When testing AutoHotkey scripts, I sometimes forget to reload my scripts after making changes. This leads to me accidentally testing old, outdated versions of my scripts.
Instead of manually reloading the script, I would like to have scripts automatically reload if they have been modified.
How can I make AutoHotkey reload the current script any time a .ahk
file is modified?
Somewhere near start of the script, in the auto-execute section
#SingleInstance force
FileGetTime ScriptStartModTime, %A_ScriptFullPath%
SetTimer CheckScriptUpdate, 100, 0x7FFFFFFF ; 100 ms, highest priority
Anywhere in the script (usually somewhere at the bottom):
CheckScriptUpdate() {
global ScriptStartModTime
FileGetTime curModTime, %A_ScriptFullPath%
If (curModTime == ScriptStartModTime)
return
SetTimer CheckScriptUpdate, Off
Loop
{
reload
Sleep 300 ; ms
MsgBox 0x2, %A_ScriptName%, Reload failed. ; 0x2 = Abort/Retry/Ignore
IfMsgBox Abort
ExitApp
IfMsgBox Ignore
break
} ; loops reload on "Retry"
}
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