Basic Autohotkey not evaluating variable

Question

Trying to set Autohotkey command but it's not working, I've used this same script before but it's not working with version 1.1.24.05 of AutoHotKey.

local = http://lcl.
dev   = http://dev.
stage = http://stg.
prod  = https://www.
mywebsite1 = sitename1.com
mywebsite2 = sitename2.com

:*:lclmywebsite1::%local%%mywebsite1%{enter}
:*:devmywebsite1::%dev%%mywebsite1%{enter}
:*:stgmywebsite1::%stage%%mywebsite1%{enter}
:*:lclmywebsite2::%local%%mywebsite2%{enter}
:*:devmywebsite2::%dev%%mywebsite2%{enter}
:*:stgmywebsite2::%stage%%mywebsite2%{enter}

When I type stgmywebsite2 AutoHotKey returns %stage%%mywebsite2%

It's no different to what I have below but the above example doesn't seem to evaluate the variables. Any ideas?

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Jim U Jim U · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-16T14:39:53

This sample demonstrates using variable expansion within a hotstring:

local = http://lcl.
mywebsite1 = sitename1.com

:*:lclmywebsite1::
  SendInput %local%%mywebsite1%{enter}
  return

From the documentation for Hotstrings:

Variable references such as %MyVar% are not currently supported within the replacement text. To work around this, don't make such hotstrings auto-replace. Instead, use the SendInput command beneath the abbreviation, followed by a line containing only the word Return.

Basic Autohotkey not evaluating variable

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