How to count number of times an autohotkey command is run within an AHK script

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I have an AHK script that I typically use to use as shorthand replies. For example:

::test::
 Send, Hi, this is a test.
 Return

 ::test2::
 Send, hi this is test2.
 Return

 ::test3::
 Send, hi this is test3.
 Return

What I need to find is a way to count and store the amount of times each hotkey is run daily. Can anyone help with this? I have excel available and have trawled the user forums, but can't find an answer.

Jim U · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-09 14:41:14Z

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You can write the count to a file and then increase it every time you run the hotstring:

::test::
 FileRead, count, count.txt
 ++count
 FileDelete, count.txt
 FileAppend, % count, count.txt
 Send, Hi, this is a test.
Return

You could create one file per hotkey this way.

Alternatively you could use IniRead and IniWrite to keep everything in one file and maybe also store optional data such as dates.

edited Nov 9, 2017 at 14:41

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answered Nov 9, 2017 at 13:13

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user1721451 Over a year ago

Hi, thanks so much for helping. I've tried the code above, but just get a txt file with the words 'newCount'. Have I missed something?

Forivin Over a year ago

Should be fixed now. Try again.

user1721451 Over a year ago

Hi, it's still returning a blank unfortunately :(

user1721451 Over a year ago

I say still, I mean it's now returning a blank count.txt file. Would the Ini solution be better do you think?

user1721451 Over a year ago

I've figured it out. Thanks so much for all your help. FYI it needed a starting figure of 0 to be set in the count.txt file and now it's working.

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