I need to know

Ampudio · 24th February 2004, 04:51

Ok i have a cool little program on my computer that can play and program on my computer at a certain time. So what i did was allow the program to run winamp which it does but of course winamp doesnt play any music unless you press play. I would like to know is there anyway that when we open winamp it will automaticly play a song or a song on our playlist because if there isnt away then i might as well let it play 1 song at a time to wake me up which o probley wont hear.

Wildrose-Wally · 24th February 2004, 05:13

Instead of linking it to winamp.exe, link it to the playlist (m3u) file of your choice.

inthegray · 24th February 2004, 10:46

you could also use DrO's autoplay plug-in

Ampudio · 25th February 2004, 20:02

I dont know where to find the m3u thingy and I clicked that link and nothing happened.

Gonzotek · 25th February 2004, 21:14

Do you have an aggresive pop-up blocker? Links posted in the forums always pop open a new window...try right clicking and "Open in New Window".

An m3u is a saved playlist file. Use Winamp to make a playlist that you'd want to playback later, then press Ctrl+S and save it . Once you've named it (and have paid attention to where you are saving it) you can point your program to the playlist (c:\some directory\somefilename.m3u) and it should open Winamp with that list loaded and Winamp should start playing. Be aware that it will overwrite your current playlist in Winamp if you have changed it since saving. If all you want to do is start up winamp and have it start playing whatever is already in the playlist window, then the above plugin is for you.

24th February 2004, 04:51	#1
Ampudio Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2	I need to know Ok i have a cool little program on my computer that can play and program on my computer at a certain time. So what i did was allow the program to run winamp which it does but of course winamp doesnt play any music unless you press play. I would like to know is there anyway that when we open winamp it will automaticly play a song or a song on our playlist because if there isnt away then i might as well let it play 1 song at a time to wake me up which o probley wont hear.

24th February 2004, 10:46	#3
inthegray Major Dude Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 704	you could also use DrO's autoplay plug-in eric is awesome

25th February 2004, 20:02	#4
Ampudio Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2	Umm I dont know where to find the m3u thingy and I clicked that link and nothing happened.

25th February 2004, 21:14	#5
Gonzotek Gunslinger Join Date: May 2000 Location: Terminus Posts: 4,693	Do you have an aggresive pop-up blocker? Links posted in the forums always pop open a new window...try right clicking and "Open in New Window". An m3u is a saved playlist file. Use Winamp to make a playlist that you'd want to playback later, then press Ctrl+S and save it . Once you've named it (and have paid attention to where you are saving it) you can point your program to the playlist (c:\some directory\somefilename.m3u) and it should open Winamp with that list loaded and Winamp should start playing. Be aware that it will overwrite your current playlist in Winamp if you have changed it since saving. If all you want to do is start up winamp and have it start playing whatever is already in the playlist window, then the above plugin is for you. I was away for a while. But I'm feeling much better now.

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24th February 2004, 05:13	#2
Wildrose-Wally The Albertan Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sunny Southern Alberta Posts: 6,132	Instead of linking it to winamp.exe, link it to the playlist (m3u) file of your choice.