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Q126637: Media Player Command-Line Switches Not Documented

Article: Q126637
Product(s): Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Networking Issues
Version(s): WINDOWS:; winnt:3.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

3.10 3.11 3.50
WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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The Windows, Windows for Workgroups, and Windows NT documentation does not
document the following command-line switches Media Player (both for the 16-
bit [mplayer.exe] and 32-bit [mplay32.exe] versions):

  /play        play Media Player file immediately
  /close       close after playing Media Player file (used with /play)
  /embedding   run as an OLE server
  <filename>   file or device to open

Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 3.11 wfw win3x win16sdk win32sdk wfwg

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:; winnt:3.5

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