POEHud Starter/Restarter using AHK

[Nipper]

With the new bugs and having to restart it I got tired of having to close it out then opening it up again and again for every map. So I made a simple autohotkey script to run and or close and rerun it.

Hows to get it.
First off you need autohotkey installed. Get that by googling autohotkey

Once installed. Go to the folder where poehud exe is.
Right click and hit new then Autohotkey script.
Once made rename it to what ever you want then right click the script file and hit edit script. It should open up in notepad.
Paste the following script in to the bottom of the script file.

F7::
Loop, %A_ScriptDir%\*.exe
{
Start:
	Process, Exist, %A_LoopFileName%
		{
		If ! errorLevel
			{
                        soundbeep
                        sleep 30
                        soundbeep
			IfExist, %A_Loopfilefullpath% 
				Run,%A_Loopfilefullpath%
                         Break
                         return
			}
		else
			{
                        soundbeep
                        Process, Close,  %A_LoopFileName%
                        Process, WaitClose,  %A_LoopFileName%
                        ;sleep 2000
			Goto, Start
			}
		}
}
return

Once you paste it just file save and close out notepad.
Now to run it right click the script and run as administrator.
You have to run as admin. If you don't you will get the yes or no prompt every time you hit the hotkey.

Once it is running you will see a H on the taskbar icons on the right next to your clock.

Just go in game and hit F7 and it will close it and open it up. If one is not running it will start it up.
When ever poehud stops working just hit F7 If you wish to change the F7hotkey juts edit the script not hard to figure out.

Any questions or if I should change any thing just ask.

Edit: I modified the code for it to be faster. The sleep 2000 was just to long for my taste. I just added a closewait so it will try and start it back up right after it is fully closed rather then sleeping 2000ms. Added soundbeep 1 for close 2 for on this way you know you hit the hotkey.

[Thatguywithgoodweed]

Nice QoL change for now! Thanks

[GameHelper]

Really rather than fixing it, we are making ahk

[Nipper]

I don't know C# well. Other wise I would have given it a go to fix it. AHK is vary simple not much thinking involved. I also like it as a start up rather then using the .bat or the .symlink. Lets me update plugins or reload the whole thing if something goes wrong with a plugin and not just the whole thing stopping.

[hacker143]

I almost forgot ahk works like .bat too.
You can also start all your .EXE like map hack. mercury and etc in 1script now.
example "run, maphack.exe"
No more hassle of opening alot of programs now
thanks for reminding bro

[Nipper]

Changed the script up a tad. removed the sleep 2000ms and switched it with a closewait this way it is a tad faster.

[Kaiyum]

LOLED @ zaafar's comment!! But mister,me no understand code..Ahk and batch files yes,as far as IRC scripting,yes..Do not bring up the C or F words to me (Class,Function) !!

That said,nice and easy,would you mind if i mention the TradeMacro UserScript folder (That is ofc IF someone is using it) that will automatically load any .ahk files in it to TradeMaro..Just for the sake of not running 5 different .exe for 1 game :P

Thanks for the option

[Nipper]

LOLED @ zaafar's comment!! But mister,me no understand code..Ahk and batch files yes,as far as IRC scripting,yes..Do not bring up the C or F words to me (Class,Function) !!

That said,nice and easy,would you mind if i mention the TradeMacro UserScript folder (That is ofc IF someone is using it) that will automatically load any .ahk files in it to TradeMaro..Just for the sake of not running 5 different .exe for 1 game :P

Thanks for the option

lol. But good Idea on that using trademacro that it has the loading of other ahk.

Edit: nm bad Idea. I just remembered that you would need to change the dir that it scans for the exe file as poehuds exe randomizes its name everyonce few times it is ran. It needs still be located in the same DIR as poehud exe to work correctly.

[Sithylis]

lol. But good Idea on that using trademacro that it has the loading of other ahk.

Edit: nm bad Idea. I just remembered that you would need to change the dir that it scans for the exe file as poehuds exe randomizes its name everyonce few times it is ran. It needs still be located in the same DIR as poehud exe to work correctly.

You can just search the entire folder where poehud exe is and get a list of exe, clear out the symlink one and get the name of the poehud exe as it SHOULD be the only one there, its posted on the first page somewhere here.

[Kaiyum]

You can just search the entire folder where poehud exe is and get a list of exe, clear out the symlink one and get the name of the poehud exe as it SHOULD be the only one there, its posted on the first page somewhere here.

Just put this in AdditionalMacros.ahk

AM_PoeNoCrash_HKey:
KeyWait, Ctrl ; Restarts PoEHUD using Crashno.bat
KeyWait, Alt
Run "C:\PoE_Utils\PoEHUD-x64\Release\crashno.bat"
Return

Add this to AdditionalMacros.ini (In POE-TradeMacro dir,NOT Documents/POE-TradeMacro)

[PoeNoCrash]
; Restarts PoEHUD using Crashno.bat
Description=Restarts PoEHUD using Crashno.bat (Must be in correct folder /Release in your PoEHUD directory).
State=1
Hotkeys=^!EnterHotkeys=^!Enter

crashno.bat (Place in YOUR_PATH\PoEHUD-x64\Release\)

@echo off
cd YOUR_PATH\PoEHUD-x64\Release\
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b *.exe') do set exedie=%%a
taskkill /pid %exedie% /f

cd YOUR_PATH\PoEHUD-x64\Release\
for /f "delims=" %%b in ('dir /b *.exe') do set exeLcn=%%b
start %exeLcn%

[Kaiyum]

Ahh..been spending so much time doing things for PoE's executable/s and so much less time doing things for my PoE toon...

In addition to the crashno.bat and ahk


Adds a transparent countdown to the restart process...

 Run "C:\PoE_Utils\PoEHUD-x64\Release\crashno.bat" REPLACE C:\PoE_Utils
 Gui +LastFound +AlwaysOnTop -Caption +ToolWindow
 Gui Color, EEAA99
 Gui Font, s228
 Gui Add, Text, X20 Y20 W50 Vdisp Cred
 WinSet TransColor, EEAA99
 Gui Show, NoActivate, Display

 secsLeft = 5
 SetTimer, ShowTimer, -1000
 Gosub ShowTimer
Return

ShowTimer:
  secsLeft--
  IfEqual, secsLeft, 0
  {
    SetTimer ShowTimer, Off
    GuiControl,, disp        ;clear the last "1"

    Gui, Destroy
    
    ; Now may click the window's button
    WinActivate, Path of Exile
    Sleep 200
    Click, X720 Y890, Path of Exile
    ToolTip, Done,
    SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 800
    return

    RemoveToolTip:
    SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, Off
    ToolTip
    return
  }
  Else
  {
    Sleep, 200
    GuiControl, Text, disp, %secsLeft%
    SetTimer, ShowTimer, -1000
  }
Return