command-line switch to autoplay

thoughts · 28th March 2001, 03:20

Is there a way to make WinAmp start, and upon starting, automatically play the currently loaded playlist? (Not a playlist that's saved to disk, but the songs currently in WinAmp's playlist window.)

Maybe something like this:

x:\path\winamp.exe /now_PLAY_darn_it

Thanks a bunch.

Matt · 28th March 2001, 14:43

Read this -
http://www.winamp.com/nsdn/winamp2x/dev/sdk/api.jhtml

and this -
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=38085

thoughts · 28th March 2001, 17:51

What I asked for is a switch to make WinAmp start playing the currently loaded playlist -- not a playlist that's saved to disk.

Does anyone know of such a switch? Is the "list" (hardly a list, with only 4 items) in the winamp2x API an exhaustive list?

28th March 2001, 19:49

the currently loaded playlist is saved into the Winamp directory was winamp.m3u. Just have it load and play that list.

RE: How to make Winamp automatically start playing at startup
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=38085

(which was posted by matt as before)

thoughts · 29th March 2001, 00:26

winamp.m3u isn't the current playlist, it's the playlist that was loaded the last time you closed WinAmp.

Here is the deal. I have WinAmp running, loaded up with some songs, but not playing any song. I have "allow multiple instances" disabled. I need a command-line switch that will cause the currently-running WinAmp to play the currently-loaded songs. Basically, it's just like pressing the Play button, except I'm not there to press the button... I need it to be done via Windows' Scheduled Tasks. It's all in-place and do-able, except I can't get WinAmp to start playing the currently loaded songs.

(Since winamp.m3u is saved when you exit WinAmp, I suppose an alternate solution for me would be to find a way to exit WinAmp from the command-line. Anyone know if that's possible?)

Is there a command-line switch that will cause WinAmp to start playing the currently-loaded playlist (NOT a playlist that's saved to disk, like winamp.m3u)?

29th March 2001, 00:44

No.
Get:
http://coyote.n3.net/mpmaint/winampcl.zip

thoughts · 29th March 2001, 01:20

sawg, that's exactly what I needed. thanks so much.

28th March 2001, 17:51	#3
thoughts Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 8	The question was..... What I asked for is a switch to make WinAmp start playing the currently loaded playlist -- not a playlist that's saved to disk. Does anyone know of such a switch? Is the "list" (hardly a list, with only 4 items) in the winamp2x API an exhaustive list?

29th March 2001, 00:26	#5
thoughts Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 8	Again... winamp.m3u isn't the current playlist, it's the playlist that was loaded the last time you closed WinAmp. Here is the deal. I have WinAmp running, loaded up with some songs, but not playing any song. I have "allow multiple instances" disabled. I need a command-line switch that will cause the currently-running WinAmp to play the currently-loaded songs. Basically, it's just like pressing the Play button, except I'm not there to press the button... I need it to be done via Windows' Scheduled Tasks. It's all in-place and do-able, except I can't get WinAmp to start playing the currently loaded songs. (Since winamp.m3u is saved when you exit WinAmp, I suppose an alternate solution for me would be to find a way to exit WinAmp from the command-line. Anyone know if that's possible?) Is there a command-line switch that will cause WinAmp to start playing the currently-loaded playlist (NOT a playlist that's saved to disk, like winamp.m3u)?

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28th March 2001, 03:20	#1
thoughts Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 8	Is there a way to make WinAmp start, and upon starting, automatically play the currently loaded playlist? (Not a playlist that's saved to disk, but the songs currently in WinAmp's playlist window.) Maybe something like this: x:\path\winamp.exe /now_PLAY_darn_it Thanks a bunch.

28th March 2001, 14:43	#2
Matt Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: England Posts: 3,396	Read this - http://www.winamp.com/nsdn/winamp2x/dev/sdk/api.jhtml and this - http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=38085

28th March 2001, 19:49	#4
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	the currently loaded playlist is saved into the Winamp directory was winamp.m3u. Just have it load and play that list. RE: How to make Winamp automatically start playing at startup http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=38085 (which was posted by matt as before)

29th March 2001, 00:44	#6
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	No. Get: http://coyote.n3.net/mpmaint/winampcl.zip

29th March 2001, 01:20	#7
thoughts Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 8	sawg, that's exactly what I needed. thanks so much.