<# .SYNOPSIS Plays a .M3U playlist .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script plays the given playlist (in .M3U file format) .PARAMETER filename Specifies the path to the playlist .EXAMPLE PS> ./play-m3u.ps1 C:\MyPlaylist.m3u ▶️ Playing '01 Sandy beach - strong waves.mp3' (02:54) ... ... .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$filename = "") try { if ($filename -eq "" ) { $filename = Read-Host "Enter the path to the .M3U playlist file" } if (-not(Test-Path "$filename" -pathType leaf)) { throw "Can't access playlist file: $filename" } $lines = Get-Content $filename Add-Type -assemblyName presentationCore $MediaPlayer = New-Object system.windows.media.mediaplayer foreach ($line in $lines) { if ($line[0] -eq "#") { continue } if (-not(Test-Path "$line" -pathType leaf)) { throw "Can't access audio file: $line" } $fullPath = (Get-ChildItem "$line").fullname & "$PSScriptRoot/play-mp3.ps1" $fullPath } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }