Re: controlling winamp with COM
| From: | John Herren | Date: | Tue, 22 Jul 2003 21:06:07 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: controlling winamp with COM | ||
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John Herren wrote:
Is there any way to control an open winamp application in php? I want to use php as a scheduler to play Winamp. The API has system calls to do so, but I don't know how to implement the windows calls.Ok, found this: http://www.adcock8.freeserve.co.uk/winamp.htm It's a plugin that makes Winamp listen for COM calls, but I was having trouble getting it working. I've decided the best way to accomplish my goal is to create a C++ executable that can call the winamp API messages. And then I'll make PHP call that executable with switches. NOt a very elegant solution, but hey...