noSkip attribute

The noSkip attribute specifies whether the next, rewind, fast-forward, pause, and seek functions are enabled in Windows Media Player when a media element plays. You can use this attribute to prevent users from skipping a media element, such as an advertisement.

If the noSkip attribute value is set to true, the next, fast-forward, pause, and seek functions are disabled. Players will only have the ability to skip to the previous item in the playlist, rewind to the previous item or to stop playback. If the value is not specified or is set to false, all of the functions are enabled.

In the following example, users must play all of IntroClip.wmv before they can stream MovieClip.wmv.

<?wsx version="1.0"?>
<smil>
	<media src="c:\Wmpub\Wmroot\IntroClip.wmv" noSkip="true" />
	<media src="c:\Wmpub\Wmroot\MovieClip.wmv" mediaName="Movie" />
</smil>

The noSkip attribute can be specified for the following playlist element:

• media element

Notes

• For more information about defining playlist attributes, see the Windows Media Services Software Development Kit (SDK) at the Microsoft Web site.
• If you are creating or editing server-side playlists by using either a text editor or an automated script, ensure that the noSkip attribute tags are in the correct case. XML is a case-sensitive language, and Windows Media Services will not recognize playlist attributes that are not listed properly.

Related topics

• Media definition attributes
• media element
• src attribute