Drag-Drop onto .ahk suddenly does ... nothing.

[ed1chandler]

Hey, all,

After writing a few scripts that trigger when other files are dropped on top of them, they were working as expected. Now, dragging and dropping onto a .ahk file does nothing.

Just to make sure it wasn't me, I tried using the code from Example 6 here https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/LoopFile.htm. When I drop a text file named test.txt on top of it, ... nothing. Dragging and dropping in general still works, and I can drop a script onto autohotkey.exe and it runs, but if I drop a file onto an .ahk ... nada.

• I added a MsgBox at the top of the script, just to see if it was executing at all ... nope.
• Other scripts running? Nope.
• Run as Administrator? Not normally, but tried both ways -- nope.

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MsgBox, FIRE ; <-- I added this to see if the script even fired.
Loop %0%  ; For each file dropped onto the script (or passed as a parameter).
{
    GivenPath := %A_Index%  ; Retrieve the next command line parameter.
    Loop %GivenPath%, 1
        LongPath = %A_LoopFileLongPath%
    MsgBox The case-corrected long path name of file`n%GivenPath%`nis:`n%LongPath%
}
ExitApp

Any ideas what could cause drag/drop to stop working?
Incidentally, running "autohotkey.exe ThatScriptAbove.ahk Test.txt" from the command line works just fine.

[lexikos]

When you drag a file over a script file, does it highlight the script file? If not, the file type or drag-drop handler registration is probably corrupt.

First, delete the following registry key if it exists:

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.ahk\UserChoice

If present, this key overrides the .ahk -> AutoHotkeyScript file type association. It is created if you use the "Choose default program" function of Windows Vista or later to change the program associated with .ahk files. It is a per-user setting and is protected against modification by programs (other than Explorer itself).

If the key doesn't exist or you still have a problem, reinstall AutoHotkey and ensure the "Enable drag & drop" option is ticked.