to make an easy interface to run avi movies without using a gui, this i think saves time and resources.
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= Name: avicon v1.0
= Description:to make an easy interface to run avi movies without using a gui, this i think saves time and resources.
= By: phillip mcelraft
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= Inputs:directory information, for the location of avi files and files from which to play them
=
= Returns:avi movies in all its glory
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= Assumes:you need linux and installed mplayer, i will be working on a windwos version of it soon
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= Side Effects:none that i can think of
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#!/usr/bin/perl
print"hello to avicon, the commandline avi player\n";
print"enter in the directory of your movie files:\n";
$dir=<STDIN>;
system("cd $dir");
system("ls *.avi");
print"which movie do you wish to player:\n";
$movie=<STDIN>;
print"enjoy\n";
system("/usr/bin/gmplayer -quiet -nofs $movie");
An alright bit of code but wouldn't it be a little more portable if you used perl's built in functions rather than system calls? (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
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8/23/2003 8:27:41 AM: 
