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Babel17DELANY
December 6th 03, 05:25 PM
I'm making some progress on using my favorite Sound Recorder to play my
WAVES.

I've associated WAVES with Sound Recorder.

I've changed the icon for my WAVES to the Sound Recorder icon.

Sound Recorder opens when I click a wave.

But i still have to press the PLAY button on the Sound Recorder.
And I still have to press the "X" to close the player after the WAVE
finishes.

I've tried to edit the Default, but I can't find the right command.

I am trying to, when I click a wave, have Sound Recorder OPEN, then PLAY the
wave without further input from me, then CLOSE the program without further
input from me.

Does anyone have any additional ideas for me ?

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Babel17DELANY
December 6th 03, 05:25 PM
Additional info:

In "Edit File Type", "Play" is boldfaced with the "Application used to
perform action" as "C\~\sndrec32.exe" %1

Any ideas as to what I should add ?

"Babel17DELANY" > wrote in message
et...
> I'm making some progress on using my favorite Sound Recorder to play my
> WAVES.
>
> I've associated WAVES with Sound Recorder.
>
> I've changed the icon for my WAVES to the Sound Recorder icon.
>
> Sound Recorder opens when I click a wave.
>
> But i still have to press the PLAY button on the Sound Recorder.
> And I still have to press the "X" to close the player after the WAVE
> finishes.
>
> I've tried to edit the Default, but I can't find the right command.
>
> I am trying to, when I click a wave, have Sound Recorder OPEN, then PLAY
the
> wave without further input from me, then CLOSE the program without further
> input from me.
>
> Does anyone have any additional ideas for me ?
>
> Remove "DELANY" to reply by e-mail.
>
>

René
December 6th 03, 05:25 PM
Babel17DELANY wrote:
> In "Edit File Type", "Play" is boldfaced with the "Application used
to
> perform action" as "C\~\sndrec32.exe" %1
>
> Any ideas as to what I should add ?

You could try and see what happens when you change the 1 to a 0.

Brian Tillman
December 6th 03, 05:27 PM
>I'm making some progress on using my favorite Sound Recorder to play my
>WAVES.
>
>I've associated WAVES with Sound Recorder.
>
>I've changed the icon for my WAVES to the Sound Recorder icon.
>
>Sound Recorder opens when I click a wave.
>
>But i still have to press the PLAY button on the Sound Recorder.
>And I still have to press the "X" to close the player after the WAVE
>finishes.

Windows Media Player will play wave files automatically when you
double-click on them if you associate WMP with them. You'll still have to
close it, though.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.

Brian Tillman
December 6th 03, 05:27 PM
>> In "Edit File Type", "Play" is boldfaced with the "Application used to
>> perform action" as "C\~\sndrec32.exe" %1
>>
>> Any ideas as to what I should add ?
>
>You could try and see what happens when you change the 1 to a 0.

Why do you think that would have any effect at all on what he's trying to
do? You obviously don't know what the %1 means.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.

Sharon F
December 6th 03, 05:27 PM
On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 00:35:39 GMT, Babel17DELANY wrote:

> Additional info:
>
> In "Edit File Type", "Play" is boldfaced with the "Application used to
> perform action" as "C\~\sndrec32.exe" %1
>
> Any ideas as to what I should add ?
>
> "Babel17DELANY" > wrote in message
> et...
>> I'm making some progress on using my favorite Sound Recorder to play my
>> WAVES.
>>
>> I've associated WAVES with Sound Recorder.
>>
>> I've changed the icon for my WAVES to the Sound Recorder icon.
>>
>> Sound Recorder opens when I click a wave.
>>
>> But i still have to press the PLAY button on the Sound Recorder.
>> And I still have to press the "X" to close the player after the WAVE
>> finishes.
>>
>> I've tried to edit the Default, but I can't find the right command.
>>
>> I am trying to, when I click a wave, have Sound Recorder OPEN, then PLAY
> the
>> wave without further input from me, then CLOSE the program without further
>> input from me.
>>
>> Does anyone have any additional ideas for me ?
>>
>> Remove "DELANY" to reply by e-mail.
>>
>>

Might try adding the close switch at the end of the command line:
"C:\~\sndrec32.exe" %1 /close
--
Sharon F
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User

Babel17DELANY
December 6th 03, 05:27 PM
I changed the "1" to a "0" in the "play" with no change in the program. I
also changed the "1" to a "0" in the "open" with no change. Good thought,
though.

"René" > wrote in message
. ..
> Babel17DELANY wrote:
> > In "Edit File Type", "Play" is boldfaced with the "Application used
> to
> > perform action" as "C\~\sndrec32.exe" %1
> >
> > Any ideas as to what I should add ?
>
> You could try and see what happens when you change the 1 to a 0.
>
>

Babel17DELANY
December 6th 03, 05:27 PM
I could, but I can't even get it to play after it opens, much less close.
Thanks.

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...

>
> Might try adding the close switch at the end of the command line:
> "C:\~\sndrec32.exe" %1 /close
> --
> Sharon F
> MS MVP - Windows Shell/User

Babel17DELANY
December 6th 03, 05:27 PM
I may end up trying that, though I was so used to the instant opening of
Sound Recorder.

It just seems that unfortunately, the commands that worked on 98 won't work
on XP.

"Brian Tillman" > wrote in message
...
> >I'm making some progress on using my favorite Sound Recorder to play my
> >WAVES.
> >
> >I've associated WAVES with Sound Recorder.
> >
> >I've changed the icon for my WAVES to the Sound Recorder icon.
> >
> >Sound Recorder opens when I click a wave.
> >
> >But i still have to press the PLAY button on the Sound Recorder.
> >And I still have to press the "X" to close the player after the WAVE
> >finishes.
>
> Windows Media Player will play wave files automatically when you
> double-click on them if you associate WMP with them. You'll still have to
> close it, though.
> --
> Brian Tillman
> Smiths Aerospace
> 3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
> Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
> Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.
>
> I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
>
>

_ J _
December 6th 03, 05:29 PM
Hello Sharon,

For the record, (pun intended),

..WAV - "Application used to perform action:"

sndrec32.exe /Play "%L" /Close

The above line of text will cause a double-click on
"file.WAV" to open "Sound Recorder", then PLAY "file.WAV",
then CLOSE "Sound Recorder".

I am dealing with this very issue in this other thread
by the same original poster:-

<microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers>

"Sound Recorder in XP. "Babel17DELANY" Nov 2 2003 12:06PM"

Jan


>-----Original Message-----
>On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 00:35:39 GMT, Babel17DELANY wrote:

>> Additional info:

In "Edit File Type", "Play" is boldfaced with
the "Application used to perform action"
as "C\~\sndrec32.exe" %1

Any ideas as to what I should add ?

>> "Babel17DELANY" wrote:

I'm making some progress on using my favorite Sound
Recorder to play my WAVES.

I've associated WAVES with Sound Recorder.

I've changed the icon for my WAVES to the Sound Recorder
icon.

Sound Recorder opens when I click a wave.

But i still have to press the PLAY button on the Sound
Recorder.

And I still have to press the "X" to close the player
after the WAVE finishes.

I've tried to edit the Default, but I can't find the
right command.

I am trying to, when I click a wave, have Sound Recorder
OPEN, then PLAY the wave without further input from me,
then CLOSE the program without further input from me.

Does anyone have any additional ideas for me ?

----

>Might try adding the close switch at the end of the
command line:
> "C:\~\sndrec32.exe" %1 /close
>--
>Sharon F
>MS MVP - Windows Shell/User

Sharon F
December 6th 03, 05:30 PM
On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 16:26:49 -0800, _ J _ wrote:

> Hello Sharon,
>
> For the record, (pun intended),
>
> .WAV - "Application used to perform action:"
>
> sndrec32.exe /Play "%L" /Close
>
> The above line of text will cause a double-click on
> "file.WAV" to open "Sound Recorder", then PLAY "file.WAV",
> then CLOSE "Sound Recorder".
>
> I am dealing with this very issue in this other thread
> by the same original poster:-
>
> <microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers>
>
> "Sound Recorder in XP. "Babel17DELANY" Nov 2 2003 12:06PM"
>
> Jan
>

Thanks, Jan. We've tried most of the play commands from older versions of
Windows. If I'm understanding you correctly, I'm glad to hear that this one is
finally doing the job for them.

--
Sharon F
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User

_ J _
December 6th 03, 05:32 PM
Hello Sharon,

I had figured out how to get "Sound Recorder" to OPEN
and then PLAY, but I was unaware of the "/Close" switch.
Thanks for your suggestion - that did the trick.

Jan


>-----Original Message-----
>On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 16:26:49 -0800, _ J _ wrote:

>> Hello Sharon,

>> For the record, (pun intended),

>> .WAV - "Application used to perform action:"

>> sndrec32.exe /Play "%L" /Close

>> The above line of text will cause a double-click on
>> "file.WAV" to open "Sound Recorder", then
PLAY "file.WAV",
>> then CLOSE "Sound Recorder".

>> I am dealing with this very issue in this other thread
>> by the same original poster:-

>> <microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers>

>> "Sound Recorder in XP. "Babel17DELANY" Nov 2 2003
12:06PM"

>> Jan

>Thanks, Jan. We've tried most of the play commands from
older versions of
>Windows. If I'm understanding you correctly, I'm glad to
hear that this one is
>finally doing the job for them.

>--
>Sharon F
>MS MVP - Windows Shell/User

Sharon F
December 6th 03, 05:32 PM
On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:48:59 -0800, _ J _ wrote:

> Hello Sharon,
>
> I had figured out how to get "Sound Recorder" to OPEN
> and then PLAY, but I was unaware of the "/Close" switch.
> Thanks for your suggestion - that did the trick.
>
> Jan
>

Ah, I see. A group effort. "Whatever works" and am glad that, together, we
found it. :)

--
Sharon F
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User

_ J _
December 6th 03, 05:34 PM
Hello Sharon,

| A group effort

....is what these newsgroups are all about. :)

Jan


>-----Original Message-----
>On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:48:59 -0800, _ J _ wrote:

>> Hello Sharon,

>> I had figured out how to get "Sound Recorder" to OPEN
>> and then PLAY, but I was unaware of the "/Close" switch.
>> Thanks for your suggestion - that did the trick.

>> Jan

>Ah, I see. A group effort. "Whatever works" and am glad
that, together, we found it. :)
>
>--
>Sharon F
>MS MVP - Windows Shell/User\

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