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AutoHotkey Tip of the Week—Powerful RegEx Text Search Shorthand (~=)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Hotstring() Function, Hotstrings, If statements, Intermediate Level, Regular Expressions (RegEx), Windows scripting , ,

AutoHotkey Provides an Abbreviated Regular Expression RegExMatch() Operator ( ~= ) for Quick Wildcard Text Matches Regular Expressions (RegEx) can get confusing, but once understood, they pay tremendous dividends. Acting almost as another programming language, Regular Expressions in AutoHotkey provide a method for accomplishing complex search and/or replacement with only one line of code. While not impossible, … Continue reading AutoHotkey Tip of the Week—Powerful RegEx Text Search Shorthand (~=)

AutoHotkey Tip of the Week: How to Combine Multiple Scripts into One—August 19, 2019

Jack Dunning #Directives, AutoHotkey, GoSub Command, GUI (Graphical User Interface) Pop-ups, Labels, Script Structure ,

Design Your Scripts to Either Run as Stand-alone Apps or Use the #Include Directive to Integrate into a Master Script without Modification The cool thing about this tip is that, after you implement these techniques—without any additional changes—you can run your AutoHotkey script as an independent app or quickly add it to a master script.  In “Chapter Eleven: … Continue reading AutoHotkey Tip of the Week: How to Combine Multiple Scripts into One—August 19, 2019

Quick and Dirty Web Data Extraction Script (An Easy AutoHotkey RegEx Trick)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Regular Expressions (RegEx), Web Pages, Windows scripting , ,

A Simple Regular Expression (RegEx) Retrieves Your Daily Horoscope by Harvesting Data from a Web Page—This 10-Line AutoHotkey Script Demonstrates How to Build Your Own Web-Based Pop-ups Regular Expressions (RegEx) can get pretty complicated, but for this desktop trick, you only need to learn one short wildcard expression. Anyone can implement this simple pop-up window trick—displaying … Continue reading Quick and Dirty Web Data Extraction Script (An Easy AutoHotkey RegEx Trick)

Checking Your Internet Connection, Plus a Twist on a Secret Windows Feature (AutoHotkey Quick Tips)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Internet connection, Windows Automation, Windows scripting, Windows shortcuts, Windows Utilities , , ,

If Your AutoHotkey Script Depends Upon Internet Access, Check for an Active Connection Before Continuing, Plus a Surprising Trick for Accessing Hidden Windows Features I’ve written a number of scripts which access the Internet for data: IPFind.ahk for locating where in the world an IP address resides; RhymeMenu.ahk for popping up a list of rhymes for any selected word; SynonymLookup for replacing boring … Continue reading Checking Your Internet Connection, Plus a Twist on a Secret Windows Feature (AutoHotkey Quick Tips)

Swapping Dyslexic Letters (A Favorite AutoHotkey Trick)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Beginning, Clipboard Routine, Grammar Checking, Hotkeys, Send Command, Windows Clipboard, Windows scripting , , ,

Sometimes the Little Things Remind Me How Much I Like AutoHotkey As I worked on one of my blogs, I accidentally transposed two letters (probably “form” for “from” or vice versa). I placed the cursor between the errant letters and hit the R key while holding down ALT. The two characters exchanged position. Pleased with … Continue reading Swapping Dyslexic Letters (A Favorite AutoHotkey Trick)

Jack’s AutoHotkey Blog

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Windows scripting, Windows Utilities , ,

Download AutoHotkey Tricks You Ought To Do With Windows (Sixth Edition) PDF File This AutoHotkey Tricks Book Includes “Table of Contents” and “Indexes” from Jack’s AutoHotkey Books! (For other e-book formats click here!) Get Free AutoHotkey Scripts! ComputorEdge Free AutoHotkey Scripts Page The Best Type of Brain Food! Get Started with AutoHotkey with These Books! … Continue reading Jack’s AutoHotkey Blog