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Play wav file from command line




Use command line to play audio files on Windows 7 and Windows 8 to generate or create a sound for alert or notification.

Wav files, WMA files or even MP3 file can be used or played from command line for notification or alert purposes.

Of course, need to have the volume set at a level where the file being played can be heard or noticed.

Check out this link below on how to create a reminder using batch file script:
http://quickbytesstuff.blogspot.sg/2014/10/create-popup-reminder-using-batch-file.html

Check out this link on how to set a batch file script on Windows Task Scheduler.

Using Task Scheduler a batch file script can be set to run at an specified time.
http://quickbytesstuff.blogspot.sg/2014/03/how-to-set-windows-task-scheduler.html


Below is a simple batch file script that calls an MP3 file to be played using Windows Media Player.

Batch file below will launch  Windows Media player to play the audio file, from command prompt and will play and stop after a few seconds. Time to stop will depend on the specified time set on the script.

REM Play the MP3 file specify the full path and enclose it with quotation marks

cmd /c "C:\Users\mrMusic\Downloads\One Direction - Story of My Life.mp3"



REM Sleep for 10 seconds change the value to a desired time

sleep 10



REM Stop or close the Windows Media Player after 10 seconds

cmd /c "c:\windows\system32\taskkill /im wmplayer.exe"



REM Exit or close the command prompt

cmd /c "c:\windows\system32\taskkill /im cmd.exe"

To play media files on Windows 7 or Windows 8 use command below:

Windows Ding.wav is available for both Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Open command prompt and browse to c:\Windows\Media\ folders, on this folder you will be able to find wav files used by Windows.

Or you can simply make your own custom wav files, download Audacity a free audio editor which works very nice.

Using Audacity create your own wav file, and used it as a custom sound alert on batch file script.

To play custom wav files, specify the path on batch file script.

Here's an example:

REM Play the wav file

cmd /c "C:\windows\media\Windows Ding.wav"



REM Sleep for 10 seconds

sleep 10



REM Stop or close the Windows Media Player

cmd /c "c:\windows\system32\taskkill /im wmplayer.exe"



REM Exit or close the command prompt

cmd /c "c:\windows\system32\taskkill /im cmd.exe"


Cheers.. Hope it helps.. 

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