Hotkey when one of two programs are active

[CuriousDad]

I would like to pause my script (which starts up when my computer boots up) to allow me to use F12 as the "Save As" function whenever Word or Excel is active. I wrote the following thread within the script:

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#IfWinActive ahk_exe EXCEL.EXE or ahk_exe WINWORD.EXE
	^+s:: ; Save As
	Run "I:\Temp Downloads\Macros\Suspend 7 Seconds.ahk"
	Sleep 500
	Send {F12}
	ExitApp

I have another script that will restart my original script after 7 seconds. The script works for Word, but not for Excel. Am I utilizing the "or" statement incorrectly?

Secondary question: ChatGPT suggested use of Pause function. Would it work for what I want to do? How would I automatically restart the script after 7 seconds?

[GEV]

The script works for Word, but not for Excel. Am I utilizing the "or" statement incorrectly?

The right syntax is

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#If WinActive("ahk_exe EXCEL.EXE") or WinActive("ahk_exe WINWORD.EXE")

The rest of your question isn't clear to me. It needs to be clarified.
There are probably much better ways to accomplish that task.

[CuriousDad]

Thanks. It now works.

As for the use of Pause, ChatGPT wrote the following:

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F12::
Pause ; Pause the current script
Send {F12} ; Send F12 to the active window
Pause ; Unpause the current script
return

Will accomplish the same thing that I'm doing with my other hotkey thread if I modified it as such:

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#If WinActive("ahk_exe EXCEL.EXE") or WinActive("ahk_exe WINWORD.EXE")
^+s:: ; Save As
Pause ; Pause the current script
Send {F12} ; Send F12 to the active window
Sleep 7000
Pause ; Unpause the current script
return

[CuriousDad]

Sorry. I know that I could test it out myself. I was just responding to the comment of using Pause. The question stemmed from my explanation of what I was asking.

[mikeyww]

ChatGPT output is not permitted on this forum.

If you have a loop or timer running somewhere in the script, you can have that loop check to see which window is active. If the active window 's title is "Save As", then you skip the actions until the window title changes.

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#Requires AutoHotkey v1.1.35
#Persistent
Gosub Timer
Return

Go:
WinGetTitle active, % "ahk_id" WinActive("A")
If (active = "Save As")
 WinWaitNotActive
Send 1
SoundBeep 2500
Timer:
SetTimer Go, -900
Return