Autohotkey unreliably detecting joysticks

[Buzzerb]

I am attempting to make a program which makes use of detecting joystick input. Detecting buttons functions fine, however I am unable to detect Axis values correctly.

The below script was designed to print the X value of the stick to a message box, however no matter the stick position, it returns "49.999237".

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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

Sleep 500

GetKeyState, JoyA, 2JoyX

MsgBox, %JoyA%

(the use of joystick 2 is intentional, read below)

However, when the official joystick test script (https://autohotkey.com/docs/scripts/JoystickTest.htm) is used to test the output of joystick 2 , the joystick is detected perfectly. As far as I can see, there is no functional difference between the two scripts. This has been tested with multiple joysticks of the same type, and the same result always ensues.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Extra info:
The Joystick is a logitech extreme 3D pro. I am using Windows 7 64 bit. Windows detects the joystick correctly in it's calibration utility.

[Gio]

MOD BUMP (Post approved on page 2)

[oif2003]

Hi, it seems to work fine once it is inside a loop. Perhaps the inital read is always that value.

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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

loop
{
	Sleep 500
	GetKeyState, JoyA, JoyX
	MsgBox, %JoyA%
}

Tested with xbox 360 controller.