Execute script?

Hi There.

I am wondering if it is posisble to link a file to a script that gets executed? I have a script called "prompt_for_media" that ejects the dvd drive tray and a popup comes ont he screen asking to insert a disc then press any key. Once that is done, the disc tray goes back in and then the disc is ready to play. The script works perfectly when I run it from the command line. If I create a symlink to it (using a movir title name), it shows up in XBMC but nothing happens when I click on it.

What I would like to do is add my DVD collection to XBMC but I don't want to rip the movies to disc. Instead, I would like to create a symlink in my "DVDs" directory to this script, then when I click on it, I put the disc in, and then the DVD plays.

-SilkBC

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Media_stubs might be an easier way to do this.

To run an external script you'll need to write a short Python script and run it by mapping the RunScript function to some convenient key.

JR

What is wrong with system.exec?

(2012-04-08 09:22)jhsrennie Wrote:  http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Media_stubs might be an easier way to do this.

I actually stumbled upon "Media Stubs" shortly after posting and have added a few; it is *exactly* what I am looking for. I mostly left the "<message></message>" tag empty, but used it when I added Season 1 of Heroes ("Insert Season 1, Disc 1", "Insert Season 1, Disc 2", etc.)

Thanks to whoever implemented this! :-)

-SilkBC