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[kstuart]

I'm trying to figure out a way to play a file followed by a Smartlist, at a scheduled time.

My try:

* Windows Scheduled task with the commandline:

mc18.exe /play "C:\Users\Administrator\Music\file.wav"|TREEPATH="Playlists\Smartlists\Morning"

For example, if file.wav were a chosen alarm sound and the Smartlist "Morning" was a Shuffle play of tracks had the Keyword "Morning", then you can imagine the use.

I've also tried just quotes around the playitems as a whole.

I can get file.wav to play, but not followed by the Smartlist.

Is this a syntax mistake, or do playitems have to be either files, or a playlist, but not both ?

[Matt]

The command line system doesn't support a list of special items.  So if you use TreePath=, you can't use anything else.

Possible solutions:
1) Issue two commands: play the first file, then /Append for the Smartlist.
2) Make the smartlist start with the file so a single Smartlist would be enough
3) Twist our arm to support lists of special things like TreePath=, Search=, etc. instead of only one

[kstuart]

Is your second option saying that you can have two parts to a Smartlist - a file, followed by a shuffle play of a rule ?

[MrC]

(otherwise I have to update the wiki)

[Matt]

Is your second option saying that you can have two parts to a Smartlist - a file, followed by a shuffle play of a rule ?

Maybe.  Or you could do it with sorting.  Or you might be able to do it by nesting Smartlists (including several Smartlists from another).

However, I think #1 is probably easier.