Sending key combo to application

[mhyder1]

I have an application that uses a special keyboard. The keyboard has several key combinations configured into it such at ctrl+shift+alt+s. The application is programmed to respond to the key combinations and run functions based on the combo. Im using AHK so that we can bring the application into focus when a key is pressed. Here is what I want to happen
1. When a key combination is pressed bring the application to the front (I have this working)

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^+!s::
   WinActivate, Treasury
   Send ^+!s  // not working
return

That translates to: when ctrl+shift+alt+s is pressed, bring the window with Treasury title to the foreground
2. trigger the same key combination so that it will be activated in the application. In the script I'm trying to send the same keys but they are not registering in the app.
Nothing happens.

I just wanted to verify if my approach is incorrect or if maybe what I'm trying to do is not possible with AHK. Thanks in advance for any help

[boiler]

You can add WInWaitActive to make sure it's active before it's sent (I usually add it anyway even though the documentation says it's not usually necessary). And you should precede your hotkey with a $ so it doesn't trigger itself when you send the same key combination.

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$^+!s::
   WinActivate, Treasury
   WinWaitActive, Treasury
   Send ^+!s ; semicolon is the comment delimiter, not "//"
return

[mhyder1]

Thank you so much. That worked perfectly.
Now to clean things up. I have many keys that follow that same pattern. Is there anyway to the script or do I just need to repeat that section several times:

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$^+!s::
    WinActivate, Treasury
    WinWaitActive, Treasury
    Send ^+!s
return
$^+!r::
   WinActivate, Treasury
   WinWaitActive, Treasury
   Send ^+!r
return

etc...

[boiler]

You could do this:

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$^+!r::
$^+!s::
    WinActivate, Treasury
    WinWaitActive, Treasury
    Send, % SubStr(A_ThisHotkey, 2) ; strips off the $
return

[mhyder1]

Awesome!! Works perfectly.
One last thing. I have a couple key combinations that use the plus symbol.
So it looks like:

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$^+!+

Evidently I want {Ctrl}{Shift}{Alt} and the plus symbol
I tried

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$^+!{+}

after some basic research but it wont compile.
I also need to use the semicolon which I know is for comments.
I read that you could escape characters with a backtick `.
Thanks for any help.

[boiler]

The first one should work. Did you put :: after it? It needs to be shifted just to produce the + on my keyboard, so shifting a + is redundant. Does your keyboard not require it to be shifted to produce a +? (mine is a shifted =) You’re not referring to the + on the NumPad, are you? If you can’t get it to work using the + symbol, you can also check out Special Keys to find the code for that key and create a hotkey for it.


For the semicolon, just escape it as you suggested `;::. Instead of asking if it will work, why not try it out and see for yourself?