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Al Dunbar

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More options Nov 1 2009, 5:29 pm

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From: "Al Dunbar" <aland...@hotmail.com>

Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:29:32 -0700

Local: Sun, Nov 1 2009 5:29 pm

Subject: Re: Wscript.Shell open file in wmplayer

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"cdubone" <gu...@unknown-email.com> wrote in message

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> I'm making an app that lives on a CD that opens wmv's from the CD. I
> thought everything was going well until I realized that if wmplayer
> isn't the default player the thing crashes. I have no idea why this is
> (I'm a Web dev and I'm totally out of my league here). Anyway, I'm
> trying to get around this by forcing wmplayer to open. Here's my code:

> Sub OpenFile (theFile)
> Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
> objShell.Run "assets\" & theFile
> ' objShell.Run "wmplayer.exe D:assets\TheFile.wmv"

I know that is a comment, however, it is of concern that "D:" is not
followed immediately by a "\". Similarly, the "D:" itself would not allow
for this to work in a computer having two hard drives, or two CD drives.

> End Sub

> This works: objShell.Run "assets\" & theFile

> And if I hard code a file reference it works:
> objShell.Run "wmplayer.exe D:assets\TheFile.wmv"

Again, you really should use more explicit paths that will always be correct
rather than relying on the path including the desired executable, and the
"D:" drive containing the CD.

> I'm essentially trying to fuse those two lines of code - open 'theFile'
> in the assets directory via a relative path (not absolute) in wmplayer.
> I've tried so many ways to get this going but can't seem to find the one
> that works.

> Will someone show me how this is done?

You might include a copy of wmplayer.exe on the CD, assuming that running
this will not modify the user's related settings on the workstation. Or you
might do a search for wmplayer.exe on the hard drive, as it may not be
located in the same place on all systems.

/Al

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