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Auto Hot Key SendKey Not Working

So I have this:

#SingleInstance, force

^x::ControlSend, , abc, notepad.exe

and it doesn't work. I have notepad open, and I hit control+x in the Windows Explorer and nothing happens. It doesn't cut the file I have selected or type abc into the notepad window. Is something wrong with the syntax? I double checked everything.

Solution

  • Check the win title documentation.

    AutoHotkey interprets "notepad.exe" as "some window with the title 'notepad.exe'". Unless you have opened a document called so, the specified window will not be found.

    Use ..., ahk_exe notepad.exe instead.

    all the best,