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This element contains a text string representing the name of the author of an Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) file or media clip.

Syntax 

<AUTHOR>
  text string
</AUTHOR>

Parameters

None.

Parent/Child Information

Hierarchy Allowed element

Parent elements

ASX, ENTRY

Child elements

None

Remarks

This element contains a text string representing the name of the author of an ASX file or media clip. You can use the AUTHOR element within the ASXelement and within ENTRYelements.

Use the GetMediaInfoStringmethod to retrieve the value of the AUTHOR element for a show or clip.

Each parent ASX and ENTRY element should contain at most one child AUTHOR element.

Multiple AUTHOR elements after the first are ignored and do not display.

Example

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<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>