Broadcastinfo Element (Microsoft PowerPoint)

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.

Contained In

Presentation

Remarks

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.

Example

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"/>