Added play-m3u.ps1

Data/scripts.csv

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ open-calculator.ps1, starts the calculator program
 open-email-client.ps1, starts the default email client
 play-beep.ps1, plays a beep sound
 play-mission-impossible.ps1, plays the Mission Impossible theme
-play-mp3.ps1, plays the given MP3 sound file
+play-m3u.ps1, plays the given playlist (M3U file format)
+play-mp3.ps1, plays the given sound file (MP3 file format)
 play-super-mario.ps1, plays the Super Mario Intro
 play-the-imperial-march.ps1, plays the Imperial March (Star Wars)
 poweroff.ps1, halts the local computer (requires admin rights)

README.md

@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ Table of Contents
 * [open-email-client.ps1](Scripts/open-browser.ps1) - starts the default email client
 * [play-beep.ps1](Scripts/play-beep.ps1) - plays a beep sound
 * [play-mission-impossible.ps1](Scripts/play-mission-impossible.ps1) - plays the Mission Impossible theme
-* [play-mp3.ps1](Scripts/play-mp3.ps1) - plays the given MP3 sound file
+* [play-m3u.ps1](Scripts/play-m3u.ps1) - plays the given playlist (M3U file format)
+* [play-mp3.ps1](Scripts/play-mp3.ps1) - plays the given sound file (MP3 file format)
 * [play-super-mario.ps1](Scripts/play-super-mario.ps1) - plays the Super Mario Intro
 * [play-the-imperial-march.ps1](Scripts/play-the-imperial-march.ps1) - plays the Imperial March (Star Wars)
 * [poweroff.ps1](Scripts/poweroff.ps1) - halts the local computer (requires admin rights)

Scripts/play-m3u.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/powershell
+<#
+.SYNTAX         ./play-m3u.ps1 [<playlist-file>]
+.DESCRIPTION	plays the given playlist (M3U file format)
+.LINK		https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES		Author:	Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
+#>
+
+param($Filename = "")
+
+try {
+	if ($Filename -eq "" ) {
+		$Filename = read-host "Enter the M3U playlist filename"
+	}
+	$Lines = get-content $Filename
+
+	add-type -assemblyName presentationCore
+	$MediaPlayer = new-object system.windows.media.mediaplayer
+
+	for ([int]$i=0; $i -lt $Lines.Count; $i++) {
+		$Line = $Lines[$i]
+		if ($Line[0] -ne "#") {
+			$MediaPlayer.open("$Line")
+			$MediaPlayer.play()
+		}
+	}
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/play-mp3.ps1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/powershell
 <#
 .SYNTAX         ./play-mp3.ps1 [<MP3-file>]
-.DESCRIPTION	plays the given MP3 sound file
+.DESCRIPTION	plays the given sound file (MP3 file format)
 .LINK		https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES		Author:	Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ param($Filename = "")
 
 try {
 	if ($Filename -eq "" ) {
-		$Filename = read-host "Enter MP3 filename"
+		$Filename = read-host "Enter the MP3 filename"
 	}
-	Add-Type -AssemblyName presentationCore
+	add-type -assemblyName presentationCore
-	$mediaPlayer = New-Object system.windows.media.mediaplayer
+	$MediaPlayer = new-object system.windows.media.mediaplayer
-	$mediaPlayer.open("$Filename")
+	$MediaPlayer.open("$Filename")
-	$mediaPlayer.play()
+	$MediaPlayer.play()
+
 	exit 0
 } catch {
 	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"