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[netdoc]

Thanks for all your suggestions. So far it seems like {raw} seems to be working fine. I will keep trying it and see what happens over time.

I am a quadriplegic and have been using AutoHotkey for over a year now. I love the program and up until recently it has been working almost flawlessly.
I use a program extensively for two key commands. I'm running Windows Vista since November. I also use Sticky Keys in conjunction with AutoHotkey.
A few weeks back I started having trouble. I wasn't sure whether it was sticky keys are AutoHotkey. I'm still not positive but I think it's AutoHotkey.

Here is the string I use to enter my e-mail address:
#f2::Send Me@il.rr.com

It will work well for awhile then suddenly I start getting things like Me@IL>RR>COM.

After that my shift key is locked and I have to reboot the computer. If I stop sticky keys the problem does not go away. My shift key is still locked. That also affects my mouse operations because I highlight text I don't mean to.

Although I'm not certain if this has any impact but a short time ago I also started using Microsoft Office Standard 2007. I got that free from Microsoft for writing an evaluation of their Speech Recognition software that is included in Vista. This is a full working copy and not a trial copy. I do a lot with speech recognition but I do not use it for AutoHotkey macros. For AutoHotkey I press and release the Windows key then the F2 key.

I guess it's possible that an update from Microsoft Windows Updater around that time could also have caused the problem. Because of my paralysis it's kind of hard to experiment with a lot of different things.

If you have any ideas I would appreciate your feedback.
Thanks,
Mike

[Oberon]

Try using {Raw} just before the @ symbol.

[Rhys]

Just to be safe, it would be best to edit your post to include a fake email address, since spam bots aren't your friend (if you did use a real one). If {raw} doesn't work for you, you can also (as long as you don't mind losing your clipboard) do this:

[ManaUser]

Odd problem, because I don't think @ has any special meaning to AutoHotkey.

[Trikster]

It works just fine for me. Are you sure you're pressing the correct hotkeys?

[Rhys]

I'm guessing you guys aren't also using stickykeys - It sounds like that may be (partially) to blame here - Without access to the PC and full script, it's tough to say exactly what the problem is...
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[Lexikos]

Usually Ctrl+Alt+Delete cures "stubborn keys." I have to use it occasionally when dealing with administrative programs, since I don't run my scripts with elevated privileges. (User Interface Privilege Isolation interferes...)

[Rhys]

[razlin1]

I had that problem with keys staying stuck as well and like Rhyn suggested. I added

send {shift up}
send {ctrl up}
send {alt up}
send {win up}

at the end of my scripts in question just in case