No sarcasm intented. Just saying that when you use...


...you are trying to put a string into an integer variable. Even when using

var

in languages like C#, the moment you declared

mySerial := 1

it is an integer.

Even when AHK would allow this and store the string in

mySerial

, then the statement

mySerial += myFactor

would fail or give unexpected results.

I still don't quite get what SubStr() is doing, but from a forum snippet I added the "6 digit" part

[Select]

mySerial := 1
myFactor := 2

^g:: ; Ctrl+G, change to whatever you want.
{
mySerial := SubStr("000000" . mySerial, -5)
    SendInput, % mySerial
    mySerial += myFactor
}
Return

-MilesAhead (June 12, 2012, 02:51 PM)

I don´t know AHK very well, but I can imagine SubStr() is Substitute String. Which brings me to the next point, that you are effectively converting your integer to a string. The proper way do it is converting the return value and leaving the integer alone:


I don´t know if AHK cares about it, but it´s good practice in programming and other languages would not accept such an implicit conversion. ;)

As a self-proclaimed expert on classical (pen-and-paper) cryptography, I just had to reply to this thread. If you want to challenge people to crack your self-made cipher, then it is common practice to post the exact method of encryption and decryption. Explain in detail how the cipher works and give some examples. Then you can post a challenge ciphertext, encrypted with unknown key(s). Be advised though, many "innovative" methods of encipherment boil down to one or another method that already has been in use for centuries.