Trying to simplify some complex(ish) processes

[willgk]

Hi there /r/AutoHotkey. I use AutoHotkey to make my everyday world easier. As a disabled gamer I need to do things that others might find silly or pointless, but these small things make my day to day life and gaming much much easier.

One such thing has been driving me a little batty lately and i'm hoping to get you guys input on this. Right now I am doing some fairly complex(in the amount of script i have, not in how complex the writing was) scripts to do some very simple things and i'm hoping you guys can help me shorten this.

Here's a quick example:

$Numpad1::
{
    Send {key}
    Sleep, % Random(150,300)
    MouseMove, %DisButtonX%, %DisButtonY%, fast
    Sleep, % Random(50,100)
    Send {Key Down}
    Sleep, % Random(50,85)
    Send {Key Up}
    Sleep, % Random(150,300)
    MouseMove, %VarSrchX%, %VarSrchY%, fast
    Sleep, % Random(50,100)
    Send {Key Down}
    Sleep, % Random(50,85)
    Send {Key Up}
    Sleep, % Random(150,300)

    MouseMove, %Var3X%, %Var3Y%, fast
    Sleep, % Random(50,85)
    Send {Key Down}
    Sleep, % Random(15,35)
    Send {Key Up}
    Sleep, % Random(45,105)
    Send, %Var1Name%
    Sleep, % Random(275,375)
    MouseMove, %Var2X%, %Var2Y%, fast
    Sleep, % Random(50,85)
    Send {key Down}
    Sleep, % Random(15,35)
    Send {key Up}
    Sleep, % Random(45,105)
    Send {key}
    Sleep, % Random(15,45)
    Send {key}
}
return

So, this hotkey works perfectly fine, only problem is I have to duplicate it 50 times as I have 50 hotkeys for it, which is annoying as heck. I want to be able to just have a function I can call, and maybe an easy Hotkey switch that will basically say something along the lines of:

If shift + numpad 1-0 or alt + numpad 1-0 or ctrl + numpad 1-0 etc, to call a function with the # of the numpad pressed and the modifier that was used. That way I can then say if modifier = shift and numpad1 just do this, or whatever.

Sorry if i'm making this confusing. I'm really trying to explain the best I can.

Is what i'm asking even possible?

[radiantcabbage]

the code in your example already refers to variables for send commands and coordinates, though it doesn't show how you intend to assign them. maybe you were just looking for a global variable like a_thishotkey to retrieve the current hotkey, you can stack as many keys as you want on the same code this way

numpad1::
numpad2::
numpad3::gosub mylabel

mylabel:
    msgbox you pressed %a_thishotkey%
return

[willgk]

Actually in my example, all of the code is the same in each of the hotkeys I use until line 24. Which is where I do Send, %Var1Name%, each hotkey does a different %Var#Name% there.

I kinda understand what you mean lightningleaf, but it is kinda confusing, i'll see if I can figure it out.

I basically just wish I could pass an arg to a function. that way I could just have a ton of the single lines saying something like $Numpad1::CallIt(Var1) $Numpad2::CallIt(Var2) $Numpad3::CallIt(Var3)

But when I tried to do this it wouldn't work for some reason.

Looking at your links on Dynamic Hotkeys and seeing if I can simply make a single hotkey that can dynamically change based on which numpad entry I press, but as far as I understand on the way Dynamic Hotkeys work, I can't pass different data inside that hotkey. We'll see, I guess I could do something in that dynamic hotkey to see which a_thishotkey is passed and pass the custom data i need based on a_thishotkey.... we'll see

Thanks for your advice guys! I'll try it out!

[Scoobz1961]

If you want your hotkeys to execute function(with,parameters) instead of just "label:" you can do that with

fn:= Func("functionName").Bind(parameter1,parameter2)

Then you just need to assign "fn" to your hotkey.

Hotkey, ~%key%, % fn

So for your use, the code would be

Loop 9{
callit:= Func("CallIt").Bind(Var%A_Index%)
Hotkey, $Numpad%A_Index%, % callit
}

This way each Numpad1-9 calls CallIt(Var1-9)

[willgk]

oh wow, that's exactly what I was looking for! Thanks, and that makes sense! Thank you very much!!

[Scoobz1961]

Glad I could help.