Displaying dynamic text and images from a menu

programming flash
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Hi,

I have been using senocular’s excellent ‘squirrel finder’ tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/examples/squirrelfinder.htm) to try and create a fairly simple xml-fed flash interface. Basically, i need to have a list of architectural projects in a menu, and when each one is clicked the project info is loaded into a dynamic text field and a series of maybe 2 or 3 images are also sent to movie clips on the stage.

I’ve got this far using the tutorial: http://beentheunseen.ae-hosting.com/projects.html

This is my xml file:

[COLOR=DarkRed]<?xml version=“1.0” ?>
<menu>
<menuitems>
<item type=“school”>
<name>Chapin School</name>
<info>
<![CDATA[This school has been under development for many years…]]>
</info>
<image1>face.jpg</image1>
<image2>face2.jpg</image2>
<image3>face3.jpg</image3>
</item>
<item type=“school”>
<name>Molloy School</name>
<info>
<![CDATA[Our work with Molloy has been…]]>
</info>
<image1>molloy.jpg</image1>
<image2>molloy2.jpg</image2>
<image3>molloy3.jpg</image3>
</item>
<item type=“school”>
<name>Deerfield Academy</name>
<info>
<![CDATA[Text text text…]]>
</info>
<image1>deerfield.jpg</image1>
<image2>deerfield2.jpg</image2>
<image3>deerfield3.jpg</image3>
</item>
<item type=“school”>
<name>Canterbury School</name>
<info>
<![CDATA[Text text text…]]>
</info>
<image1>canterbury.jpg</image1>
<image2>canterbury2.jpg</image2>
<image3>canterbury3.jpg</image3>
</item>
</menuitems>
</menu>[/COLOR]

And this is the AS code:

[COLOR=Navy]**function DisplayInfo(){

infobox_mc._visible = true;
infobox_mc.content_txt.text = this.location_text;

}

var item_spacing = 18;
var item_count = 0;

function CreateMenu(menu_xml){

var items = menu_xml.firstChild.firstChild.childNodes; 
for (var i=0; i&lt;items.length; i++) {

    if (items*.attributes.type == "school") { 

        var species = items*.firstChild; 
        var location = items*.childNodes[1];
        
        var item_mc = menu_mc.attachMovie("menu_item","item"+item_count, item_count);
        item_mc._y = item_count * item_spacing;
        item_count++;
        
        item_mc.species_txt.text = species.firstChild.nodeValue;
        item_mc.main_btn.location_text = location.firstChild.nodeValue;

        item_mc.main_btn.onRelease = DisplayInfo;
    }
}

}

var squirrel_xml = new XML();
squirrel_xml.ignoreWhite = true;

squirrel_xml.onLoad = function(success){
if (success) CreateMenu(this);
else trace(“Error loading XML file”);
}

squirrel_xml.load(“projects.xml”);**[/COLOR]

Unfortunately the code is still mildly squirrel themed, lol. Could anyone help me to incorporate a way to display the images specified in the XML file at the same time as the project information? I assume i need to make a couple of movie clips on the stage and send the file url information to them somehow. I’ve tried adding bits of script from a number of tutorials and forums, but i don’t seem to be able to make it work…

Thanks!

Ben