@abierce512,

Well, not bizarre - I would say clever, given the limitations of the plugin. Good job. It has reminded me that I should make the same improvement available to rs232.bat that I made for PlayFromDisk.bat. Then you would be able to use collection#, resulting in zero editing of the personal information. This is why it is so helpful to get user feedback. Thank you. Upgrade should be within a week or so.

I assume you use the "/s" option, so you can see the paused script and know when to manually switch your AV receiver, right?

Once you start to use the utilities I found for you, you should be able to remove the pause and "/s" so that the script runs hidden and silent.

could you give an example what you're doing and what the real path is to those mpg?
Hard to figure out otherwise?

you could test the path in your browser, copy and paste:
\\NAS\videos\mpeg\film 1.mpg
in the address bar of your browser, if correct it should play the movie.

Indeed, I use a localized version of XP pro SP2.
Latest version of DVDProfiler, latest version of loaddvd!

But sorry, the typo is not the problem, I typed the line just away!

The error still remains!!

Christoph Neyen

you have to verify what the commands are in the German XP for these two commands:
- "open" ("offen")
- "play" ("Spiel")
and does the scripting take English commands or must they be in German?

for mediadogg: Easy Command Line Script To Determin Windows Version

Quoting Giga Wizard:

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for mediadogg: Easy Command Line Script To Determin Windows Version

Of course LoadDVD is not using scripts, but C#, but there are corresponding methods to do the same thing. Thanks. I'm still not sure that this is the problem. I understand the translation of "open" and "play", but nowehere have I found that Microsoft requires it at the api level. The localization is for the GUI layer.

Quoting mediadogg:

Quote:
Quoting Giga Wizard:

Quote:
for mediadogg: Easy Command Line Script To Determin Windows Version

Of course LoadDVD is not using scripts, but C#, but there are corresponding methods to do the same thing. Thanks. I'm still not sure that this is the problem. I understand the translation of "open" and "play", but nowehere have I found that Microsoft requires it at the api level. The localization is for the GUI layer.

You are using C#!
I think if you use the class ProcessStartInfo from the namespace System.Diagnostics, than it should not matter, which verbs are used for starting the media file.
In the case of playing a file from an directory anywhere in the network, you do not have to start an .cmd file, you can just 'execute' the file using its association.

This is only a hint from one developer to another ;-)

Christoph Neyen

Allways test the file and its association for the extension.
- Open your internetbrowser.
- From the internetbrowser menu: File > Open
- browse to the location where your mediafile is and open the file, it should play.

If you go to the location and double click the media file it should play with the player you want.
- If not right clicik on that file and select properties.
- You now have a window showing the properties of that file.
- There is a line Open with: [icon] Winows Media Player and a Button [Change]
- Click this button
- Select a proposed player or other program or use the browse button and select the player you want.

using the File option go to (3) "Open" of a file in this message General Information about LoadDVD

Using the Play option and the use of PlayFromDisk.bat

Playing MediaFiles from Harddisc or NAS (Network Attached Storage) for DVD's only with LoadDVD plugin
aka error: Can't open /play

using Play
1) Step One

Install "loaddvdinstallv1.##"

with your basic text editor 'scribbling-pad'

open this file with it (change from TXT extension to all Files):

'C:/Program Files/DVD Profiler/Plugins/LoadDVD/PlayFromDisk.bat'
you get this as text:

@echo off
rem %1 DescriptionSideA
rem %2 profileid - this is usually the UPC code
rem %3 disc#
rem %4 slot# or collection#
rem %5 Title or Sort Title or Label Side A
rem %6 filepath
rem %7 mediatype = "DVD", "HD" or "BluRay"
rem %8 and thereafter - remainder of Location field
echo %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
if %7=="DVD" echo %6
if %7=="HD" echo Do whatever for an HD disc
if %7=="BluRay" echo c:\program files\powerdvd\powerdvd.exe %6
pause

remove only in this case this echo the line should read now: if %7=="DVD" %6

save the file and exit

1) Step Two

open DVD Profiler

select the DVD title where you have the videoclip for

Right Click on the Title in the Window 'Collection List'

select 'Personalize'

Now in the window 'Personalize DVD' enter this text in the 'Notes':

Network Attached Storage
[filepath]\\NAS\Video\Mpeg\Film1.mpg[/filepath]
Where \\NAS is your Network path, and
\Video\Mpeg\ is the exact folder (location) of the videofile, and
Film1.mpg is the exact name of your videofile
Harddisc
[filepath]D:\Video\Mpeg\Film1.mpg[/filepath]
Where D: is your Drive assignment, and
\Video\Mpeg\ is the exact folder (location) of the videofile, and
Film1.mpg is the exact name of your videofile

in the 'Discs' section under 'Location:' enter: Play/S

Press OK

3) Step3: Testing

Right Click on the DVD Title in the Window 'Collection List'

select at the bottom of the popup menu: 'Play/Retrieve'

the default media player should now popup and play the videoclip

if everything is working to your satisfaction, you should remove the pause from the PlayFromDisk.bat (last line) and replace the Play/S with the Play in the profile 'Discs' section under 'Location:'

Blu-ray & HD DVD:
if you are using those in dvd profiler don't forget to modify the lines
if %7=="HD"
if %7=="BluRay"

iTunes:
if you are using this as your default player for mp4, keep in mind:
LoadDVD "file" option could not work, sometimes in Vista or XP. If this is the case:
You have to use the "play" option and put an explicit path to the program that you want to use to play your file.

click on this link:
Playing DVD, HD DVD and BluRay DVD from hard disk using TotalMedia Theatre

Localised version of western XP should all behave exactly as mediadogg expected