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[engunneer]

You can send {w down} to hold the key. Note that it might not work in a game (see gaming forum), and it's not the same as holding w on a real keyboard (no auto repeat)

More details under 'send' in the help file

[girlgamer]

There may be a way to simulate holding a key down depending on the game. Sometimes you can hold the key down until you're done using something like this.

x::
Suspend, On
while (GetKeyState("x", "p"))
{
    send, {w down}
    sleep, 100
}
send, {w up}
Suspend, Off
return

But, in the end, everything depends on the game, and the way the developers programmed it, as to the extent that you can automate the game's actions.

[girlgamer]

Have you tried what I gave you with Notepad?

[girlgamer]

this should do it. I checked it with my notepad.

; press and release x to start the key send
; press and release x again to stop the send
x::
keywait x, D
Keywait x
xflag := !xFlag
if (xflag)
{ loop
   {   Tooltip, press x to stop sending...
       send, {w}
       sleep, 50
	   If (!xflag)
	      break
   }
}
send, {w up}
tooltip
return

[girlgamer]

what you might look at is http://www.autohotke...end.htm#SendRaw

To hold down or release a key: Enclose in braces the name of the key followed by the word Down or Up. For example:

Send {b down}{b up}
Send {TAB down}{TAB up}
Send {Up down} ; Press down the up-arrow key.
Sleep 1000 ; Keep it down for one second.
Send {Up up} ; Release the up-arrow key.

When a key is held down via the method above, it does not begin auto-repeating like it would if you were physically holding it down (this is because auto-repeat is a driver/hardware feature). However, a Loop can be used to simulate auto-repeat. The following example sends 20 tab keystrokes:

Loop 20
{
Send {Tab down} ; Auto-repeat consists of consecutive down-events (with no up-events).
Sleep 30 ; The number of milliseconds between keystrokes (or use SetKeyDelay).
}
Send {Tab up} ; Release the key.

The word DownTemp may also be used. Its effect is the same as Down except for the modifer keys (Control/Shift/Alt/Win). In those cases, DownTemp tells subsequent sends that the key is not permanently down, and may be released whenever a keystroke calls for it. For example, Send {Control DownTemp} followed later by Send a would produce a normal "a" keystroke, not a control-A keystroke.

[girlgamer]

I tested the 2nd script in notepad and it works fine in my machine but then I always have #MaxThreadsPerHotkey set to at least 2.