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--- wiki:windows:auto_hotkey:auto_hoykey [2016/09/13 15:54] – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-====== Auto Hot Key ======
+====== My AutoHotKey Scripts ======
-https://autohotkey.com/
-AutoHotKey is a scripting and automation program with an emphasis on keyboard shortcuts. I am by no means an expert and am just starting to find all the useful things it can do. I am in the process of migrating from my batch files to accomplishing these tasks with AHK.
+===== Essential Scripts =====
+I just recently finally overhauled my AHK scripts for v2. I've only done my essentials for daily use. There are a lot that I no longer use or have Python scripts to do a more thorough job with.
-==== Note on Working Directory ====
-A note on all of these Windows Explorer related scripts. It is incredibly cumbersome grabbing the working directory of the current Windows Explorer Window. I decided on a shortcut of focusing on the address bar and copying the address and utilizing the informatoin that way. It is not the fastest script and might have to be executed a couple times before it takes. But it is still easier than doing some of the selecting operations that the later scripts save.
-===== My Scripts =====
-  * [[#Window Always on Top|Window Always on Top]]
-  * [[#Insert Date|Insert Date]]
-  * [[#Create Dated Directory|Create Dated Directory]]
-  * [[#Create Dated Directory with Prefix|Create Dated Directory with Prefix]]
-  * [[#Move PDFs to New Dated Sub-Folder|Move PDFs to New Dated Sub-Folder]]
-  * [[#Run Program|Run Program]]
-==== Window Always on Top ====
-This will toggle any window to be always on top. It is a built in Windows function that normally has to be hooked into by the developer. This enables it universally. This was the one that brought me to AutoHotKey, because my boss wanted calculator to be locked on top.
 <code>
-^SPACE::
+#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
-Winset, Alwaysontop, , A
-return
-</code>
-==== Insert Date ====
+; Insert 40 Underscores CTRL + -
-This will replace a succession of three d's with the current date in YYYYMDD format. I use this date string for a ton of stuff so this one is super handy. [[date_formats|Here is list]] of a few different formats that are possible.
+; I use this to insert 'line-bar' or sorts in any notes or documentation quickly and reliably
+^-::
+{
+    Send "_______________________________________"
+    return
+}
-<code>
+;Always on top CTRL + Space
-:R*?:ddd::
+;There are other ways to do this with PowerToys and such, but I've been using this since way before those options were available.
-FormatTime, CurrentDateTime,, yyyyMMdd
+^space::
-SendInput %CurrentDateTime%
+{
-return
+    WinSetAlwaysOnTop -1, "A"
-</code>
+}
-==== Create Dated Directory ====
-This creates a folder named "YYYYMMDD" in current directory.
-<code>
+; Press D D D to insert date as YYYYMMDD
-^!d::
+; The ability to quickly assign an inverse date to documents, logs, directories is essential for my sanity
-Send !d
+:?*:ddd::
-Send ^c
+{
-Destin = %Clipboard%
+    ; FormatTime, OutputVar, Time, Format
-FormatTime, DatedDir, , yyyyMMdd
+    myDate := FormatTime(, "yyyyMMdd")
-FileCreateDir, %Destin%\%DatedDir%
+    SendInput(myDate)
-</code>
+}
-==== Create Dated Directory with Prefix ====
+; Pres F F F to insert Fairfield.
-This creates a folder named "Unsigned Invoices YYYYMMDD" in the curernt directory.
+; I type my city name so many times in a day that I had to crate this shortcut
+:?*:fff::
+{
+    Send "Fairfield"
+    return
+}
-<code>
+; Win+1or2 cycles virtual desktops
-^!c::
+; This makes Windows Virtual Desktops actually make sense again. Requiring 2 hands to navigate them is stupid.
-Send !d
+#1:: Send "{LWin down}{LCtrl down}{Left down}{LWin up}{LCtrl up}{Left up}"
-Send ^c
+#2:: Send "{LWin down}{LCtrl down}{Right down}{LWin up}{LCtrl up}{Right up}"
-Destin = %Clipboard%
-PrefixName = Unsigned Invoices
-FormatTime, DatedDir, , yyyyMMdd
-FileCreateDir, %Destin%\%PrefixName% %DatedDir%
-</code>
-==== Move PDFs to New Dated Sub-Folder ====
-This creates a new dated directory and moves all PDFs in current directory into it. Saves a lot of scrolling to select a few hundred files and then back to dump them to appropriate directory.
-<code>
-^!m::
-Send !d
-Send ^c
-Destin = %Clipboard%
-FormatTime, DatedDir, , yyyyMMdd
-FileCreateDir, %Destin%\%DatedDir%
-FileMove, %Destin%\*.pdf, %Destin%\%DatedDir%
-</code>
-==== Run Program ====
-Pretty straightforward.
-<code>
-^!n::
-Run C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
 </code>