[Flash 8] XML/Flash Gallery

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So I read through Kirupa’s XML/Flash thumbnail gallery tutorial and have since modified some of its actionscripting to display my online design portfolio.

http://www.sublunarydesign.com/scrolltest.html

(Click on one of the three)

My question to you all: How do I make it so that ‘LAUNCH PROJECT’ is a link?

Here is the modified Actionscripting (I have one of each for the 3 sections):

function loadXML(loaded) {
	if (loaded) {
		xmlNode = this.firstChild;
		image = [];
		description = [];
		paragraph = [];
		launch = [];
		thumbnails = [];
		total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
		for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
			image* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
			description* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
			paragraph* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
			launch* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[4].firstChild.nodeValue;
			thumbnails* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
			thumbnails_fn(i);
		}
		firstImage();
	} else {
		content = "file not loaded!";
	}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("xml/webdesign.xml");
///////////////////////////////////// 
listen = new Object();
listen.onKeyDown = function() {
	if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {
		prevImage();
	} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {
		nextImage();
	}
};
Key.addListener(listen);
previous_btn.onRelease = function() {
	prevImage();
};
next_btn.onRelease = function() {
	nextImage();
};

///////////////////////////////////// 
p = 0;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
	filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
	loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();
	preloader._visible = true;
	if (loaded != filesize) {
		preloader.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize;
	} else {
		preloader._visible = false;
		if (picture._alpha<100) {
			picture._alpha += 10;
		}
	}
};
function nextImage() {
	if (p<(total-1)) {
		p++;
		if (loaded == filesize) {
			picture._alpha = 0;
			picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
			desc_txt.text = description[p];
			para_txt.text = paragraph[p];
			launch_txt.text = launch[p];
			picture_num();
		}
	}
}
function prevImage() {
	if (p>0) {
		p--;
		picture._alpha = 0;
		picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
		desc_txt.text = description[p];
		para_txt.text = paragraph[p];
		launch_txt.text = launch[p];
		picture_num();
	}
}
function firstImage() {
	if (loaded == filesize) {
		picture._alpha = 0;
		picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);
		desc_txt.text = description[0];
		para_txt.text = paragraph[0];
		launch_txt.text = launch[0];
		picture_num();
	}
}
function picture_num() {
	current_pos = p+1;
	pos_txt.text = current_pos+" / "+total;
}
function thumbNailScroller() {
	// thumbnail code! 
	this.createEmptyMovieClip("tscroller", 1000);
	scroll_speed = 10;
	tscroller.onEnterFrame = function() {
		if ((_root._ymouse>=thumbnail_mc._y) && (_root._ymouse<=thumbnail_mc._y+thumbnail_mc._height)) {
			if ((_root._xmouse>=(hit_right._x-40)) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_right))) {
				thumbnail_mc._x -= scroll_speed;
			} else if ((_root._xmouse<=(hit_left._x+40)) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_left))) {
				thumbnail_mc._x += scroll_speed;
			}
		} else {
			delete tscroller.onEnterFrame;
		}
	};
}
function thumbnails_fn(k) {
	thumbnail_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+k, thumbnail_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
	tlistener = new Object();
	tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) {
		target_mc._x = hit_left._x+(target_mc._width+5)*k;
		target_mc.pictureValue = k;
		target_mc.onRelease = function() {
			p = this.pictureValue-1;
			nextImage();
		};
		target_mc.onRollOver = function() {
			this._alpha = 50;
			thumbNailScroller();
		};
		target_mc.onRollOut = function() {
			this._alpha = 100;
		};
	};
	image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader();
	image_mcl.addListener(tlistener);
	image_mcl.loadClip(thumbnails[k], "thumbnail_mc.t"+k);
}

// This actions object handles methods for actions
// defined by the XML called when a menu item is pressed
Actions = Object();
Actions.gotoURL = function(urlVar){
	getURL(urlVar, "_blank");
};

To sum it up, I’ve added launch = []; throughout in order to add a new dynamic field.

And a portion of the XML file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<images>
    <pic>
        <image>http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/pg/medialab.jpg</image>
        <caption>Media Lab </caption>
	  <paragraph>Testing paragraph Testing paragraph Testing paragraph Testing paragraph</paragraph>
	  <launch>Launch Project</launch>
    </pic>
</images>

As you can see at the bottom of the actionscript, I added a gotoURL action, hoping that simply by making <launch> read <launch action=“gotoURL” variables=“http://www.google.com”> that it would become a link. I, however, have had no such luck. Perhaps I have to add something more. I’m still pretty new to actionscript.

How do I make it so that <launch></launch> has the ability to link to an URL? Thanks in advance.