What is a NetShow ASX File?

 Last reviewed: September 16, 1997
Article ID: Q170909
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft NetShow version 2.0

SUMMARY

Microsoft NetShow version 2.0 has two types of ASX files: machine-generated files and hand crafted ASX files.

MORE INFORMATION

The machine-generated files are encrypted, and they will allow you to publish an announcement that will support multicast. They are generated in the NetShow Program Manager and are created by right clicking an existing NetShow program and selecting Announce.

This will create an ASX file that you can 

  - Link to in the stand-alone player
  - Use with an embedded object on a HTML document
  - Use with a anchor tag in a HTML document
  - Distribute as appropriate.
NOTE: If you want to Multicast, you need to use machine-generated ASX files that are created from the Program Manager.

If you are using a Unicast distribution, then you can create your ASX file manually using the information below, as appropriate.

ANATOMY of a V2 ASX file. (This is one example.)

[Reference] 

Ref1=mms://nclib/sample.asf           <- This is the first 
                                         reference to try.
ref2=http://nclib/asfroot/sample.asf <- This is the second server 
                                         to try
BaseURL = http://nclib/content/       <- This is the Base URL for 
                                         relative references in
                                         the ASF stream to use as 
                                         a base path.

[Description]                         <- Descriptive Information 
                                         displayed in the browser
Program Title=Sample ASX File         <- The Program Title displayed
                                         in the browser
Program Description=stuff	      <- The Program Description displayed in the browser
Program Author=scott                  <- The Program Author displayed
                                         in the browser
Program Copyright=other stuff         <- The Program Copyright 
                                         displayed in the browser
You do not need ref1 and ref2 if the virtual path is the same for both protocols. For example, if you had HTTP streaming enabled on the NetShow server or had a WWW virtual root that was the same, the first REF1 would be enough with the protocol rollover feature of version 2 NetShow clients.

Additional query words: ns
Keywords : kbother nsclnt kbfaq
Version : 2.00
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: September 16, 1997
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