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Joy2DWorld
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 Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: can't open CLIPBOARD for writing |
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this | Code: | sendevent +{insert} ; ^v
;sleep -1
;clipwait, 0.01
;sleep 70
clipboard := ClipSaved |
often results in this | Quote: | | can't open keyboard for writing |
error.
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engunneer
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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does it ever happen if you put the clipwait back in? (with larger value like 0.5)
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Joy2DWorld
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| engunneer wrote: | | does it ever happen if you put the clipwait back in? (with larger value like 0.5) |
yes. even values like 30 seconds eventually generate error.
have seen generally my previous efforts to help debug AHK, don't seem to have any value.
My intent only to raise the issue. if anyone cares, great. if not, not.
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Joy2DWorld
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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interestingly,
| Code: | | saveto := ClipboardAll |
will sometimes cause AHK to freeze (ie. hang) if clipboard is empty.
likely should be a different thread, but as seems I am the only one to be bothered by this, not worth the effort of further invest.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry for the late reply. I can't reproduce this with your examples, even when using MS Word with a large amount of RTF text on the clipboard. If anyone else can reproduce this, it would help to know which application(s) it affects, or some more precise steps to reproduce it.
As a shared resource, the clipboard has always been prone to conflicts, possibly even deadlocks (perhaps Vista alleviates this). Even if we can reproduce the problem, there might not be an easy solution. |
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Joy2DWorld
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:08 am Post subject: |
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often occurs in SCITe (for example).
(my temp. solution, which you might (or not) want to include in standard ahk,
was basically just add an openclipboard call loop to confirm (returns true if am remembering correct) when CB can actually be opened. If am remembering correctly, the AHK code was testing (once ?), but not looping release and retest. (it's been a while ... )
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Laszlo
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:24 am Post subject: |
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| Could you rename the thread? It is not the keyboard, but the ClipBoard… |
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Joy2DWorld
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Laszlo wrote: | | Could you rename the thread? It is not the keyboard, but the ClipBoard… |
ahhh.... how true.
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engunneer
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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I did, but you make a good point - reverted. You can also edit it at your will in the future.
I apologize for not reading carefully enough before changing it.
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Joy2DWorld
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| engunneer wrote: | I did, but you make a good point - reverted. You can also edit it at your will in the future.
I apologize for not reading carefully enough before changing it. |
ok, I redouble your apology and apologize ... Laszlo is 100% correct. (I had played with the error messages in my own 'fixed' vers, to differentiate, and in looking at the original BIN see actuall 'normal' message is indeed "clipboard"....)
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Chris
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Joy2DWorld wrote: | | (my temp. solution, which you might (or not) want to include in standard ahk, was basically just add an openclipboard call loop to confirm (returns true if am remembering correct) when CB can actually be opened. If am remembering correctly, the AHK code was testing (once ?), but not looping release and retest. (it's been a while ... ) |
Internally, AutoHotkey calls OpenClipboard() in a loop with a sleep and message-check between each set of attempts. It does this until the clipboard can be opened or the #ClipboardTimeout period is over. |
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Joy2DWorld
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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it's been a while. might be added a pre-loop to open and close before re-oppening. IF ACTUALLY RELEVANT AND HELPFUL, will go back and look at what have set up.
Am not sure if you can relate to this (and understand you have your own issues, time constraints, perspective, direction for the code, etc.), but something like: I really really like AHK, as a programming platform, it does *many* amazing and fun things which can open programming to wider range of minds, *but*,
a couple of solved/solveable problems kills my ability to get others enthused or involved. Top on the list of problems is the ghost control ke presses to avoid menu activations. The solution was great, but today, makes AHK come over (to those with system conflicts) as buggy and 'not ready for prime time'. [if you had a control key activate langauge changer on your system, or you used the windows system show cursor on control press-- very likely you would feel the same way].
anyhow, on my own 'private build' that's not a problem--> but it doesn't let me get others involved with AHK, and.. anyhow,
my feeling is that trying to get the/a solution (even as an option) was somehow a bother, and not a help.
have no intention to bother. AHK is cool. If taking the time to debug/find solutions is truly welcome and helpful, great.
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Warden
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:48 am Post subject: Error: Can't open clipboard for writing |
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I get the same error with either of the following statements
Clipboard = ; Empty the clipboard
or
Clipboard := "" ; Empty the clipboard
I get the error consistently when I shell to an AHK exe from one application that I have written in vb.net 2003.
I do not get the error at all when I shell to excactly the same AHK exe from a different subroutine in the same application.
The line that I use to shell to the ahk routine is exactly the same. I copied and pasted it. To double check, I inverted the copy and paste.
The line is the first statement in the ahk programme.
I am totally confused. |
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