Thread: Need help with Macros

Create a text file called "copycd.bat" and put the following text in it:
copy g:\*.* c:\mp3
OR
xcopy g:\*.* c:\mp3 /s (use this one if you have directories you want copied)

To execute the file or shutdown Winamp, it will depend on what software you are using. I'm not familiar with the keyboard plugin.
Do you mean keypad?

I am using blackwinds keypad controller with options for macros. The URL is http://www.eclipse.net/~cevans97/mp3car/

I will try using a bat file later....thanks!

Yes the batch file will work with my plugin simply by using a load in the macro. You may need to put *.* in the open dialog to see it though.

Anyway more thoughts on it. If you're relying solely on charter LCD for output try using /Y parameter to suppress the confirm overwrite prompt. This way the batch file won't hang up on you waiting for input.

Example...

copy g:\*.* c:\mp3 /Y
OR
xcopy g:\*.* c:\mp3 /S /Y

To build an on the fly playlist add this to the end of the batch file...

dir c:\mp3\*.MP3 /S /O /B > myplaylist.m3u

Note: that this won't load the list, it only goin to make one (acutally a pls not a true m3u). You'll need to assign a second macro to do this.

It's funny I've coded that type of thing into the private version of the plugin (the full keyboard one)... I just figured no one would want something like it.

As for a winamp shut down...

There's supposed to be a message in the winamp plugin SDK that allows you to exit winamp but I couldn't get it working. My best suggestion is to write a program that sends a WM_Close to winamp. I didn't include this option because most people seem to run winamp as a shell and from that stand point it doesn't seem all that odd just to reboot the system.

Last thing, my URL is changing real soon. The new one is
http://blackwind.8k.com/index.html

Have fun,
Blackwind


[This message has been edited by Blackwind (edited 11-12-2000).]