How to use openwith <items>

[binocular222]

Thanks FluxTorpedoe, It works.
Quoting is always my headache, I feel that XYplorer' quoting rules is more complex than other programming languages.

[Filehero]

Quoting is always my headache,

Yep, that's why I always define the target run commands before I start scripting. Combined with a simple

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msg($runCmd)

this really speeds up scripting this sort of stuff.

, I feel that XYplorer' quoting rules is more complex than other programming languages.

Yes an no.
The major part of the quote gallore is due the nature of the target command addressed. All Windows targets I know allow and/or require quoting of parameters (the standard example is paths containing spaces). Powershell even allows array parameters which simply are comma separated value enums enclosed by quotes. And now consider an array of windows paths to be passed to see the troubles you can get just by running the script.

The second part is a generic challenge as well: how to mask a control char (e.g. a double-quote) in the least troublesome way? It doesn't matter what way you choose it always gets awkward at some point.


Cheers,
Filehero

[kotlmg]

hello sir, i want to queue files to zoom player playlist.
command line option for queuing is
Queue path/file into the playlist (when Zoom Player is already open).
Example:
"c:\program files\zplayer\zplayer.exe" "/queue:e:\my video files\"

i have written the script as
OpenWith """C:\Program Files\Zoom Player\zplayer.exe"" "/queue:<items>\"

when i run the code i am getting 0 /0 error. can you please correct the above script. basicaaly i want to add selected files to the existing play list.

"PFA : MPC"
run """E:\4Media\Player\Media Player Classic HomeCinema x86\mpc-hc.exe"" /add ""<pfaitem>"""

what should be the above code for zoom player?

[PeterH]

Seems you correctly added leading double quotes, and doubled the first quote-group.
But you didn't double the 2nd group, and missed the trailing double-quotes?

So maybe:
OpenWith """C:\Program Files\Zoom Player\zplayer.exe"" ""/queue:<items>\""";

(Didn't read documentation...)

[kotlmg]

thanks

[kotlmg]

hello sir,
i am facing some problem with the following code for potplayer.
OpenWith """C:\Program Files (x86)\Daum\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini.exe"" <items>";

the above code is able to play the selected files for the first time only. 2nd time when i use the same code to run files in a already opened potplayer, it is not able to play the selected files.
hence i want you to modify the above code as
OpenWith """C:\Program Files (x86)\Daum\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini.exe"" <items>";
kill potplayer script
OpenWith """C:\Program Files (x86)\Daum\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini.exe"" <items>";

can you please give me the code to kill the potplayer process.

with regards,

[totmad1]

you could press F5 when PotPlayer is open this will open preferences.
click "General"
you will see "Multiple instances:"
click on down arrow and select "Disable:Play files in existing PotPlayer instance"

you can then run your XY script with all video/audio files selected with them being passed to playlist

HTH

[kotlmg]

thanks a lot.