Can I write this better? Topic is solved

[LAPIII]

Is there a different way to script this:

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Send, +{Tab}
Sleep, 100
Send, +{Tab}
Sleep, 100
Send, +{Tab}

[morreo]

If you're doing something repeatedly, you can use something call a loop

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Loop, 3
{
Send, +{Tab}
Sleep, 100
}
return

This will execute the code in the loop 3 times. Is that what you meant?

[gmoises]

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#Requires AutoHotkey v1.1.36+
SetKeyDelay, 100

Loop, 3
	Send, +{Tab}

[AHK_user]

Even better

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#Requires Autohotkey v2.0-beta.1+
SetKeyDelay(100)

Loop 3
	Send("+{Tab}")

[malcev]

More precisely not 100, but 110.

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SetKeyDelay, 110
Send, +{Tab 3}

[william_ahk]

Even betterer

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#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
Persistent

(re(i) => (
	Send("+{Tab}"),
	i != 1 && SetTimer(%A_ThisFunc%.Bind(i-1), -100)
))(3)

[Scr1pter]

I think we have different point of views regarding better.

morreo's solution is totally fine.
With tab stops it would be perfect, though.

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F1::
Loop, 3
{
    Send, +{Tab}
    Sleep, 100
}
return

Since LAPIII is apparently not an advanced user, I would suggest to use easy and beginner friendly methods.
Omitting { } can lead to unwanted errors while leaving { } will always work.

william_ahk's solution is - in my opinion - clearly a no go.
No offense

Cheers!

[wer]

you could use while loop to do it whatever times you want:

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max:=2
now:=0
while (now<max)
{
Send, +{Tab}
Sleep, 100
now++
}
Send, +{Tab}

or just ordinary loop with break:

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max:=2
now:=0
loop
{
if now=max
   break
Send, +{Tab}
Sleep, 100
now++
}
Send, +{Tab}

[william_ahk]

william_ahk's solution is - in my opinion - clearly a no go.

I was just being sarcastic Using loop and sleep is the best in terms of flexibility for sure, SetKeyDelay subtracts that.