need help: script counting wondows

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Hi guys,
I want to create a script and am in a desperate need of your help. All I want the script to do is:

1. I start the script
2. i open one ore more window with the special ahk_class
3. script is counting how many of them is running
4. sends a keystroke until i have the desired amount of window with that ahk_class running
5. when i have less than desired, sends thekeystroke again. That way it makes sure i have always 3 windows running
plus option: woud be nice if i coud determine how many windows i want to be opened/closed. after i reach the total amount, script would stop.

This is what I have at this moment:

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#SingleInstance
windowsneeded = 3

Loop
{
    numwindows := 0
    WinGet, id, list, ahk_class ...,, Program Manager
    Loop, %id%
    {
        numwindows += 1
    }
    if (numwindows < windowsneeded)
    {
		sendinput ...
    }
    Sleep 1000
}
return

however this script waits until I have 1 window open and then it sends the keystroke two times.
thanks for your help in advance guys!

[MJs]

first: you already have the windows count after you call WinGet in the ID variable, from docs for WinGet

while OutputVar itself is set to the number of retrieved items (0 if none)

second, may be something like that:

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#SingleInstance
windowsneeded = 3
 
Loop
{
    WinGet, numwindows, list, ahk_class ...,, Program Manager ; see WinGet in the help file
	if (numwindows < windowsneeded){ ; that means 2 WINDOWS AT MOST
		Loop, %numwindows%
		{
			ControlSend, ahk_parent, YOUR KEYS HERE, % "ahk_id " numwindows%A_Index% ; read about  ControlSend in the help file
			; I'm not sure where  you want you sleep commmand, after each itteration of the numwindows or the top level loop so...
			; Sleep 1000 ; uncomment this 
		}
	}
	; Sleep 1000 ; or uncomment this
}
return

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thanks for your input MJs!:)
I will take a look and try the script soon...