vlc.bat copy %1 %1.m3u "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "%1.m3u" works fine for me: Opera (ver. 9.22) VLC (ver. 0.8.6d) on Windows XP using following settings: go to Opera-Menu Extras > Settings > Downloads > video/mpeg file (pls) let Opera open the pls-file using the vlc...