Expanding XML Data Tutorial: Image + Button Link

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Hello,

I’m new to the forums but have been a Kirupa fan for a long time. I just completed the tutorial for pulling in dynamic text from an XML file and it’s working great (big accomplishment for an XML/actionscript newbie).

I’m wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction of expanding that same information so that I can 1. load one image as the background (not random, just one entered in the XML file), and 2. assign the link value and target value for a button through the XML file?

Can anyone help start me out in the right direction?

Here’s the code I used in my Flash file:

function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
_root.main = this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
_root.title = this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
_root.subtitle = this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
_root.description = this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
_root.date = this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[4].firstChild.nodeValue;
main_txt.text = _root.main;
title_txt.text = _root.title;
subtitle_txt.text = _root.subtitle;
description_txt.text = _root.description;
date_txt.text = _root.date;
} else {
  trace("file not loaded!");
}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("externaltext_01.xml");

and here’s the XML file I set up:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<main>
    <data>
	<title><![CDATA[Title Here]]></title>
	<subtitle><![CDATA[Subtitle Here]]></subtitle>
	<description><![CDATA[This is the description]]></description>
	<date><![CDATA[January 11, 1973]]></date>
	<image>custom01_02.jpg</image>
    </data>
</main>

I’ve tried several ways to get the “image” data to load, but haven’t had any success. And don’t really know how to start with assigning values to a button.

Thanks for any help!