# Call a flash function from XML file? **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [December 1, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-a-flash-function-from-xml-file/171006 "2005-12-01T03:24:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jake74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@jake74](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jake74)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-a-flash-function-from-xml-file/171006/1 "2005-12-01T03:24:34Z")
My client says make this, and use XML so it’s dynamic and easy to update: A text box with scroller holding news headlines, and a more link that will open an MC with the entire news article. Like: **11/28/05 - [color=red][color=red]X-Raided Celebrates 3 Years in Prison[/color][/color]**[size=1] Folsom Correctional facility officers report that imprisoned rap artist X-Raided threw a party in his cell (with his cellmate) to celebrate his third anniversary in prison. Officials state… [color=blue][more] [/color] **11/14/05 - [color=red][color=red]AP9 & FedX Release Video[/color][/color]** Ipsum orny fengshui garble garb garb gimmicky garble garb Ipsum orny fengshui garble garb garb gimmicky garble garb Ipsum orny fengshui garble garb garb gimmicky…[color=blue] [more][/color][/size] [size=3][color=black][/color][/size] [size=2][color=black]I say, sure boss, I can do it, I’m a flash guru! I think to myself, surely someone on Kirupa knows how to make that “more” link in the XML tell flash to run a specific function. I already have a function that makes whatever mc I want visible and I can write some code to fill in dynamic text boxes with the proper nodeData. But what would that “href=” have to be in the XML in order to call that function inside of flash. Is there a way you can turn XML data into executable commands?[/color][/size] [size=2][color=black][/color][/size] [size=2][color=black][/color][/size]