activate the play button in powerdvd

[xpress92]

Hello i would like to activate the play button in my script after mouting iso and launching application?? Anyone have an idea???
Thanks for your response

[Underheaven]

I searched for command line switches for PowerDVD and didn't find anything. So my conclusion is that you would have to simulate/send keystrokes to the application with a macro program such as AutoIt3 or use another DVD playback software which supports command line parameters.


Here is an example script I found from the first google result. The Send("{ENTER}") part seems to be the key to starting playback.

; start the DVD player full screened
   Run("C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe","",@SW_MAXIMIZE)

; if the app window is not up in 60 seconds - WinWait returns 0
; if the app window comes up before then - the script continues
   If WinWait("PowerDVD","",60) = 0 Then
     MsgBox(48, "Utter Failure", "DVD application has failed to start.  Script will be terminated")
     WinKill("PowerDVD")
     Terminate() 
    ;
    ; optional msgbox here
    ;
   EndIf


; main loop
While 1
   Check_Window()
   Send("{ENTER}"); "Enter" will start the movie - let it run for $secs

[Jito463]

Alternatively, if you run the DVD playback program first (in this case, PowerDVD), then mount the image, it should detect the new "disc" inserted and autostart.

[Underheaven]

Re: activate the play button in powerdvd

YOUR idea is much simpler Jito

[Jito463]

Yeah, I'm a lazy guy, and prefer simple stuff.

[xpress92]

thanks guys i'm a lazy guy too but in case of hddvd or blueray iso, the autostart doesn't works. I've tried the {enter} order in parameters but nothing.

[Underheaven]

The {enter} thing isn't a parameter for powerdvd its a script you would use in a macro program (a program that simulates mouse clicks or keyboard presses).