AutoHotkey script to change Caps Lock to Control on hold and Escape on press and release

AutoHotkey.ahk

; Change Caps Lock to Control when held down; otherwise, Escape
;
; Originally based on the answer provided in 
; [this](https://superuser.com/questions/581692/remap-caps-lock-in-windows-escape-and-control)
; StackExchange SuperUser question.
;
; A shortcut should be created for this script and placed in the Windows 10
; user's startup folder to automatically enable the feature on boot/startup.
; The user's startup folder can be found using the following steps:
;
; 1. Windows Key+R. The _Run_ dialog will appear.
; 2. Enter the following: `%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup`
; 3. Press Enter key. A file explorer dialog will appear.
; 
; Obviously, [AutoHotkey](https://autohotkey.com/) must be installed for this to work.
*CapsLock::
    Send {Blind}{Ctrl Down}
    cDown := A_TickCount
Return

*CapsLock up::
    If ((A_TickCount-cDown)<400)  ; Modify press time as needed (milliseconds)
        Send {Blind}{Ctrl Up}{Esc}
    Else
        Send {Blind}{Ctrl Up}
Return

Thanks. After trying out a few other options. This seems to be working the most consistent.

Thank you so much, ahk is so confusing to me! This is exactly what i needed for arrow up key/shift function on my pok3r keyboard:)

Here's my revised version for AHK v2:

*CapsLock::
{
    Send "{LControl down}"
}

*CapsLock up::
{
    Send "{LControl Up}"

    if (A_PriorKey=="CapsLock"){
	if (A_TimeSincePriorHotkey < 1000)
		Suspend "1"
		Send "{Esc}"
		Suspend "0"
	}
}

@rhh4x0r thank you so much! I’ve been trying to find a working version for v2 for a while

@rhh4x0r LifeSaver man, it works perfectly!

Thanks @rhh4x0r!

maybe add following line at the beginning to disable capslock completely.

SetCapsLockState 'AlwaysOff'