put code in a variable?

[Aso]

hi buddys,

i try to make my scripts more easy so im asking my self can i add a part of a script in a variable?

for example

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sendvariable =
send {F1}
send {F3}
RETURN


then when where i need it so i can just insert
%sendvariable%

is that possible?

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[kon]

There are several ways to do somthing similar to what you are describing. Here are some examples (in order of increasing complexity).

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; Using GoSub
; https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Gosub.htm
MsgBox, Starting...
gosub, SendLabel
MsgBox, Done.
ExitApp

SendLabel:
    Send, {F1}{F3}
return

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; Using a function
; https://autohotkey.com/docs/Functions.htm#intro
MsgBox, Starting...
SendLabel("{F1}", "{F3}")
MsgBox, Done.
ExitApp

SendLabel(Key1, Key2)
{
    Send, % Key1 Key2
    return
}

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; Using a func object
; https://autohotkey.com/docs/objects/Functor.htm
MsgBox, Starting...
MyFunc := Func("SendLabel").Bind("{F1}", "{F3}")  ; Store a functin object and bind two parameters ("{F1}" and "{F3}")
MyFunc.Call()  ; Call the bound func object
MsgBox, Done.
ExitApp

SendLabel(Key1, Key2)
{
    Send, % Key1 Key2
    return
}

[Exaskryz]

A command cannot be processed as a variable, to my knowledge.

But what you can do is make the variable like this, using a continuation.

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sendvariable =
(
Send {F1}
Send {F3}
RETURN
)

And if you make a hotkey like !s::Send %sendvariable%, you can press Alt+s to basically paste those lines into your code.

[Aso]

thanks buddys, gosub is very nice i try it