BASE Element

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06/20/2023

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The BASE element defines a URL string appended to the front of URLs sent to Windows Media Player.

<BASE
   HREF = "URL"
/>

Attributes

HREF (required)

The string appended to the front to URLs sent to Windows Media Player. The default value is the null string ("").

Parent/Child Elements

Hierarchy	Elements
Parent elements	ASX, ENTRY
Child elements	None

Remarks

This element defines a URL string appended to the front of URL-flip URLs sent to Windows Media Player. URL-flipping is a scripting mechanism that causes Windows Media Player to open a new URL in a browser or browser frame when it receives a script command.

The BASE element is similar to a home directory for relative links. It only affects URLs sent using script commands as part of the content stream that is playing in Windows Media Player.

A BASE element defined as the child of an ASX element becomes the default for the entire metafile. A BASE element defined in an ENTRY element overrides any BASE element in the parent ASX element (for that ENTRY element only).

Note

If the HREF attribute does not end with a / character, Windows Media Player appends one to the end of the string.

Examples

<BASE HREF="https://msdn.microsoft.com/" />

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Version	Windows Media Player version 7.0 or later