AutoHotKey scripts have a wide range of uses. They’re mostly used to automate repetitive tasks. Scripts are somewhat like small programs that run a series of commands and can accept input from a user. In this article, we will learn how to convert these. If we take an example to explain, it’s just like SpellChecker and AutoCorrect on our phones. Sometimes AutoHotkey scripts also contain hotkeys (keyboard shortcuts) and hotstrings, which can automatically replace certain text strings when typing. One can easily automate tasks like clicking window prompt, typing letters and numbers, etc. AutoHotKey script file is a plain text file type that’s used by AutoHotkey, a free scripting tool for automating tasks in Windows. AHK as an extension is an AutoHotkey Script file. As a workaround try and find the location of AutoHotkey's Window Spy Program and use it.Files that end up with the. If the Window Spy option is not displayed on the popup menu as shown in figure 1 then Window Spy is not installed on your system in the default location.

AutoHotkey Snippit can use the ahk_class name or the ahk_exe.

Window spy will now display the window information. Open window you want to find the window information for and then open Windows Spy if you have not already done so. To Open Window Spy Right Click on AutoHotkey Snippit Icon in your system tray and choose the Window Spy option as shown in Figure 1 or if you are in the Profile Edit screen of HotList then you can click the window spy button as shown in Figure 2. Window Spy allows you to see various information about a window that can be use with AutoHotkey and AutoHotkey Snippit. Window Spy is a utility program that is installed with AutoHotkey.

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