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Lynda Troka
11-08-2001, 05:15 PM
I've been reading through all the great posts and tried out one for Windows Media Player, but I couldn't get it to work.
I want Windows Media Player to open in compact mode.
The code I used was
Execute Program: wmplayer.exe
Argument: /compactmode/play /close %SrcDir%\videos/s4topic7.mpg
Working Dir: %SrcDir%\videos

I got the full screen version to work in the old Windows Media Player, but I am having no luck in the new Windows Media Player. Under Argument if I put the above, it opens and says it cannot find the object. If I put
Argument: s4topic7.mpg it opens it but in full mode.

What am I doing wrong?
Someone told me that when Windows Media Player first opens it will always be in full mode, is this true?

On another note: is there a way to make the Search Variable come back with a yes variable like "Yes you have the program installed, so you don't need to install anything"? It presently has a no variable.

Jito463
11-09-2001, 01:34 AM
Is the argument listed exactly as you put it in AMS? If so, I can see a few problems. No. 1, there's no space between /compactmode and /play. No. 2, you have the source as \videos/s4topic7.mpg. Note that the 2 slashes are 2 different ways. Other than the possibility that you typed it in wrong, though, I'm not sure.

Lynda Troka
11-09-2001, 10:27 AM
Thanks for the reply.
I tried
execute program: wmplayer.exe
Argument: /compactmode /play /close %SrcDir%\videos\s4topic7.mpg
Working Dir: %SrcDir%\videos

It opens Windows Media Player but then gives the message object or name not found. And when it opens WMP its in full mode not compact mode.
Any suggestions?