addFile

Adds new code from a file on disk or network in currently executed script.

OutputVar := addFile(FilePath , WaitExecute)

Command  Example: addFile A_ScriptDir "\MyScript.ahk", 1
                  DllCall "AutoHotkey.dll\addFile", "Str", A_ScriptDir "\MyScript.ahk", "Int", 1, "UPTR"
                  DllCall "AutoHotkey.exe\addFile", "Str", A_ScriptDir "\MyScript.ahk", "Int", 1, "UPTR"

Function Example: LinePtr := addFile(A_ScriptDir "\MyScript.ahk", 1)
                  OutputVar := DllCall("AutoHotkey.dll\addFile", "Str", A_ScriptDir "\MyScript.ahk", "Int", 1, "UPTR")
                  OutputVar := DllCall("AutoHotkey.exe\addFile", "Str", A_ScriptDir "\MyScript.ahk", "Int", 1, "UPTR")

Parameters

OutputVar

The name of the variable in which to store the line pointer to new code, if code could not be added 0 will be stored.

NewCode

New AutoHotkey script saved on disk or network to be added to currently running script.

WaitExecute (optional)

0 = add code but do not execute it.
1 = add code, execute it and wait for it to finish execution.
2 = add code, execute it and return immediately (does not wait until execution finished).

Related

ahkFindFunc, addScript, ahkFindLabel, ahkassign, DllCall

Examples

dllpath:=A_AhkDir "\AutoHotkey.dll"
DllCall("LoadLibrary","Str",dllpath) ; Load the AutoHotkey module.
DllCall(dllpath "\ahktextdll","Str","","Str","","Cdecl") ; start new, empty thread.
DllCall(dllpath "\addFile","Str","NewScript.ahk","Int",1,"Cdecl") ; add and execute code

; Same example like above using included AutoHotkey.dll
dll:=AhkThread()
dll.addFile["NewScript.ahk",1]

; Add new script to current thread
addFile("NewScript.ahk",1)