Simple WAV player

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Bob wrote:
>
> I need a simple WAV player to use in a batch file, something that will
> take the command parameter and play it without loading a GUI.
>
> For example:
>
> playwav wavefile.wav
>
> This program "playwav.3exe" would just play the WAV file
> "wavefile.wav" without loading anything extra.
>
> Sndrec32 that comes with Windows does not take command line parameters
> and it loads a GUI, therefore it is not what I am looking for.
>
> If there is a module I can call from a C program, I can use that.

mplayer.exe /play /close $FILENAME


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Bob wrote:
>
> On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:19:57 GMT, Ron Hardin <rhhardin@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
>
> >mplayer.exe /play /close $FILENAME
>
> I think you mean "mplay32.exe". Or maybe "wmplayer.exe"
>
> Unfortunately "mplay32" loads the GUI - but only temporarily.
> "wmplayer" loads the GUI but does not unload it.
>
> It looks like "mplay32" will have to do until I find something better.
>
> Thanks for the assistance.

it's mplayer on my (win95) system

[CWINDOWS] ls -l mplayer.exe
-rwxrwxrwa 1 0 0 147968 Jul 11 1995 mplayer.exe
[CWINDOWS]

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On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:18:59 GMT, Ron Hardin <rhhardin@mindspring.com>
wrote:

>> I think you mean "mplay32.exe". Or maybe "wmplayer.exe"

>it's mplayer on my (win95) system

Just like Microsoft to change the name all the time.

I have Win98 somewhere around here - I suppose I could extract mplayer
if you think it would work better than mplay32. The only thing about
mplay32 is that it spawns the GUI temporarily. No big deal, it goes
away fast enough, but if I could find one that suppressed the GUI it
would be better.


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"Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
news:42bffba7.88536531@news-server.houston.rr.com...
> I need a simple WAV player to use in a batch file, something that will
> take the command parameter and play it without loading a GUI.
>
> For example:
>
> playwav wavefile.wav
>
> This program "playwav.3exe" would just play the WAV file
> "wavefile.wav" without loading anything extra.
>
> Sndrec32 that comes with Windows does not take command line parameters
> and it loads a GUI, therefore it is not what I am looking for.
>
> If there is a module I can call from a C program, I can use that.
>
>
> --
>
> Map of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
> http://home.houston.rr.com/rkba/vrwc.html
>
> "The possession of arms is the distinction
> between a free man and a slave."
> -- Andrew Fletcher, Discourse on Government (1695)