Specifies how a presentation is broadcast.
| Attribute | Description |
| archivedir | Defines the directory where an archive of the broadcast is stored for users who want to see the presentation after the broadcast has finished. |
| asdhref | Defines the path to the ASD file. |
| broadcastdatetime | Defines the date and time of the broadcast. |
| charturl | Defines the path to the lobby page of the broadcast. |
| contact | Defines the e-mail name of the person to contact about the broadcast. |
| description | Defines the description of the broadcast. |
| emailaddress | Defines the e-mail address of the broadcast. |
| emailname | Defines the e-mail name of the broadcast. |
| enddatetime | Defines the ending date and time of the broadcast. |
| entryid | Defines the identifier of the broadcast. |
| flag | Reserved. |
| netshowfilebasedir | Defines the base directory of where the broadcast file originates. |
| netshowfilesdir | Defines the complete directory of where the broadcast file originates. |
| netshowservername | Defines the name of the Microsoft NetShow server (if a server is used). |
| pptfilesbasedir | Defines the base directory where the PowerPoint file is stored. |
| pptfilesbaseurl | Defines the base URL where the PowerPoint file is stored. |
| pptfilesdir | Defines the complete directory where the PowerPoint file is stored. |
| presentationname | Defines the presentation name. |
| rexservername | Defines the machine name where the broadcast is encoded. Usually this is the machine that contains the original presentation. |
| speaker | Defines the name of the speaker presenting the broadcast. |
| startdatetime | Defines the starting date and time of the broadcast. |
| title | Defines the title of the broadcast. |
| username | Defines the username of the broadcast. |
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Presentations can be broadcast through a network using PowerPoint. Potential viewers can be notified by e-mail when the broadcast will start. If more than 15 people will view a broadcast, a Microsoft Windows Media Server must be used. References to Microsoft NetShow now apply to Microsoft Windows Media Technology.
This example shows the information stored as a presentation broadcast. The broadcast is named "MyBroadcast" and the sender is Laure (e-mail name: laure). The encoding server (rex) is the machine that the file was created on, machine LAURE47, and the network file location where the presentation file is stored is \\laure54\cdrive.
<p:broadcastinfo flag="33" title="MyBroadcast"
entryid="00000000A5685C274082CF11B95200805F14E35C0700B0E879402932CF11B94700805F14E35C00000342CF0000008B57882C41A0D1118F7100805F9F68B500000018C8710000"
description="My cool presentation."
speaker="Laure" contact="laure"
rexservername="LAURE47"
emailname="laure"
netshowfilesdir="\\laure54\cdrive\laure\broadcast19990516215049\MyBroadcast"
pptfilesbasedir="\\laure54\cdrive"
pptfilesdir="\\laure54\cdrive\laure\broadcast19990516215049\MyBroadcast"
pptfilesbaseurl="\\laure54\cdrive\laure\broadcast19990516215049\MyBroadcast"
username="laure"
broadcastdatetime="broadcast19990516215049"
presentationname="MyBroadcast"
asdhref="\\laure54\cdrive\laure\broadcast19990516215049\MyBroadcast\Rex.asd"
startdatetime="1999-05-17T05:00:00Z"
enddatetime="1999-05-17T05:30:00Z"/>