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This page describes how to use two advanced BrightAuthor features: custom autorun plugins and parser scripts. These instructions assume a certain level of familiarity with BrightScript. This is not a comprehensive guide to writing custom scripts for BrightAuthor; rather, it is meant to provide a general outline and best practices for writing those scripts.
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BrightAuthor Autorun Plugins
Custom plug-ins Plugins allow you to add script extensions to a standard presentation autorun. Plugins have two primary benefits over custom autoruns: They can be easily inserted into multiple presentations, including newer and older versions of the same presentation; and they are not dependant on a certain autorun or firmware version, greatly reducing the complexity involved in updating custom BrightScript deployments.
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