Microsoft KB Archive/126869

= DocErr: Media Player Command-Line Switches =

Article ID: 126869

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q126869



Media Player (both the 16-bit MPLAYER.EXE and the 32-bit MPLAY32.EXE) supports the following command-line syntax:

  MPLAYER /play /close /embedding file

All of the command-line switches and the file name are optional. Their meanings are as follows:

  /play       Play file right away. /close     Close after playing (only valid with /play). /embedding Run as an OLE server. file       The file or device to open.

This information was inadvertently omitted from the Windows documentation.

In Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.5 and higher, the Media Player also supports the following switch:

  /open       Open the file if specified; otherwise, show the File Open dialog.

In addition, the following switches can be used to ensure that the specified file is of a particular type:

  /AVI        The file must be a Video for Windows (.AVI) file. /MID       The file must be a MIDI (.MID) file. /WAV       The file must be a Wave Audio (.WAV) file.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.50 4.00 undocumented win31 wfw wfwg

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