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[Guest]

Hello,

maybe a stupid question, but I can't solve the task to add the actual date in the output from a hotstring.

I tried things like

:R:dat::Mytown, den %FormatTime, OutputVar%

but it's not working...

Thanks for any help!

Carlos

[Serenity]

[jonny]

The percentage markers designate a variable, and cannot be used like functions. AHK is command-based, and is more like BASIC than C.

[Guest]

Hello Friends,

I am sorry, but this is not working.

I use the script "hotkey helper.ahk" which is included in the AHK help. There ist the line

:R:dat::Berlin, den send, %TimeString%

This should output the following by typing the characters "dat":

Berlin, den 21.2.2005

(My town and the current date)

Actually by typing "ahk" the script is always printing

Berlin, den send, %TimeString%

I need the exact expression to make this hotkey working in the "hotkey helper.ahk" script.

Thanks for your help

Carlos

[BoBo]

[Guest]

Hello all,

I am really sorry, but all solutions are not working properly.

To remember: I use the script "hotkey helper.ahk" which contains the following auto-hotkeys at the end of the script:

>snip>

:R:vde::vielen Dank für Ihre eMail vom
:R:vdf::vielen Dank für Ihr Telefax vom
:R:vdn::vielen Dank für Ihre Nachricht vom
TimeString = %A_DD%.%A_MM%.%A_YYYY%
:R:dat::Berlin, den %TimeString%
Return
:R:div::- Diverses

>snap>

The auto-hotkey "dat" is not working properly, because the result if I type "dat" is

Berlin, den %TimeString%

Uhm, seems to be very difficiult...

Greetings,

Carlos

[Chris]

To send a variable such as times and dates, you must use a multi-line hotstring. Multi-line hotstrings must not have their first line on the same line with the hotstring abbreviation. Working example:

::dat::
Send %A_DD%.%A_MM%.%A_YYYY%
SendRaw %A_EndChar% ; Optional.
return

[Guest]

Hello Chris, this is working fine, thank you.

Now I get by typing "dat"

22.02.2005

But I need the text "Berlin, den " before the date. How can I add this text automatically before the date?

Thanks for your help

Carlos

[savage]

Just add it to the front of the send statement, like so:

::dat::
Send Berlin, den %A_DD%.%A_MM%.%A_YYYY%
SendRaw %A_EndChar% ; Optional.
return

[Guest]

Hello Savage,

great- this is now working exactly like I want.

Thanks a lot for your effort.

Carlos