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AUTHOR Element

The AUTHOR element contains the name of the author of a Windows Media metafile or media clip.

Syntax

<AUTHOR>
   text string
</AUTHOR>

Attributes 

None.

Parent/Child Elements

Hierarchy Element
Parent elements ASX, ENTRY
Child elements None

Remarks

This element contains a text string representing the name of the author of a Windows Media metafile or media clip. You can use the AUTHOR element within the ASX element and within ENTRY elements.

If this element appears in the ASX element, the text is displayed as Show information. In Windows Media Player version 6.4, the text also appears in the Show tab of the Properties dialog box.

If this element appears in an ENTRY element, the text is displayed as the clip author. In Windows Media Player version 6.4, the text also appears in the Clip tab of the Properties dialog box.

Each parent ASX and ENTRY element should contain at most one child AUTHOR element. Multiple AUTHOR elements after the first will be ignored and will not be displayed.

Example Code

<ASX VERSION="3.0">
   <AUTHOR>Neal S.</AUTHOR>   <!-- Show author -->
   <ENTRY>
      <REF href="mms://example.microsoft.com/clip1.asf" />
      <AUTHOR>Robert P.</AUTHOR>  <!-- Clip author -->
   </ENTRY>
</ASX>

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