit of indicating when it has reached that point. Plus i use two timers, one for when the .ini file is open (checking every sec) and one for when it is not, checking every 20 sec if it has just been opened.
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pwy · Guest

Thank Skrommel for the graet idea. Some how the SetTimer approach did not always work on my computer, so I modified the script as follows, it will reload whenever it is saved.