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Hope some scripters may know the answer: are there any alternatives to AHK that have same "relatively easy" access to system manipulations and usual data operations?
Though i acknowledge the possibilities AHK scripts provide are huge, but when some newby tried to write own script it's not just difficult - that is a Huge Pain! Documentation and examples are poor, syntax is SUPER F**KN obnoxious, making constantly guess what is the right way to use any command, 'cause most have several different ways to write them... Eventually after several hour of head ache and anger i just go to forum, and if in few days some good person(somehow understanding this f**ked-up sc) doesn't help me with working variant - well, nothing left then give up on initial desire.
P.s. Don really spoiled me with proper documentation and proper single way syntax, plus debug step mode on board.

E.g.: AutoIt

AHK v2 had a lot of syntax improvements so maybe you try that first...

Have you already checked at alternativeto.net [1]? Over 100 listed alternatives just for Windows platform, 150 in total. Most of them might not suit your needs, but why not have a look?

At Wikipedia [2] are also listed some other tools.

[1]: https://alternativeto.net/software/auto ... rm=windows
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoHotkey#See_also

Hey highend, I hope all is well. Have you made the transition to AHK v2 for your own personal scripts? I've been thinking about doing that but haven't had the initiative yet. Do you know if can you have both V1 and V2 installed initially at least while transitioning and while testing updated version 2 scripts?

klownboy wrote: ↑28 Aug 2023 14:57 Do you know if can you have both V1 and V2 installed initially at least while transitioning and while testing updated version 2 scripts?

Klownboy, although you are asking highend directly, you might have a look at:

https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/Prog ... install_v1

Best regards, Markus

Thanks for that Markus. I'll look at it closer when I decide to install version 2.

I have both AHK versions installed.
It's nicely integrated, and you can select with which version you want to compile by default.
In the GUI, you can choose any of the installed versions.

Hi Ken,

I've did a paid project in v2 (actually it has something to do with XY as well) and I'm writing new stuff now in v2, too.
I'm using both versions in a portable way and depending on the file header my editor (Sublime Text) compiles it either
in v1 / v2, x32 / x64...