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[ste]

Hi there,
I work with autohotkey to dump excel infos to a web based database. I'm doing this with an automated copy & paste
Send, {CTRLDOWN}c{CTRLUP}
variable := clipboard
...

The strange thing is: Almost anytime when I use the tool for the first time of a day, assigning the "copy"-value to the variable doesn't seem to work. Or there's often any value in the variable, which I copied before using the tool. When I exist the script and start it again, it always works. Any proposals??
cheers, ste

[Greg]

At the start of the script add:

[PhiLho]

As you wrote, it is strange...
Do you have a clipboard manager? Doesn't latest Office versions manage the clipboard themselves?
Anyway, you can start by clearing the clipboard before starting the copy: Clipboard =
Perhaps check if the clipboard is empty or not after sending the Ctrl+C.
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

[ste]

Ok, I'll try it with Clipboard =
but it may also be related with this Office clipboard manager (I don't trust it, even if it's deactivated). Thanks for you replies. I'll be back...

[evl]

You could try adding a delay for the initial case, like:

[Rabiator]

Did you try