Code doesn't run twice

[omar]

I have a small snippet of code that doesn't run the second time it's called:

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::]test::
my_string = "*&^`%$£-+=!<>#@:"
Random, char, 0, strlen(my_string)
result := SubStr(my_string, char, 1)

SendInput {#}{space}

Loop, 20
{
    SendInput, % result
}

Sleep 100
SendInput {enter}{enter}{enter}{enter}

Sleep 100

SendInput {#}{space}

Loop, 20
{
    SendInput, % result
}

Return

I'm scratching my head. I can't figure out the problem. When I test different parts of the code, it works fine.

Hoping someone can tell me where I'm going wrong.

Thanks

[Rohwedder]

Hallo,
here it works as often as I trigger it.

[omar]

Hmm, weird

I've run 3 times and this is the output I get:

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# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@



# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

# ££££££££££££££££££££



# ££££££££££££££££££££

# 



# 

It failed the 3rd time. Have you tried running say 5/6 times?

Thanks

[Rohwedder]

Perhaps?: Replace:

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SendInput, % result

by:

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SendInput, {Text}%result%

[omar]

Oooh!
That worked
Crazy and weird
What do you think was happening?
And why did that solve the problem?

Big thanks

[Rohwedder]

https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/lib/Send.htm
By default (that is, if neither SendRaw nor the Raw mode or Text mode is used), the characters ^+!#{} have a special meaning. …