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brotherS
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 Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:10 am Post subject: AHK executing a command in the wrong way? |
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Hi,
I'm using AutoHotkey to start Locate (http://www.locate32.net/) with the Win+f key combination, and (annonyingly) often Locate wouldn't start another instance but only bring an instance that's already running to the foreground. And when that happens I can try as often as I want, Locate would NOT start another instance. I'm using this code:
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#f::
IfExist,C:\Program Files\Locate
run, C:\Program Files\Locate\Locate32.exe -i
return
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The Locate author suggested that AutoHotkey is the problem since he can't reproduce this behavior without AutoHotkey - and this seems to be correct, when I just hit Win+r (to open Windows' execute box) and type
| Code: | | C:\Program Files\Locate\locate32.exe -i |
there, it works just fine!
So... do I have to change the AHK code to make this work correctly?
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garry
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:39 am Post subject: |
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use fullpath
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#f::
IfExist,%A_programfiles%\Locate\Locate32.exe
run, %A_programfiles%\Locate\Locate32.exe -i
return
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brotherS
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:55 am Post subject: |
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| garry wrote: | use fullpath
| Code: | #Persistent
#f::
IfExist,%A_programfiles%\Locate\Locate32.exe
run, %A_programfiles%\Locate\Locate32.exe -i
return
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I get an error when I try that:
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Error: This line does not contain a recognized action.
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Edit:
I then tried
| Code: | #Persistent
#f::
IfExist,%Programfiles%\Locate
run, %Programfiles%\Locate\Locate32.exe -i
return
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but that isn't solving the problem either.
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Jex
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Why not just use:
| Code: | #Persistent
#f::
run, C:\Program Files\Locate\Locate32.exe -i
return |
if that doesn't work, try putting quotes around it:
"C:\Program Files\Locate\Locate32.exe"
then:
"C:\Program Files\Locate\Locate32.exe -i"
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brotherS
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| Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| Jex wrote: | Why not just use:
| Code: | #Persistent
#f::
run, C:\Program Files\Locate\Locate32.exe -i
return |
if that doesn't work, try putting quotes around it:
"C:\Program Files\Locate\Locate32.exe"
then:
"C:\Program Files\Locate\Locate32.exe -i" |
The extra check is to make sure the hotkey wouldn't work on another system where Locate is not installed.
I changed it to:
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#Persistent
#f::
IfExist,%Programfiles%\Locate
run, "C:\Program Files\Locate\Locate32.exe" -i
return
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and while it *seemed* to work at first, it still isn't *always* causing the expected results (like using Windows' command line). Strange...
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brotherS
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:50 am Post subject: |
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I tried to make it work with %comspec% but that also failed...
Anyone got more ideas how I could make this work? Or *is* this a bug?
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closed
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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try adding workingdir
| Quote: | | The working directory for the launched item. Do not enclose the name in double quotes even if it contains spaces. If omitted, the script's own working directory (A_WorkingDir) will be used. |
| Quote: | | Run, Target , WorkingDir |
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brotherS
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the suggestion.
Sadly, that also doesn't work. It still mostly just activates the Locate instance that has been launched most recently.
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tonne
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brotherS
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| tonne wrote: | Change locate as, tools|options|keyboard shortcuts:
Change or remove the shortcut for Win+f|Global (hook)|Open dialog. |
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah... who would have thought of THAT... (I obviously didn't) 
Thanks a lot!
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