Help to open file in external program

[ajit]

Hi,

How can i open a new file in an external program such as Windows Media Player, which is already runnning and playing a file (without using send function). For eg. File A is playing and i want to open File B without closing Media Player and without using send function.

Any help would be appreciated.

Ajit

[youknowwho4eva]

I'm not certain, but I believe there is a WMP udf. Other options would be controlsend. that way it's only sent to wmp and not the active program.

[ajit]

I'm not certain, but I believe there is a WMP udf. Other options would be controlsend. that way it's only sent to wmp and not the active program.

Thanks very much but i was wondering if something like ShellExecute exists. I wanted to avoid controlsend.

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Ajit

[Varian]

You can do that with ShellExecute. Depending on the version of WMP, DDE extensions will allow the call to go to the same instance of the running player. For example:

ShellExecute(Wmplayer.exe, $File1, '', 'open')
Sleep(10000)
ShellExecute(Wmplayer.exe, $File2, '', 'open')

Would open File2 10 seconds after opening File1, with only one process of wmplayer.exe showing up since you have used ShellExecute. Other programs may open a second instance depending on their settings

[FireFox]

@ajit

Little documentation about Command Line Paramters

Cheers, FireFox.

[ajit]

You can do that with ShellExecute. Depending on the version of WMP, DDE extensions will allow the call to go to the same instance of the running player. For example:

ShellExecute(Wmplayer.exe, $File1, '', 'open')
Sleep(10000)
ShellExecute(Wmplayer.exe, $File2, '', 'open')

Would open File2 10 seconds after opening File1, with only one process of wmplayer.exe showing up since you have used ShellExecute. Other programs may open a second instance depending on their settings

@Varian

Thanks very much for your help and advice.

Ajit

[ajit]

@ajit

Little documentation about Command Line Paramters

Cheers, FireFox.

@Firefox

Thanks for the suggestion.

Ajit