#IfWinActive does not support variables? Topic is solved

[afe]

Hello,
I encountered a problem when the hotkey was only started when the script's own window was active.
I found that #IfWinActive does not support %Var%. How to solve it?

If the script is run again and no ahk_pid %pid% is added, does the hotkey conflict between the two processes?

Thanks.

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#SingleInstance Off

Gui, Show, h300 w400, TEST
Process, Exist
pid := ErrorLevel
return

#IfWinActive TEST ahk_pid %pid%                      ; Error here
Enter::MsgBox OK
return

[Helgef]

Use #if together with winactive().

Cheers.

[afe]

Edit:

Thank you very much. It work fine.

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Gui, Show, h300 w400, TEST
Process, Exist
pid := ErrorLevel
return

#If WinActive("TEST" "ahk_pid" . pid)
    Enter::MsgBox OK
return

[Helgef]

Use expression syntax for the function call.

[Hellbent]

Like this? It does not work.

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Gui, Show, h300 w400, TEST
Process, Exist
pid := ErrorLevel
return

#If WinActive(TEST ahk_pid %pid%)
    Enter::MsgBox OK
return

ahk_pid is a string so it needs to be wrapped in quotes and pid doesn't need the %%.
Not sure "Test" is doing anything.
Never tried using the process id in WinActive(), but I assume it should work.

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#If (WinActive("ahk_pid" pid))

***Edit***
Helgef beat me to it.

[jeeswg]

An alternative solution is to use GroupAdd, and #IfWinActive with ahk_group,

[afe]

Thank you very much. It work fine.