Media Player Command-Line Switches Not Documented

ID: Q126637

3.10 3.11 3.50 WINDOWS kbdocerr

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

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
   &lt;filename&gt;   file or device to open

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

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Version : WINDOWS:; winnt:3.5
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
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