problem with " .ahk "

[mernda]

i have this problem that any script doesn't have the "H" icon so i tried to open it with "autohotkey program" which didn't work so i changed the default file multi times and the script is not a script anymore it is just a file with " .ahk " on it i deleted all default and now the file is unknown even the one in the autohotkey file any help?

[scriptors]

select one .ahk file
right mouse button and "open with" ...

search for Autohotkey.exe and check "use this app everytime" ... (don't know in english)

[mernda]

i did that and the file had the green icon with H in it and it didn't open as a script and it doesn't work it opens the program ahk it self

[gregster]

it opens the program ahk it self

autohotkey.exe is just an interpreter for ahk scripts (which are just text files with a special file extension) - so I am not sure, what the "program ahk it self" should mean. Did the AHK help file open with a Welcome message?

Or did it open the script in an editor (like Notepad) instead of running it? Then you might need this: How do I restore the right-click context menu options for .ahk files?

[scriptors]

Open Notepad, copy and paste this:

Code: Select all

Process, Priority, , High
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.

^!+Space:: ; CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+SPACE
MsgBox WORK !
Return

Save as: test.ahk

Double click on it and try to press CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+SPACE

[mernda]

it seams i didn't explain enough ....
any file with ( .ahk ) is unknown file i have to choose program to open it with so the only program there is autohotkey if you looked at the file icon it's green and has H and the ( .ahk ) file is not script anymore it's like normal file and there is no program to choose as default within autohotkey file has the image like " Ahk2Exe.exe " to make the ( .ahk ) files go back to which they used to be a file with purple ( H ) icon and work as script

[gregster]

I would try the procedure described in the FAQ question I linked to above.
That means, applying the registry patch and re-installing AHK.

[mernda]

i used that i don't know what it should do and i got that "work" message but nothing changed ... well thank you guys ..