How to make #IfWinActive match THE script's window(s)?

[kidbit]

Hey, I'm having a trouble making a script with a hotkeys that I'd like to work only within that script's windows.
Seems like #IfWinActive supports WinTitle, but doesn't support variables, otherwise I'd use something like

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#IfWinActive ahk_id %A_ScriptHwnd%

Using IfWinActive() (without #) - doesn't suit me, as well as specifying ahl_class + title in the WinTitle param, which doesn't suit me too.



The solution (thanks to Lexikos and the other pals):

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GroupAdd Self, % "ahk_pid " DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId") ; Create an ahk_group "Self" and make all the current process's windows get into that group.
#IfWinActive ahk_group Self
... ; here goes your code, which would get executed only if any of script's windows is currently active

Alternatively, you may use

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#If WinActive("ahk_pid " DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId"))
... ; here goes your code, which would get executed only if any of script's windows is currently active

but the 1st code is more preferred.
Don't use "ahk_id " WinExist() unless you actually want to restrict it to the first matching window.

[HotKeyIt]

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#If WinActive("ahk_id " A_ScriptHwnd)

[kidbit]

Thanks, it should work, but for some reason it doesn't: probably, because my script has GUI and thus it may have multiple hwnds :-/
Even

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ScriptHwnd_A := WinExist("Ahk_PID " DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId"))
#If WinActive("ahk_id " ScriptHwnd_A)
...

doesn't work :-/

[tank]

directives are evaluated before variables. Lexikos might correct me but i don't think you can use a variable in a directive line

[trismarck]

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#If WinActive("ahk_id " WinExist("Ahk_PID " DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId")))

This should work, or actually, the former should work also as I think the expression is evaluated each time the hotkey is pressed (~at run-time). If not, from what I remember, all Autohotkey windows have the same class (thanks to Guest3456) , or, you could use the Hotkey command to create the hotkey once handles to all of windows are known.

[kidbit]

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#If WinActive("ahk_id " WinExist("Ahk_PID " DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId")))

This should work, or actually, the former should work also as I think the expression is evaluated each time the hotkey is pressed (~at run-time). If not, from what I remember, all Autohotkey windows have the same class (thanks to Guest3456) , or, you could use the Hotkey command to create the hotkey once handles to all of windows are known.

Doesn't work too.

[HotKeyIt]

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ScriptHwnd_A := WinExist("ahk_class AutoHotkey Ahk_PID " DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId"))
#If WinActive("ahk_id " ScriptHwnd_A)
...

[guest3456]

the hwnds of the Gui Windows are different from the ScriptHwnd. you haven't said whether you only want Gui windows or if you want the main script window as well

if you only want guis, you should try ahk_class AutoHotkeyGUI

[lexikos]

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ScriptHwnd_A := WinExist("Ahk_PID " DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId"))
#If WinActive("ahk_id " ScriptHwnd_A)
...

doesn't work :-/

There would be two reasons for that:
1) It's still looking for one specific window (the one found by WinExist).
2) ScriptHwnd_A might be blank: If you've written the code exactly as above but combined with some other script, you might not have put the assignment in the auto-execute section.

I suggest the following method, which is more reliable than #if:

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GroupAdd Self, % "ahk_pid " DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId")
;...
#ifWinActive ahk_group Self

Alternatively,

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#If WinActive("ahk_pid " DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId"))

Don't use "ahk_id " WinExist() unless you actually want to restrict it to the first matching window.

[kidbit]

lexikos
Thanks.
You are probably right about the reasons of why that WinExist didn't work out for me.
I don't know the reasons why the "directives are evaluated before variables" which means that they accept only some (not all) variables, but thanks for sharing both of the tricks to make it work the way I wanted.
Each of them works, but since you didn't go into details of why #If is not so reliable - I'll use the GroupAdd method.
Also, don't you think it's worth adding that case to the manual (to the #IfWinActive page)?

Issue is solved, I'm copying the answering code to the 1st post in this thread (I believe, this is what moderators should do on a regular basis in all the "resolved" threads).

[lexikos]

I don't know the reasons why the "directives are evaluated before variables" which means that they accept only some (not all) variables,

No, that was misinformation. Directives are processed at an early stage, and typically don't support variable references. However, in this case, #if simply sets an expression to be evaluated at a later stage. When the hotkey is potentially being fired, the expression is evaluated (including variable references).

Each of them works, but since you didn't go into details of why #If is not so reliable - I'll use the GroupAdd method.

See below.

When the key combination which forms a hotkey is pressed, the #If expression is evaluated to determine if the hotkey should activate. The system may not respond to keyboard or mouse input until expression evaluation completes or times out.

If the script thread is unresponsive for any reason, it can cause input lag.

Also, don't you think it's worth adding that case to the manual (to the #IfWinActive page)?

Perhaps, but I'm lazy.

[hoppfrosch]

Also, don't you think it's worth adding that case to the manual (to the #IfWinActive page)?

Perhaps, but I'm lazy.

@kidbit: You are always welcome to enhance documentation and create a pull request on https://github.com/Lexikos/AutoHotkey_L-Docs. This would allow Lexikos being lazy furthermore - unless he still has to merge it into documentation ...

[marktherob1950]

can this be adapted to only execute for a particular program.

I have a script that executes for all programs and I only want it to work in one windows title is filename - Nitro Pro 10