Replacing AHK exe app without installing

[Guest10]

i have installed the latest version of AHK on one of my computers (computer No. 1). on another computer (computer No. 2) i have the older version installed. can i just copy the core .exe app from computer No. 1 and replace it with the older version on computer No. 2 without uninstalling the older version and installing the latest version of AHK on computer No. 2?

[RijulAhuja]

I think so, but you would probably want to copy the compiler as well.

[Guest10]

thanks, replaced only apps and compiler files (1.1.09 >> 1.1.13) -- so far working good!

[empardopo]

How can i know what version of Autohotkey I have installed?
Thanks!

[RijulAhuja]

Run this code.
MsgBox % A_AHKVersion

[empardopo]

Is it normal I get the number 1.1.11.01?

A question, % var is equivalent to %var%?

[Guest10]

Run this code.
MsgBox % A_AHKVersion

now when i run this i get 1.1.13.00

[RijulAhuja]

Is it normal I get the number 1.1.11.01?

No, the latest version is 1.1.13.01. You can get it from this direct link.
Also, I suggest you implement a check for the latest version in your master script, by calling this function from its auto execute section.

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CheckAHKLatest()
{
;requires internet access
URLDownloadToFile, http://l.autohotkey.net/version.txt, % A_Temp "\version.txt"
FileRead, LatestVersion, % A_Temp "\version.txt"
If (A_AhkVersion<LatestVersion)
	MsgBox, Please update your AHK.`n`nInstalled version`n%A_AhkVersion%`n`nLatest version`n%LatestVersion%
FileDelete, % A_Temp "\version.txt"
return
}

A question, % var is equivalent to %var%?

No. %, that is, percent followed by a space, forces expression mode, while %var% finds the value stored in var.

[RijulAhuja]

Run this code.
MsgBox % A_AHKVersion

now when i run this i get 1.1.13.00

The latest version is now 1.1.13.01

[lexikos]

Why avoid installing? The installer also updates the help file.

[Guest10]

i forgot to mention that i also replaced the help file.

Why avoid installing? The installer also updates the help file.

[Alibaba]

A question, % var is equivalent to %var%?

it's an expression (RijulAhuja already said)
Read this if you're interested further:
http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Variable ... xpressions

[empardopo]

Thanks for your info.
Greetings!

[RijulAhuja]

Why avoid installing? The installer also updates the help file.

Thanks, I forgot about that. So, is installing the same as extracting, setting up file associations, and adding stuff to the right click menu ?

[Guest10]

how about updating the registry. does it do that?