I'm almost ashamed to show how amature my code is, but here it is... 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
close STDOUT;

@playlist = `cat ./playlist.txt`;
$totalnum = scalar(@playlist);

foreach $i (@playlist)
 {
  # a random number for the randomizer.
  $random = int(rand $totalnum);

  # use that random number to determine a file to play.
  $filename = $playlist[$random];

  # format the file name so I can *USE* it.
  # the first regex escapes symbols for me.  the second, spaces.
  $filename =~ s/(')|(&)|(\()|(\))/\\$+/g;
  $filename =~ s/\s/\\\ /g;

  # play the file, throw that process into the bg
  system("/usr/local/bin/ogg123 -d oss -q $filename &");

  # write the PID and filename to a file
  # need this sleep in here to make shure the player starts before I t
+ry
  # to write the PID
  sleep 2;
  system("ps -U root --format pid --format fname| grep ogg123> ./playe
+r.pid");
  open(PLAYING, ">./nowplaying.txt");

  print PLAYING $filename;
  close PLAYING;

  # decriment the total number of files left to play.
  $totalnum--;

  # remove the filename from the list.
  splice @playlist, $random, 1;

  # get the information for the file that is playing.
  $playtime = `ogginfo $filename| grep length=`;

  # get the total playtime in secs for the file.
  $playtime =~ s/length=//;
  
# pause for that many seconds, as to not play multiple files
  # simultaneously  :)
  sleep $time;
 }

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I shut off STDOUT so the CGI calling this script won't wait for this to execute.

In reply to Re: (Ovid) Re: CGI and Sleep? by jellisii
in thread CGI and Sleep? by jellisii

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