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Steve - 07 May 2008 20:00 GMT

1) What is the command line syntax for WMP 11 to play a playlist ?

2) Can WMP 11 play a .wav file using command line syntax? If so, what is
the syntax?

Thanks!

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Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] - 08 May 2008 00:06 GMT

>1) What is the command line syntax for WMP 11 to play a playlist ?

The info you need is on the MSDN site :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb262178(VS.85).aspx

/Playlist PlaylistName

It happens to be on google of you know what to look for - "windows
media command line parameters", easier said than done ;-)

Specifically, you need to use the playlist Name from the playlists
within WMP, not the actual filename of any saved playlist found in
windows explorer.

>2) Can WMP 11 play a .wav file using command line syntax? If so, what is
>the syntax?

Yup - as above, using the path\filename syntax. You'll probably need
to surround the path\filename in quotes, e.g. "path\filename" if the
file name or path contain any spaces (so you may as well get used to
that syntax)

HTH
Cheers - Neil
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