[misterhouse-users] MH background music clips

[Thomas K. <tko...@ea...>]

Hello MHWorld,

	I would like to make announcements within MH more entertaining.  In the 
past I have used the TTS engine to play a midi file for "Outer Limits" 
while read a read my own version of  "we are in control ...".  I would like 
to do something similarly with motion control. When someone enters our "TV" 
room I would like to play the first 30 seconds of a random selection of TV 
theme song (Cheers, Law and Order, X_Files, Quincy etc.) midi files as 
background for my usual motion announcement.   The problem is in limiting 
the midi play (~ 30 seconds) without having to listen to the full midi.  I 
could individually hand edit all 30 of my TV midis to extract the first 30 
seconds, but my mind balks at the thought of mindless drudgery.
	Anyone have a better idea?  If I start a process for mplayer.exe can I use 
a timer to stop it?

Regards,

Tom K.