IDEA: App to automatically refresh an inactive window.

[rsteward]

I would like to refresh a window on a set interval (like browser extensions do).  Is there an AUTOHOTKEY solution to sending F5 (or other keystrokes) to an inactive window (non-browser app)? 

[skwire]

Consider this:

Code: (autohotkey)

#Persistent
SetTitleMatchMode, 2

WindowMatchText := "Notepad"
RefreshInterval := 2000 ; Milliseconds.

SetTimer, WindowRefresh, % RefreshInterval

Return ; End of auto-execute section.


WindowRefresh:
{
    ControlSend, , {F5}, % WindowMatchText 
}
Return

[rsteward]

Is this for AutoHotkey Basic, AutoHotkey_L, etc?

[skwire]

Any flavour of AHK will work with that.