Itunes play on launch / startup

Question

I am a windows user, right now i have a shortcut for itunes and was hoping to make it start playing when i opened it. My hope is to add a command to the target box (like "-w" for windowed) in the shortcut's properties, but i will take any answer.
I have a fair amount of knowledge so feel free to offer any ideas such as scripts, macros, or batch files (if your answer uses coding pleae be very specific)

Answer 1

I understood the question in your first post. But to my knowledge there is no such mechanism.
Just did a test with the script I recommended.
This is what you could do:
Put your selection in a playlist, and name it e.g. 'Selection'.
Rename a copy of the script to: Startup iTunes-Selection.
Instead of launching iTunes, launch Startup iTunes-Selection.
I tested it on normal and smart playlists. They can reside in a folder or not.
Works perfect.
Hope this helps.
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