💥 Catastrophe ahead❓ Not if you use this AutoHotkey script today❗
Channel: AUTOHOTKEY Gurus
Date: 2022-08-02

Like it or not, AutoHotkey Version 2 will become the default version of AutoHotkey fairly soon.  If you haven't used it yet, Now is a great time to add the #Requires command  to all of your scripts!  Of course we made a simple tool to help you with this! The Requires Directive is really helpful to add!

You can get the code here:  https://the-Automator.com/AddRequired?src=yt
TLDR: This video provides a way to quickly review AutoHotkey files and convert them to Version 2, with the option to add more features.

1. 00:00 🤖 AutoHotkey Version 2 has improved features, but can be slow when detecting Version 1.
 1.1 AutoHotkey Version 2 has cool features for detecting version 1 and running accordingly, but can be slow when detecting.

2. 01:03 🔧 Adding the #Requires directive to scripts ensures AutoHotkey compatibility.
 2.1 Adding the requires directive to scripts ensures that the correct version of AutoHotkey is used, avoiding potential errors and the need for debugging.

3. 02:16 🔎 Scanned a folder for .ahk files and added a line to the beginning of each if it didn't meet a requirement.
 3.1 Created a simple tool to scan.
 3.2 This script searches a folder for .ahk files and appends a line to the beginning of each file if it does not contain a specified requirement.

4. 04:01 🐛 Script will check files and skip already run, but only run files that meet version requirement.
 4.1 The script will check the files and skip any that have already been run, but it will only run files that meet the version requirement specified in the script.

5. 05:34 🔍 This script provides a way to quickly review ahk files, with the option to add more features.
 5.1 This script allows for flexibility and can be used to look over hk files, with the option to add more features like selecting what kind of files to look over.

6. 06:40 📁 Select the folder and use the URL to get the script and converter for v1 to v2.
 6.1 Select the folder with your v1 scripts and use the URL provided to get the required script and a converter for v1 to v2.

7. 07:14 🔥 Lexikos is close to releasing Autohotkey with the ability to detect .hk extensions without needing to switch them.
 7.1 Lexikos has been making major commits to the beta version of Autohotkey, and it looks like it will soon be released with the ability to detect .ahk extensions without needing to switch them.

8. 08:29 📥 Add v2 code and 🔔 like the video to help get more views.
 8.1 Add version two code to downloads and like the video to help get more views.

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