looking for a program or help making one

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mrwzk

12-03-2007 09:03:46

im looking for a program for windows that is an alarm program i want to be able to select playlists and have the program randomly play songs from the playlist at a designated time.

does anyone know if this exists i know it does for mac?

TryinToGetPaid

12-03-2007 09:05:16

I know there is an alarm that plays one Mp3, I am not sure about a playlist.

http//www.download.com/Computer-Alarm-Clock/3000-2350_4-10381325.html?tag=lst-0-1

I am sure you can find out how to make it the full version.

dmorris68

12-03-2007 10:52:13

How about a scheduled task that launches WinAMP (or your favorite media player) with a playlist parameter? That wouldn't require any extra program.

Haven't tried it, mind you, but a scheduled task can run any application and most media players accept playlist arguments to their command-line, so it should be possible.

TFOAF

12-03-2007 11:04:22

dmorris, couldn't he just have it open the playlist file (.pls) on a scheduled time?

dmorris68

12-03-2007 11:08:26

[quote950ed8aa98="TFOAF"]dmorris, couldn't he just have it open the playlist file (.pls) on a scheduled time?[/quote950ed8aa98]
As long as the .plsurl==http://=http:///url file is associated with a media player, then yes that should work too. But since you'd be executing a command-line you might need to use the START command to do it, i.e. [b950ed8aa98]start myplaylist.pls[/b950ed8aa98]

Six of one...

TFOAF

12-03-2007 11:12:41

[quote4146543d35="dmorris68"][quote4146543d35="TFOAF"]dmorris, couldn't he just have it open the playlist file (.pls) on a scheduled time?[/quote4146543d35]
As long as the .plsurl==http://=http:///url file is associated with a media player, then yes that should work too. But since you'd be executing a command-line you might need to use the START command to do it, i.e. [b4146543d35]start myplaylist.pls[/b4146543d35]

Six of one...[/quote4146543d35]
Yes, I meant it as if the file was associated with Winamp. However, wouldn't the playlist start automatically once opened?