how to run a file that isnt an .exe

I wish to make a gesture that will open a file with the extension .ahk
this is an autohotkey script anyone know how to do that?

Hello chicken pie4 tea

http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Scripts.htm

Run - Program

File: autohotkey.exe

Arguments: Myscript.ahk


Thanks Leo

I have tried several things but its not working

I tried putting the full path to autohotkey.exe so where it says File I put
C:\programs\autohotkey\autohotkey.exe

I then put the full path to the script I want to run (otherwise how would it know where the script was if I justt put examplescript.ahk in the arguments ans you suggested
so I put
D:\scripts\examplescript.ahk

this doesnt work

This should work. You must be missing something. Post here the contents of the .cfg file containing the action, please.

this is from my default .cfg

stop watch {
gesture = 2
New Command = exec, run "C:\\Program Files\\AutoHotkey\\AutoHotkey.exe" "" "D:\\PROGRAM FILES\\PORTABLE APPS IN HERE\\strokeit\\my ahk scripts\\STOPwatch.ahk" ""
}

I get the message "script file cannot be opened D:\\program files ....
Oh I've solved it, I had to put double quotes around the path to the script
"D:\Program files\etc\myscript.ahk"
not it works



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/2011 04:47AM by chicken pie4 tea.

You're missing the quotation marks surrounding the Arguments. Since your path contains spaces you have to enclose it with double quotation marks (eg. "D:\PROGRAM FILES\PORTABLE APPS IN HERE\strokeit\my ahk scripts\STOPwatch.ahk"). They should be used with File too (there are spaces in the executable path as well) but for some reason StrokeIt does not require it. Perhaps it quotes it internally, which is something that cannot be done with the arguments.

EDIT: Do not mistake the ones in the .cfg file for the required ones, they are just grouping the strings for StrokeIt.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/2011 04:56AM by gemisigo.