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Syntax
<aml:package> <aml:information> <aml:name>string</aml:name> <aml:version>string</aml:version> <aml:publisher>string</aml:publisher> <aml:web>URL</aml:web> <aml:id>string</aml:id> </aml:information> <aml:registry> <aml:root>URL</aml:root> <aml:extension_file>URL</aml:extension_file> </aml:registry> </aml:package>
Example
<aml:package> <aml:information> <aml:name>Hello World</aml:name> <aml:version>1.0</aml:version> <aml:publisher>Appxweb</aml:publisher> <aml:web>http://www.appxweb.com/developer/developer_samples.html</aml:web> <aml:id>06B09C23-5C71-46f6-BB07-E86BE8F2B4AE</aml:id> </aml:information> <aml:registry> <aml:root>http://www.appxweb.com/developer/examples/hello_world/</aml:root> <aml:extension_file>extension.xml</aml:extension_file> </aml:registry> </aml:package>
Element: package
Parent: meta Description: Block element containing the description of the package object. The package object describes general information about the extension such as its name, version and graphics (icons, images). The package also contains one or more registeries of application files which specify the application object model. Occurs: 1 (i.e required)

Element: information
Parent: package Description: Block element containing descriptive information about the application. This information is displayed as part of 1) the Run and About dialogs, 2) the extension toolbar button tooltip and 3) of the Meta- > Run menu when a link to the application is created. Occurs: 1 (i.e required)

Element: name
Parent: information Description: The name given to the Meta extension. Value Type: string Value: user defined Occurs: 1 (i.e required)

Element: version
Parent: information Description: The current version of the Meta extension. Value Type: string Value: user defined Occurs: 0 or 1 (i.e optional)

Element: publisher
Parent: information Description: Name of the publisher of the Meta extension. Value Type: string Value: user defined Occurs: 0 or 1 (i.e optional)

Element: web
Parent: information Description: URL to the Meta extension website. Value Type: URL Value: user defined Occurs: 0 or 1 (i.e optional)

Element: id
Parent: information Description: Identifier given to the extension. Value Type: string Value: user defined Occurs: 1 (i.e required)

Element: registry
Parent: package Description:Block element containing a registry of applicaiton files used by the extension. Occurs: 1 or unbound (i.e The <registry> element can occur within the <package> element one or many times.)

Element: root
Parent: registry Description: URL providing absolute address to the parent directory of the extension files associated with this registry element. Value Type: URL. This URL must end with a forward slash. The value of the <root> element is joined with the URLs to the extension files when these are relative to determine the absolute path to the application file. Similarly the value of the <root> element is joined with the URLs to the subsequent resource files referenced within a application file when these are relative to determine the absolute path to the resource file. Value: user defined Occurs: 0 or 1 (i.e optional)

Element: extension_file
Parent: registry Description: URL providing absolute address to the parent directory of the extension files associated with this registry element. Value Type: relative or absolute URL to the extension's file. Value: user defined Occurs: 1 or unbound (i.e The <extension_file> element can occur within the <registry> element one or many times.)

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