need help writing a .bat file

im trying to write a .bat file that essentialy opens up windows media player to a saved playlist and after the playlist is finished closes the media player and runs a second .bat file

i need help with the code can anyone help me?

 

I responded to your thread in the software forum. It's not what you want to hear, but it's some info, at least. Take a look and if you have any other questions about it, post in this thread or the other one. I can give you the raw batch file that will do everything that you want except close MP...that's why another player might be worth looking into.

 

ill take the batch you got for now as long as it like i said runs program (ill figure sumtin out for closing it) and then runs a secondary batch file

and tyvm in advance for the help

 

OK, here you go...this works. Note, though, that an empty cmd window will appear on screen when the batch is run. It will disappear once you close mediaplayer.

Copy the three lines below beginning with "@echo off" to a text editor, save the file, then rename the extension to "bat."
Edit the bat file to reflect the following.
In the wmplayer line, if the path to wmplayer isn't correct for your system, change it to the correct path (the quotation marks are necessary).
In the wmplayer line where it says "NameOfPlayList," put in the name of your playlist instead, without any quotation marks.
In the "second.bat" line, substitute instead the name (and path, if necessary) to your second batch file.

Any questions or problems, yell. If you want me to write the whole batch file out for you, I'll need the name of your playlist, the path to your wmplayer, and the name of and path to your second batch file, but if you follow the instructions above, it will work.

@echo off
"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer" /Playlist NameOfPlayList
secondbat.bat

 

i may go for the more extensive but ill have to get back to you on it

 

You might even look in to AutoIT I use it from time to time to make auto installing packages. best part is its free! hope it helps...


http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/

 

You may want to try this with biterscripting ( http://www.biterscripting.com ) .

 

ok ill check it out when i have some free time

 

ok i dont need to write file anymore found another way around it