Assigning ahk_exe with variable Topic is solved

[Finallf]

I am passing a script v1 to v2.

This way it works:

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SetTimer "checkwin", 1000

checkwin() {
	if !WinExist("ahk_exe snes9x-x64.exe")
		ExitApp
}

But I need it to work like this:

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AhkName := "ahk_exe snes9x-x64.exe"
SetTimer "checkwin", 1000

checkwin() {
	if !WinExist("%AhkName%")
		ExitApp
}

or like this:

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AhkName := "snes9x-x64.exe"
SetTimer "checkwin", 1000

checkwin() {
	if !WinExist("ahk_exe %AhkName%")
		ExitApp
}

I tried in many ways and nothing to accept the variable.

[kczx3]

If you need that variable's value to be bound to the function then I guess you will need to make the variable global. Or pass it via a fat arrow function.

GLOBAL

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global AhkName := "ahk_exe snes9x-x64.exe"
SetTimer "checkwin", 1000

checkwin() {
	if !WinExist(AhkName)
		ExitApp
}

FAT ARROW

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AhkName := "ahk_exe snes9x-x64.exe"
SetTimer (*) => checkwin(AhkName), 1000

checkwin(exe) {
	if !WinExist(exe)
		ExitApp
}

[Finallf]

Thanks, it worked.
I will use it global because I have other places to use the variable, so it is easier to use.

[Helgef]

Instead of the fat-arrow example, it is often better to use a boundfunc. Eg, SetTimer func('checkwin').bind(AhkName), 1000. Because the fat-arrow still depends on the global variable AhkName, the boundfounc binds the value and doesn't depend on the variable after it has been created.

[kczx3]

The OP wanted that variables value to be bound at the time the function was called. So binding it wouldn’t help because then it’s static. I suppose you could bind an object with a property.