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AutoHotkey: run cmd as admin

Hello experts,

The following AutoHotkey allows me to run cmd as admin.

;====================================
;Run Cmd
;====================================
#!c::
If !(A_IsAdmin) ;you are not admin
;If (A_IsAdmin) you are admin
{
;~ Run,%comspec% /k
  Run, *RunAs %comspec% /k
  Return
}
Else
{
  msgbox,ADMIN=%A_IsAdmin%
  Return
}

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I was wondering if there is a way to put an error level and review the procedure if necessary.
Thank you for your help.

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Joe Winograd

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Luis Diaz

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Ok Joe, I will read the documentation.Thank you.

Luis Diaz

ASKER

Joe,

Thank you again for those links. They help me to discover another approach rather than ErrorLevel.
I like the try, catch approach as it is user friendly to manage and in the meantime I can protect AutoHotkeys/Hotstrings in case of errors.
As regards my previous proposal I was wondering if I can proceed like this:

;====================================
;Run Cmd
;====================================
#!c::
try
{
  If !(A_IsAdmin) ;you are not admin
  ;If (A_IsAdmin) you are admin
{
  ;~ Run,%comspec% /k
  Run, *RunAs %comspec% /k
  Return
}
Else
{
  msgbox,ADMIN=%A_IsAdmin%
  Return
}
}
catch
{
  MsgBox, 16,, There was a problem while trying to access to cmd
  ExitApp
}

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I tested in one of my computer with Win10 and it works. However I don't know how can I simulate the catch block.
Also, concerning try/catch approach I didn't see in the documentation the option to manage time-out . Example try an action limited to 25 seconds if actions couldn't be performed catch and report that there was an error because time expired. In that case I suppose that I need to going through a loop time-out.
Thank you in advance for your feedback.

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Joe Winograd

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Luis Diaz

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Hi Joe,
Exactly what I was looking for. Catch error in case that run as admin or not as admin failed. I added your previous comments in my knowledge base.
Thank you very much for y our help.

Joe Winograd

Hi Luis,

> Exactly what I was looking for.

Great news!

> I added your previous comments in my knowledge base.

Glad to hear it! After it gets built up, I'm sure you'll find it to be very valuable. As I mentioned earlier, I have more than 4,300 entries in mine and not a day goes by that I don't use it. This thread is going in there right now. :) Regards, Joe

Luis Diaz

ASKER

Thank you Joe!