Autohotkey script for Play, Pause, Volume Up/Down, Next/Previous

username6

Hi Russ, thanks for this.

I spent the last 5 hours setting up AHK commands for Kodi control and now I'm curious about backing up my triggers.

On a Windows machine, does backing up the AppData folder suffice?

If I reformat my PC or accidentally remove a trigger, will the triggers be saved in the cloud? Is there a way to make a backup of them? I created 120 of them and I really don't want to have to do that all again should the worst happen haha.

Regards.

Russ

@username6, good question. You take a copy of commands.json in the .triggercmddata folder in your profile folder (c:\users\username\.triggercmddata).

Concretesurfer

Hey Russ,

I have been having trouble with this. I tried getting the directory right but it either cant find the file without using "" or it just opens a CMD with the directory as the title and does not execute code.

Does the directory have to use \ before the media.ahk and can this be in another directory separate from the C:Drive?

I am new to this program and cant seem to get the AHK scripts working yet.

Russ

@concretesurfer, this might be the issue:

When I wrote "start C:\\autohotkeyscripts\\media.ahk stop" above, the context was the commands.json file, but if you're using the GUI Editor, you can skip the double \\'s.

Just use "start C:\autohotkeyscripts\media.ahk stop" in the GUI Editor.

Or "start G:\autohotkeyscripts\media.ahk stop", if you're using the G: drive.

Concretesurfer

@russ It works now! It must have been the spaces in my directory.

Russ

@concretesurfer, awesome. Yea if you have spaces you need quotes around your path.

SailorEffinMoon

First off, I apologize for any stupid things I may say I'm a noob to such things. I'm just trying to learn new and different ways I can control things with Alexa

I got autohotkey, made the script and made sure all commands are linked to the correct script. It didn't do anything even when I'd trigger it manually. I tried running the script and it just gives me an error "Target label does not exist" for "Gosub, %1%.

Did I miss something or do it wrong?

Russ

@sailoreffinmoon, I get that "Target label does not exist" for "Gosub, %1%." error if I run the ahk script with no parameter.

So maybe you just need to add one of the parameters, like mute to the command line.

Example command:

start C:\autohotkeyscripts\media.ahk mute

EDIT: I just learned that some scripts require you to run the AutoHotKey.exe directly instead of using "start", so the command would be:

"C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe" C:\autohotkeyscripts\media.ahk mute

Russ

Another way to play/pause is to simulate pressing the space bar with a command like this:
wscript c:\scripts\space.vbs

The contents of c:\scripts\space.vbs would look like this:

Dim Wsh
Set Wsh = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Wsh.SendKeys "{ }"

Chabetico

So, I tell alexa to execute this command but open cmd and say that she couldn't find such a directory. I tried to do without the "start" at the beginning but nothing happens. If you can help me I would appreciate it, I am new to this branch of TriggerCMD, I started yesterday to tell the truth. sorry about my English

Chabetico

@Chabetico I tested it and triggercmd does not execute the command, I sent him to write a letter through AHK, but nothing came out

Russ

@Chabetico, please show me the command you're having TRIGGERcmd run.

You might need to specify the full path of the AutoHotkey.exe and your script, so your command would look like this:

"C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe" "C:\autohotkeyscripts\yourscript.ahk"

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Laaderlappen

@Russ Hey, awesome skill to use with Alexa, I set it up with routines and it works like a charm!

I can manage to pause and play YouTube and Netflix without any issues but I run Plex Media Player from my PC as well and it can't pause or play Plex at all, do you know how can I achieve that? It's the only thing that I'm missing.

It's like it is not recognizing the play and pause command.

I wanted to try with space but don't know how to set it up.

Russ

@Laaderlappen, I use Plex alot myself. I just tested space and it was able to play/pause on my PC. There are a few ways, but this is how I did it.

This is my command:

wscript d:\tools\space.vbs

These are the contents of my d:\tools\space.vbs file:

Dim Wsh
Set Wsh = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Wsh.SendKeys "{ }"

Laaderlappen

@Russ Thanks for the quick reply!

Unfortunately it doesn't work.

It doesn't even pauses YouTube or Netflix.

I use the Plex Media Player app.

The regular pause command is working with YouTube and Netflix in the browser but the Plex Media Player app that has its own .exe doesn't recognize anything.

Russ

@Laaderlappen, I see. I was using Plex in the browser yesterday, but I tried Plex for Windows today and it worked for me in that too.

I tried Plex for Windows version 1.11.0.1215-1d8c460c and the latest from this page which is currently 1.31.1.2262-74fdc6b7:

https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app

Both worked for me.

Please confirm the Ground field is set to foreground.

Laaderlappen

@Russ Sorry for the delay replying! Though week!

I ended up installing my Mi Box in my bedroom, I needed the remote control haha.

It didn't work, tried everything and nothing.

Thanks for the quick replies tho!

Sori _

@Russ I really liked your skill, but I wanted to know how I can, go back and continue videos on youtube/netflix with alexa's voice command, because when I use the command a message appears on my PC "windows cannot find C://autohotkeyscripts//media.ahh. make sure the name was typed correctly and try again.
PS: I'm very beginner so could you explain to me how to use the codes that are at the top of the page?