How to create an Alarm Clock?

Dmitriy Kopnichev

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David Candy

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Jul 24, 2002, 1:36:47 AM7/24/02

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Use this in scheduled tasks

This is the command line for my alarm clock.
"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe" /play /close "C:\My Documents\My Music\beck.asf"

Which does play and close. This is one line and spaces and quotes are important.

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Jul 24, 2002, 2:20:03 AM7/24/02

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Hello
Thanks.
How to play the file in a loop? How to play a playlist?

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Jul 24, 2002, 2:38:31 AM7/24/02

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I repeat beck every three minutes (I actually use a short sound now so I don't get up and turn the power off while still sleeping). Use wmplayer to play a playlist. I'll let others gve the examples as I don't use playlists.

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Jul 24, 2002, 2:44:34 AM7/24/02

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How to play a playlist in a loop in wmplayer?

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Bill Blanton

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Jul 24, 2002, 6:26:41 AM7/24/02

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A playlist is simply a text file with an m3u extension.

Example for Dmitriy.m3u
d:\music\1.mp3
d:\music\2.mp3
d:\music\3.mp3
d:\music\SubFolder\4.wav
d:\music\SubFolder\x.mpg

To run:
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe" /play Dmitriy.m3u

To get a complete list of files in a bare format:
dir d:\music\*.* /s/b > Dmitriy.m3u
or mp3's only:
dir d:\music\*.mp3 /s/b > Dmitriy.m3u

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Jul 24, 2002, 7:10:15 AM7/24/02

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Hello
Does Dmitriy.m3u means "drive:\folder\folder 2\Dmitriy.m3u" in your line:
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe" /play Dmitriy.m3u?
Where should your line: dir d:\music\*.* /s/b > Dmitriy.m3u be run?

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> Hello
> Does Dmitriy.m3u means "drive:\folder\folder 2\Dmitriy.m3u" in your line:
> C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe" /play Dmitriy.m3u?

Depends. But yes, the full path will allow it to be loaded from anywhere..

You can also double-click on the m3u file in explorer. It should be
associated with your player.

> Where should your line: dir d:\music\*.* /s/b > Dmitriy.m3u be run?

From a DOS prompt. The file will be created in the current directory(folder).
To create the file on the desktop for example:
dir d:\music\*.* /s/b > c:\windows\desktop\Dmitriy.m3u
The > character redirects output to the device(file) that is pointed to.
The "dir" output will be written to a file.

Bill Blanton

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Jul 24, 2002, 2:22:24 PM7/24/02

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Also. You can edit the *.m3u file in notepad.

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Dmitriy Kopnichev

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Jul 25, 2002, 1:22:23 AM7/25/02

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Thanks Bill :-)

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Hello
How to get a file full path without typing? I know one way: coping the path
from Run window after browsing for the file.

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Jul 26, 2002, 6:42:30 AM7/26/02

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Installing Sendto on Windows 98, 2000, ME, and XP

Install the Windows 95 Send To Power Toys. After installing go to Add/Remove programs in Control Panel and select Send To Extension Power Toys, click Add/Remove and clear the checkboxes for the three mail extensions. Type the following line in Start - Run.

regsrv32 sendmail

This fixes the one problem that installing Win95 Power Toys Send To causes. It still worthwhile installing then fixing for the added functionally of Send To Powertoys. Win98 Send To Desktop As Shortcut and Powertoys Send to Mail can't co-exist, but Win 98 includes it's own Send To Mail.

Send To Key Modifiers

Key	Description
File System Objects
Control	Copies a file
Shift	Moves a file
Control and Shift	Creates a shortcut
Send To Powertoys (except Send To Clipboard as Contents)
Control	Uses the short file name rather than the long file name
Send To Clipboard as Contents Powertoys
Control	Displays a dialog box to select the clipboard data formats

General Send To Tips

To create sub menus on the Send To menu type Sendto in the Start - Run dialog box. Click a blank spot and choose New then Folder. Rename the folder to the name you want on the Send To menu. Drag your shortcuts you want on the menu into this folder.
Put a shortcut to Sendto folder into the Sendto folder. Then when you want to add a program or folder to the Send To menu right click it, choose Send To then while holding Ctrl + Shift click Sendto.
To get a list of files you can use the first tip on this page or install the Win 95 Sendto Powertoys (described elsewhere on this page) and send the selected files to the Clipboard As Name powertoy.
To put the URL of a favourite on the clipboard rather than it's name use Clipboard As Content.

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Hello
How will Installing Sendto help to get a file full path without typing?

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Installing Sendto on Windows 98, 2000, ME, and XP
Install the Windows 95 Send To Power Toys. After installing go to Add/Remove
programs in Control Panel and select Send To Extension Power Toys, click
Add/Remove and clear the checkboxes for the three mail extensions. Type the
following line in Start - Run.

regsrv32 sendmail

This fixes the one problem that installing Win95 Power Toys Send To causes.
It still worthwhile installing then fixing for the added functionally of
Send To Powertoys. Win98 Send To Desktop As Shortcut and Powertoys Send to
Mail can't co-exist, but Win 98 includes it's own Send To Mail.

Send To Key Modifiers
Key Description
File System Objects
Control Copies a file
Shift Moves a file
Control and Shift Creates a shortcut
Send To Powertoys (except Send To Clipboard as Contents)
Control Uses the short file name rather than the long file name
Send To Clipboard as Contents Powertoys
Control Displays a dialog box to select the clipboard data formats

General Send To Tips
a.. To create sub menus on the Send To menu type Sendto in the Start - Run

dialog box. Click a blank spot and choose New then Folder. Rename the folder
to the name you want on the Send To menu. Drag your shortcuts you want on
the menu into this folder.

b.. Put a shortcut to Sendto folder into the Sendto folder. Then when you

want to add a program or folder to the Send To menu right click it, choose
Send To then while holding Ctrl + Shift click Sendto.

c.. To get a list of files you can use the first tip on this page or

install the Win 95 Sendto Powertoys (described elsewhere on this page) and
send the selected files to the Clipboard As Name powertoy.

d.. To put the URL of a favourite on the clipboard rather than it's name

Dmitriy Kopnichev

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Jul 26, 2002, 8:35:32 AM7/26/02

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Hello
How will Installing Sendto help to paste a file full path in the command
line for an alarm clock?