Thanks for the encouragement
Puck!
I've finished testing the AutoHotKey workaround!
Here are my findings:With a general AutoHotKey created exe icon press, AHP fires 100% of the time and reconfigured a troubled windows command macro successfully!
When adding the AutoHotKey created exe to the start up folder and rebooting the PC,AHP fires 100% of the time and reconfigured a troubled windows command macro 85% of the time successfully!
I'm thinking it is a time issues as some reboots connect to the internet faster then others.This time variance can be compensated by changing the pause value in the script from 100 to possibly 150 although in my tests setting to this value made it look like the script didn't complete when infact it had!
As promised here is a step by step to create a AutoHotKey AHP start exe that auto fixes the problem with the windows command options:
- Install AutoHot Key and open it's root folder
- Open the folder"AutoScriptWriter" and click on (open) AutoScriptWriter.exe
- Browse to the ActiveHm.exe (usually in C:\Program Files\ActiveHome Pro) the path and file should appear in the "Initiate the following run line upon record" box
- Ensure record & Shrink and record mouse buttons are depressed
- Press record,AHP will now open and a stop botton will appear in the top left of the screen
- Click on the room that a troubled macro is in
- Next click on edit for the troubled macro
- Re-point to the batch file or exe
- Next click on the floppy icon in the bottom Right to save (Note: AHP hotkeys will work here too and usualy work better)
- Next click on the stop record button
- The AutoScriptWriter screen will appear with all mouse movements and button presses recorded
- Go to the bottom of the script and add the line "Exit," (minus the quotation marks)
- Click save and give it a name you'll remember
- Close the AutoScriptWriter
OK you've created the script
Now to convert it to an exe file:
- Open the AutoHotKey root folder
- Open the Compiler folder
- Open Ahk2Exe.exe file
- For the source file you browse to the script you just created and click save
- For the destination file browse to the location you'd like the file created and type in the name you wish to give it and click save
- For the custom icon you like to use browse and find one and click save(if you don't add anything here it uses the default)
- Type N/A in the passphrase and verify passphrase
- Click convert then close Ahk2Exe
You've now a new AHP starting script which auto fixes all problem window command macros.
Use this to start AHP now instead of the way you use to start AHP replacing any AHP shortcuts with short cuts to this new file
You can even use it in your start up!
Note: For the Custom icon I used
Icon Sucker and pulled the icon from AHP so this new file even looks like AHPs short cut!
I only hope this works as well for every one else as it does for me!
Edited to fix code issues from older forum software update
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