how to script my own "pause" button for windows media player?

Question

I want some way to create a shortcut button to pause windows media player. My keyboard doesn't come with a puase/play button, so I want to find a free way to mimic that.

Answer 1

The following autohotkey script worked for me:

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn  ; Recommended for catching common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

#Esc::Media_Play_Pause

But this answer also covers other options

Answer 2

You don't necessarily need to use AHK and keep it running (unless of course you're using it for other reasons as well). A key remapper app like SharpKeys should also be able to help, by allowing you to remap any unused key to act as Play/Pause:

This way, no extra process needs to keep running in the background.