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partack
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 Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:26 am Post subject: clearing the clipboard after pasting from it? |
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allright. i'ts probably a really dumb question and im sorry =/ but i have given it a shot. really i have and iv've read alot of help files to try and figure it out my self..
i play a game that disables the 'send' commands.
all i want is a nice little chat hotkey. nothing to do with the actual game.
the game i play has special text characters you can create by adding two alt codes together. (Dont ask me how it works.. it jsut does..  )
thus meaning i don't want to remember all those alt codes for my favourite cool logo's and stuff.
simple enuff yeah? it works a treat.
i copy to the clipboard using alt and whatever and then paste it using ctrl and v. no problems so far.
| Code: | !a::clipboard = %clipboard%¨Í ;
!b::clipboard = %clipboard%¨Î ;
!c::clipboard = %clipboard%¨Ï ;
!d::clipboard = %clipboard%¨Ð ;
!e::clipboard = %clipboard%¨Ñ ; |
but just to make life easyer, it'd be better to hold alt and a letter to do pre-set special characters that i can paste all in one go
so i use the %clipboard% thing.
(alt + hello this is a test)
but i don't want to haveto clear my clipboard each time.. in order to type something else..
so is there a way to clear the clipboard after i have pasted from it without using a send command? or am i jsut going to have to scrap the whole idea?
i'm new at coding (And to this program) so pls go easy on me 
by the way, great program. i love it to the max even if it doesnt suit this perticular situation.
3 thumbs up for it being released under GPL =D (free is my friend) |
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Chris
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Without understanding exactly the effect you're trying to achieve, here are are a few things that might help.
To clear the clipboard, set it equal to nothing, like so:
clipboard =
To clear the clipboard after pasting from it, you could make Control+V into a pass-through hotkey via the tilde prefix. This would cause Ctrl+V to paste in the game as normal (assuming Ctrl-V really has that function in the game), but it can also trigger an action to clear the clipboard (this feature requires NT/2k/XP+):
~^v::
Sleep, 200 ; Give some time for the text to be pasted.
clipboard = ; clear the clipboard
return
If I misunderstood your question, maybe you can clarify it with a specific example of an action+reaction you're trying to achieve. |
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partack
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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chris, you're awesome  snappy reply!
i know that Clipboard = ; clears the clipboard but i was confused with it.. for a while..
i was also having trouble getting it to paste a space to the clipboard too 'cos it wa sjsut saying {space} and leavign it blank jsut cleared the clipboard.. but i found the auto trim off thing.
BUT MAN, IT WORKED! you jsut own SO ...MUCH!
thank you
by the way, i would donate some money to you but unfortunately i'm too young to own a credit card and i'm flat broke regardless =/ But you have my best wishes and gratitude. (also i will tell alot of people about your program.) thank you again! |
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Chris
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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I'm glad it works.
| Quote: | | getting it to paste a space to the clipboard too 'cos it wa sjsut saying {space} and leavign it blank jsut cleared the clipboard.. but i found the auto trim off thing. |
You can also use the built-in variable A_Space to include a literal space by itself, or at the beginning/end of a value:
clipboard = %a_space% |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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i did actually try that, clipboard = %a_space% ;
but it didn't want to work for me.. maybe i did somehting wrong.. well, i'm still experiemnting.
it works now anyway.. i used
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AutoTrim, Off
SPACE = %A_Space%
;makes a space--
!Space::clipboard = %clipboard% %SPACE%
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if this isn't the correct way, oh well, it works and besides, using that veriable was good practice+experience. i learned something from it.
That piece of code you posted really helped me understand how to set out the code properly. 
i didn't know events could happen like that, well, i had a hunch that they might be able to but i didn't know how to do it
i have another question if you want to answer it but it isnt too inportant, i
i can deal with copying to the clipboard and then pressing ctrl+v .. but is there a way to paste after, pressing my hotkey and letting it copy to the clipboard? without using the send command.. (damn bot protector  ) ?
dont stress over it; as i said it's not too much of a problem.. it'd just be a novelty ;D
oh well, back to scripting.
Thanks again. |
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partack
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| oops.. that last post was me.. sorry, i didn't realise i wasn't logged in.. |
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Chris
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:15 am Post subject: |
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Ah, you're right, you must turn off AutoTrim to make it work. Your example can be simplified to this (though yours actually puts two spaces at the end since there is a literal space in between the two variables):
AutoTrim, Off
;makes a space--
!Space::clipboard = %clipboard% %A_Space%
| Quote: | | but is there a way to paste after, pressing my hotkey and letting it copy to the clipboard? |
Since the target window ignores artificial keystrokes, your options are limited. Here are some other topics where this was discussed in the past:
"You might try using ControlSend, and if that fails, PostMessage. There are some examples on the forum about PostMessage, in addition to Rajat's tutorial about it. But chances are -- if the game is specifically designed to be resistant to automation -- these methods won't work either."
And some other topics with practical examples:
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=506
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=351 |
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