Create mix CDs from MP3 files

Posted by Dave Jarvis on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Dave Jarvis
Published on 2010-02-09T17:43:08Z Indexed on 2010/03/21 21:51 UTC
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Windows

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bash

How would you write a script (preferably for the Windows commandline) that:

Examines thousands of MP3 files stored on a single drive (e.g., G:\)
Randomizes the collection
Populates a series of directories up to 650MB worth of songs (without exceeding 650MB)
Every song is shucked exactly once
(Optional) The directory size comes as close as possible to 650MB

The DIR, COPY, and XCOPY commands have no explicit file size switches.

A few Google searches have come up with:

It would be ideal if UNIX-like environments can be avoided.

My question, then: How do you compare file (or directory) sizes using the Windows commandline?

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