Restart a script every time it is activated

[jsfuojgbnf]

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xButton2::
Send, 4
Sleep, 100
Send, 2
Sleep, 50
Click, Left, 1
Sleep, 100
Send, 8
Sleep, 2000
Send, 4
Return

I want to make the program restart every time I hit xbutton2. Currently, if I hit xbutton2 while the script is running it will do nothing. I want to end the previous thing running and start it again if I hit xbutton2 in the middle of the script.

[Lowy]

Adding Reload to the last last line of the hotkey will reload the script.

See: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Reload.htm

[Pepineros]

By default, a given hotkey or hotstring subroutine cannot be run a second time if it is already running. Use #MaxThreadsPerHotkey to change this behavior.

from https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/Threads.htm

You can set #MaxThreadsPerHotkey, 2 at the top of your script. See if you can make it work and come back if not - I'm on my phone and can't run a quick script to tell you exactly what to write.

[boiler]

Adding Reload to the last last line of the hotkey will reload the script. It uses a .ini file so it knows upon reloading that it's should immediately execute without waiting for the hotkey to be pressed again.

See: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Reload.htm

That won't get it to start over immediately if he presses the hotkey in the middle of the subroutine executing.


This will cause it to reload and start over again if the hotkey is pressed again while it's running:

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IniRead, Restarted, restart.ini, Main, Restart, 0
if Restarted {
	IniWrite, 0, restart.ini, Main, Restart
	gosub, Main
}
return

#If Running
XButton2::
	IniWrite, 1, restart.ini, Main, Restart
Reload

#If !Running
Main:
XButton2::
	Running := 1
	Send, 4
	Sleep, 100
	Send, 2
	Sleep, 50
	Click, Left, 1
	Sleep, 100
	Send, 8
	Sleep, 2000
	Send, 4
	Running := 0
Return

Esc::ExitApp