Unexpected {

[wllrjahauthcpebmsh]

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keys := ["w", "a", "s", "d"] 

Random, keyVar, 1, 4
Random, timeVar, 3500, 10000
Random, timeHoldVar, 100, 300

if (keyVar = 1) Send {w down}
if (keyVar = 2) Send {a down}
if (keyVar = 3) Send {s down}
if (keyVar = 4) Send {d down}

Sleep timeHoldVar

if (keyVar = 1) Send {w up}
if (keyVar = 2) Send {a up}
if (keyVar = 3) Send {s up}
if (keyVar = 4) Send {d up}

sleep, timeVar
reload

I keep getting the error Unexpected { on Line 7. Why?

[Xtra]

if (keyVar = 1) Send {w down} is not valid syntax

Try:

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if (keyVar = 1) 
    Send {w down}

[BoBo]

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keys := ["w", "a", "s", "d"] 

F12::						; press F12 to execute the following code
Random, keyVar, 1, 4
Random, timeVar, 3500, 10000
Random, timeHoldVar, 100, 300

Send {keys[keyVar] down}
Sleep % timeHoldVar
Send  % "{" . keys[keyVar] . "up}"
Sleep % timeVar
return

Not tested (but corrected as advised by @Helgef see below)

[Cuadrix]

Because Send {w up} is a command.
Autohotkey commands require their own line.

If you want to keep it on the same line as the if statement, you can instead wrap it in a function like this:

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Send(k) {
	Send % k
}

if (keyVar = 1) Send("{w down}")

[gregster]

If you want to keep it on the same line as the if statement, you can instead wrap it in a function like this:

Afaics, this is misleading, and no valid/meaningful if-syntax. This would execute Send("{w down}") unconditionally, even if the if-condition is false.


You could use a ternary, though, with your defined function:

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(keyVar = 1) ? Send("{w down}") : ""

(Or, I guess, using commands, with the deprecated legacy syntax mentioned here -> IfEqual: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/IfEqual.htm#Remarks)

[Cuadrix]

Afaics, this is misleading, and no valid/meaningful if-syntax. This would execute Send("{w down}") unconditionally, even if the if-condition is false.

Well damn. I didn't know that same line if statements weren't allowed. Thought that for sure it would be the same as in other languages. Guess not

[Helgef]

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Send {keys[keyVar] down}

This mix of expression and command syntax is not valid. In expression syntax it would need to be,

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send % "{" . keys[keyVar] . " down}"

[BoBo]

@Helgef - I've expected that (sort of) but wasn't sure if "stringyfiing" the curly braces is the way to go.
Well, my iPad won't work as a testing environment that good…