diff --git a/livesupport/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/Playlist.h b/livesupport/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/Playlist.h
index 9de29d1a7..98527b215 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/Playlist.h
+++ b/livesupport/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/Playlist.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: fgerlits $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.10 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.11 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/Playlist.h,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ using namespace boost::posix_time;
  *  the playlist.
  *
  *  @author  $Author: fgerlits $
- *  @version $Revision: 1.10 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.11 $
  */
 class Playlist : public Configurable
 {
@@ -375,6 +375,20 @@ class Playlist : public Configurable
          */
          Ptr<xmlpp::Document>::Ref
          toSmil(void) const                     throw (std::logic_error);
+
+        /**
+         *  Open for playing.
+         */
+
+         Ptr<std::string>::Ref
+         openForPlaying(void) const             throw (std::logic_error);
+
+        /**
+         *  Close after playing.
+         */
+
+         void
+         closeForPlaying(void) const            throw (std::logic_error);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/core/src/Playlist.cxx b/livesupport/modules/core/src/Playlist.cxx
index 7cfb9a2ce..39fcf094d 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/core/src/Playlist.cxx
+++ b/livesupport/modules/core/src/Playlist.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: fgerlits $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.9 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.10 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/core/src/Playlist.cxx,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -405,3 +405,24 @@ Playlist::toSmil(void) const             throw (std::logic_error)
 
     return smilDocument;
 }
+
+
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Open for playing.
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+Ptr<std::string>::Ref
+Playlist :: openForPlaying(void) const                  throw (std::logic_error)
+{
+    Ptr<std::string>::Ref   returnValue(new std::string("/tmp/somefile.xml"));
+    return returnValue;
+}
+
+
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Close after playing.
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void
+Playlist :: closeForPlaying(void) const                 throw (std::logic_error)
+{
+}
+