[F5] XML/flash reading problems

programming flash
1

This is the code that I am using for (http://_clients.417north.com/behavior/missioncap/_swf/about.xml):

about_xml = new XML();
about_xml.onLoad = startProfiles;
about_xml.load(“about.xml”);
about_xml.ignoreWhite = true;

function startProfiles(success) {
if (success == true) {
rootNode = about_xml.firstChild;
totalProfiles = rootNode.childNodes.length;
about_xml.firstChild.childNodes = new Array;
processProfiles(about_xml);
oData = getProfile(4);
}
}

function processProfiles(about_xml) {
// xmlDoc_xml is now a reference to the XML
// object where our information is stored
for (var n = 0; n<about_xml.firstChild.childNodes.length; n++) {
trace(about_xml.firstChild.childNodes[n].attributes.name);
trace(about_xml.firstChild.childNodes[n].attributes.title);
trace(about_xml.firstChild.childNodes[n].firstChild.nodeValue);

    }

}

function getProfile(i) {
oProfile = new object();
oProfile.name = about_xml.firstChild.childNodes*.attributes.name;
oProfile.title = about_xml.firstChild.childNodes*.attributes.title;
oProfile.bio = about_xml.firstChild.childNodes*.firstChild.nodeValue;

return oProfile;

}

Then, I’m setting a text box with the value oData.title and nothing is being returned. All of the content is being traced, but I can’t seem to pull any of the data out for use. I’m a bit of a coding newbie, with regards to XML and AS.

Any and all productive help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Greg

2

oData = getProfile(4);
and
return oProfile;
result in
oData = oProfile; //where i=4
is this what you want?

3

If I call the function:

oData = getProfile(4);

I want that to return (for the following variables):

oData.name = about_xml.firstChild.childNodes[4].attributes.name
oData.title = about_xml.firstChild.childNodes[4].attributes.title
oData.bio = about_xml.firstChild.childNodes[4].firstChild.nodeValue

which would result in:

oData.name = Jeff Phelps
oData.title = Senior Vice President - Trading
oData.bio = Jeffrey N. Phelps is Senior Vice President…

Am I not doing this right?

Basically, I need to build a list of the names in my XML file, and then be able to call the name, title, and bio as needed. Like I said, I can trace EVERYTHING, I just can’t ****ing pull the info out.