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Stevoisiak
Stevoisiak

Reputation: 26742

How do I send a key multiple times in Autohotkey?

I want to write an AutoHotkey script which presses a key X number of times. For example, here's a script which presses Tab 10 times.

Send, {Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}

While the above solution works, it's a bit unwieldy.

Is there a better solution for sending a key multiple times?

Upvotes: 27

Views: 64325

Answers (2)

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Reputation: 15156

If you want the repeat in a loop, let's say every 3 seconds: 

#a::   ; Win+a
Loop, 10
{
    SendInput {Tab}
    Sleep, 3000
}

Upvotes: 9

Stevoisiak
Stevoisiak

Reputation: 26742

Try using Send {Tab 10}

Repeating or Holding Down a Key

To repeat a keystroke: Enclose in braces the name of the key followed by the number of times to repeat it. For example:

Send {DEL 4}   ; Presses the Delete key 4 times.
Send {S 30}    ; Sends 30 uppercase S characters.
Send +{TAB 4}  ; Presses Shift-Tab 4 times.

Source: AutoHotkey - Send / SendRaw / SendInput / SendPlay / SendEvent: Send Keys & Clicks

This also works with ControlSend and ControlSendRaw

ControlSend, Edit1, {Enter 5}, Untitled - Notepad

Upvotes: 54

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