A way to load State in Retroarch using AHK?

[exodus_cl]

Hey guys!  I'm trying to load a state in Retroarch using a hotkey, so I'm using an AHK script, but Retroarch does not load the state even if the script DOES send the hotkey (tested in notepad)

The non working part of code I have looks like this:

sleep, 5000
Send, {f4}

If I send, for example, ALT+F4 Retroarch does close, so I don't know what could be wrong.
For my purpose, this must be done outside Launchbox using an AHK file.

[neil9000]

12 minutes ago, exodus_cl said:

Hey guys!  I'm trying to load a state in Retroarch using a hotkey, so I'm using an AHK script, but Retroarch does not load the state even if the script DOES send the hotkey (tested in notepad)

The non working part of code I have looks like this:

sleep, 5000
Send, {f4}

If I send, for example, ALT+F4 Retroarch does close, so I don't know what could be wrong.
For my purpose, this must be done outside Launchbox using an AHK file.

Why not just set the hotkey in retroarch?

[exodus_cl]

1 hour ago, neil9000 said:

Why not just set the hotkey in retroarch?

Lightgun games, I'm trying to avoid the use of a keyboard, the idea is to load a game, wait for 5 seconds and send F4 to load a state in order to skip all the steps to get to the "Mission Start" screen

Edited April 16, 2024 by exodus_cl

[JoeViking245]

1 hour ago, exodus_cl said:

The non working part of code I have looks like this:

Before the 'Send' line, try adding  SetKeyDelay, 125, 50

 

Edit:

Or longhand like LaunchBox does it from the Pause Menu

; RetroArch loads state with F4 key by default
Send {F4 down}
Sleep 50
Send {F4 up}

[exodus_cl]

14 minutes ago, JoeViking245 said:

Before the 'Send' line, try adding  SetKeyDelay, 125, 50

 

Edit:

Or longhand like LaunchBox does it from the Pause Menu

; RetroArch loads state with F4 key by default
Send {F4 down}
Sleep 50
Send {F4 up}

You are the man!!! thank you!!!!
Te sleep between the press and the release did it!

I tried to send press and release before, but it did not occur to me to put a sleep between them.

 

Thanks again!!