How to run another program when Winamp is the Shell?

Genesis · 02-05-2002, 09:49 PM

Basically ive got Winamp as the shell, but I want to have a clock on screen aswell. When my system goes back into my car it will replace the head unit, so Ill have no clock.
Any Ideas??????????
Anyone know of a simple clock program?

magnetik · 02-05-2002, 10:38 PM

you can run a btch file from memory as the shell, thus you could load two or more programs from the batch file.... that should solve the problem.

dont know about good clock proggies.... if I had a need for one I would code it myself in VB6, get the look/feel exactly how I would want it..

PatO · 02-05-2002, 10:41 PM

Ya, swipe the clock prog from Win3.1. Win95 supports legacy apps, I'd imagine Win98 and other versions do, too.

Genesis · 02-05-2002, 11:43 PM

Ive found the program that I want, but im not too sure about the batch file thingy.
Oh yeah, Magnetik........did you get my email???????
Ive got some parts for you

Krash · 02-09-2002, 12:18 PM

I am going to attempt the batch file setup today after I change my sparkplugs in my car. But if you need some info on creating batch files there is somewhat of a tutorial Here.

Genesis · 02-09-2002, 05:50 PM

CaffeineAddict · 02-09-2002, 11:28 PM

I am having a problem with this, I am actually trying to do it on my Win2k machine in my house. It works fine except that after it loads the first thing then winamp, the focus is removed from the command screen and it wont exit properly leaving me with the black box still there, is there a command to make it return and exit?
Note: it isn't a clock I am trying to run.
Any ideas?

milesg · 02-10-2002, 01:34 AM

as I recall, there is a "wait" command... it will run a certain line, and wait for that function to finish, then it will proceed to execute the rest of the batch file.

it's been soo long that I can't remember how to implement that command, but I bet you could find it somewhere on the net.

edit: oh wait, that's not what you're asking (it's late).. how about just adding an "exit" line at the end?

Good luck,
-Miles

[ 02-10-2002: Message edited by: milesg ]

Alives · 02-10-2002, 02:09 AM

have it call winamp last and it will show up topmost. theres no command to close the used command prompt. I use the registry for mine... its somewhere around in here:

/local machine/software/microsoft/windows/current ver/run/

CaffeineAddict · 02-10-2002, 11:56 AM

Well I have an exit at the end of it... and without winamp loading (just oading on program) it does close out and go away, or I found out if winamp is called but already loaded it will go away, otherwise it just sits there. (the used command prompt) I need this to run whenever I click the batch file... so I don't understand how I could use the registry to do that. I couldn't find anything that might help on the web, but I will try again later.

Krash · 02-10-2002, 07:22 PM

What I did was:
Start c:\xxxx\xxxx\winamp.exe
Start c:\xxxx\xxxx\Girder.exe
exit

Everything works just fine it loads winamp and girder but doesn't close out the window... I'm in the process of finding out what the command is to close the window (I thought it was exit).

As for a clock I don't know what to tell ya except if your using a remote setup i think girder has something somewhere that will say the time when you press a button on the remote but i haven't tried it... *thinks thats a good addon*

/me goes and tries to figure the clock thing out....

[ 02-10-2002: Message edited by: Krash ]

CrazyLittle · 02-11-2002, 03:25 PM

closing batch file windows is actually a function of the PIF file (omg! they exist in win9x? -yes- the old win3.1 legacy exists)

make a shortcut to the batch file in the same directory that it sits in, and then set the properties for how you want it to be displayed. I reccomend that you set it to run minimized, and then have it close the window on app termination. W2K automatically closes the window.

Falcon62Travis · 02-11-2002, 04:42 PM

If you want a patch file to close itself put this at the end:

@echo off
cls

Tell me how it works for ya!

CaffeineAddict · 02-11-2002, 06:09 PM

Well it still isn't working, but it is not completely neccesary, so I am going to give up on it... i've tried exit, cls (with @echo off), and multiple ways of starting the programs (with START, just typing the path, etc) yet the damn command box will not go away... so ill just leave it alone and let it die, I guess DOS (cmd prompt) just isnt meant to run on W2k.

Alives · 02-11-2002, 06:16 PM

im tellin ya...use the registry

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