Run command won't work Topic is solved

[seolo]

First of all, i'm new to autokeykey.

I have built an arcade cabinet which has no mouse or keyboard, just game buttons.
When window10 starts I want to use autohotkey to use my buttons to start the games.

My script looks like this.

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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
#SingleInstance, Force

GroupAdd, vGroupDesktop, ahk_class Progman ;desktop
GroupAdd, vGroupDesktop, ahk_class WorkerW ;desktop

#IfWinActive, ahk_group vGroupDesktop

Joy2::
Run, ‪C:\PinballX\Pinball.exe
Return

Joy3::
Run, ‪C:\CoinopsArcade\ARCADE(Micro).exe
Return

Joy4::
Run, ‪C:\CoinopsArcade\ARCADE(All).exe
Return

Joy11 & Joy12::
run, %comspec% /k shutdown -r -t 30
Return


#IfWinActive

But I don't start any programs? It says it can't find them and I tripplechecked the path.
Any suggestions? As a test put an msg box instead and it detects the buttons!

Regards
Johan

[mikeyww]

Since your script does not work, simplify it while you test. Try the following with no other code.

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file = C:\PinballX\Pinball.exe
Joy2::
If FileExist(file)
 Run, %file%
Else MsgBox, 48, Error, File not found.`n`n%file%
Return

If it works, expand gradually, testing carefully along the way.

[seolo]

Thanks for help!

When i press button 2(Joy2) it opens a windows showing files on the desktop!
There is no error msg.
Se below for picture

https://imgur.com/a/dA6TRfb

[gregster]

I think the problem is that you have some invisible unicode characters in your code (happens often when copy-pasting from somewhere).
You can test here: https://www.soscisurvey.de/tools/view-chars.php

Copy your code above (at least the run-lines), paste it to that page, and see that you have some (U+202A) characters in your run-lines (so called 'LEFT-TO-RIGHT EMBEDDING' chars) which will throw off the AutoHotkey parser.

[seolo]

I think the problem is that you have some invisible unicode characters in your code (happens often when copy-pasting from somewhere).
You can test here: https://www.soscisurvey.de/tools/view-chars.php

Copy your code above (at least the run-lines), paste it to that page, and see that you have some (U+202A) characters in your run-lines (so called 'LEFT-TO-RIGHT EMBEDDING' chars) which will throw off the AutoHotkey parser.

Thanks!
Tested it but no other characters!

[gregster]

Tested it but no other characters!

How do you mean ?!
Clearly, there are:

invisible unicode.png (17.6 KiB) Viewed 419 times

[seolo]

Tested it but no other characters!

How do you mean ?!
Clearly, there are:


invisible unicode.png

Strange, I only got the 'CR' and 'LF'!

[gregster]

Well, the invisible characters are clearly a reason that the run command can't find valid paths. Otherwise, there is no explanation.

I have now removed these characters from the code. Thy this

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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
#SingleInstance, Force

GroupAdd, vGroupDesktop, ahk_class Progman ;desktop
GroupAdd, vGroupDesktop, ahk_class WorkerW ;desktop

#IfWinActive, ahk_group vGroupDesktop

Joy2::
Run, C:\PinballX\Pinball.exe
Return

Joy3::
Run, C:\CoinopsArcade\ARCADE(Micro).exe
Return

Joy4::
Run, C:\CoinopsArcade\ARCADE(All).exe
Return

Joy11 & Joy12::
run, %comspec% /k shutdown -r -t 30
Return


#IfWinActive

[seolo]

Thank you gregster!

I am so stupid, i was working from 2 different computers and when I checked for invisible characters I was doing it from another computer....sorry!
When doing it from the arcade-computer it detected the invisible characters.

It now works and am so grateful!