Automate Windows desktop GUI applications with AutoHotkey v2 using hotkeys and control interactions

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Verified steps

  1. Install AutoHotkey v2 (stable release 2.0.x) from autohotkey.com and create a script file with a .ahk extension
  2. Activate the target window: WinActivate('Untitled - Notepad') — replace the title with the actual window title
  3. Send keystrokes to the active window: Send('^a^c') to select all and copy; use Send('{Enter}') for the Enter key
  4. Click UI controls by position or control class: Click(100, 200) for coordinate click; ControlClick('Button1', 'My App') to click a named control
  5. Read control text: text := ControlGetText('Edit1', 'My App') to retrieve an edit field's content
  6. Run the script with ahk.exe myscript.ahk; use MsgBox() calls for debugging output

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