by Philippe Lamarre
last updated August 12, 2018
easy
Description
One of the very useful AutoHotkey features is the ability to add/modify scripts on the fly. This document is for those who are constantly editing their AutoHotkey file, adding new scripts or modifying existing ones.
Adding or modifying a script in your AHK file is a three-step process (edit, save, reload). The two scripts presented below will help you do it quicker. The first will be to edit, and the second to save and reload.
Steps
1
Prepare your overlay
Choose two unassigned keys on the Enterpad overlay where you will assign the two scripts. You can name them Edit and Save&Reload.
2
Code installation
Copy and paste the following script in the AutoHotkey script template file “Enterpad.ahk” at the location of the first key you wish to assign.
001: Edit Return
Do the same with the following script at the location of the second key you wish to assign.
002: Send ^s Reload Return
More Info
If you want to make sure the Save&Reload script has enough time to save before reloading, you can add a pause between the save and reload commands in your script. With a pause, it would look like this:
001: Send ^s Sleep, 1000 Reload Return
If there is an error in your edited script and you press the Save&Reload button, a dialog box with information about the error will appear. In such a case, the old version of the script will remain in effect.
