The Opener: The Everything Launcher

Over the past several months, we have looked at many different AutoHotKey (AHK) scripts that help us do some very helpful things at the tables.  Anything that will help us with repetitive tasks is very useful.  Some of us play on multiple online poker sites, use various poker tracking and analysis programs, and employ AHK scripts during our sessions.  Getting all of these up and running could mean opening up 10 programs or more, which can take several minutes to do.  How nice would it be to have one program open up everything that we will need during our session?  Thanks to the AHK creator TheIrishThug, we have a great script that will do just that.

The Opener is a free, open source AHK program that allows users to launch Windows applications or files through a very slick graphical user interface (GUI).  The program is fully customizable and very easy to set up.  The problem with many scripts is that the customization can be difficult for beginners or people who just aren't savvy enough with the AHK language.  Customizing a script normally involves editing it manually by choosing “Edit Script” after right-clicking the AHK icon.  From there, you have to scan through many lines of code to find the section that you need to edit.  This can be difficult for some, while others don't even attempt to customize a script because it is just too intimidating.  If it doesn't work out of the box, many poker players just don't bother.  With this script, the GUI does all of the legwork for you.  After you set up the program, just sit back and watch your applications launch at once! Here is a preview of what you can expect:





Here is how you get started using this program.

1) Go to http://www.visitthesaint.com/software/the-opener/
2) Download and unzip The Opener files to your preferred location
3) Double click the “Opener” file and you will be prompted to set up the program
4) If it is your first time loading The Opener, you will need to specify what programs and/or files you want it to launch.

The program loads with a setup showing sample entries so that you can see what each category means when you edit or add.  The program setup is very straightforward, so you shouldn't have any trouble loading in new applications to your launch list.  You’ll basically just be giving the new entries a name, location (this tells the script where to look for the new program that you are launching), group number (this is where you define where the new radio buttons fall in the GUI layout), and priority.  After entering and selecting all of the information using the GUI, choose “Save Edits” and “Save and Close.”  Your new entry will now appear in The Opener's GUI.  Repeat the process for every program or file you wish to load.  After this is done, load The Opener and everything you need to start your poker session is launched automatically.  It's that simple!  .

Give The Opener a try.  It's free and guaranteed to make your life easier.  As always, if you have questions, problems, or any other concerns, please make a post in the AHK Forum and we will there to help.



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