# Flash/xml slide show

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-slide-show/166380>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 19, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-slide-show/166380 "2005-10-19T15:03:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![creativemak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f17d59/32.png) [@creativemak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creativemak)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-slide-show/166380/1 "2005-10-19T15:03:06Z")

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i started with the tutorial slide show found here, but after altering its appearance, and adding a center item on the mc that contains the image (loaded) the image does not seem to load on all browsers. it is successfull on mac firefox/safari… not ie. and not pc friendly at all.

any suggestions?  
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as code:\*\*

function loadXML(loaded) {

if (loaded) {

xmlNode = this.firstChild;  
image = [];  
description = [];  
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;  
for (i=0; i\<total; i++) {

image\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;  
description\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;

}  
firstImage();

} else {

content = “file failed - check xml”;

}

}  
xmlData = new XML();  
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;  
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;  
xmlData.load(‘load.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];  
picture\_num();

}

}

}

function prevImage() {

if (p\>0) {

p–;  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[p];  
picture\_num();

}

}  
function firstImage() {

if (loaded == filesize) {

picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[0];  
picture\_num();

}

}  
function picture\_num() {

current\_pos = p+1;  
pos\_txt.text = current\_pos+" / "+total;

}  
\*\*  
picture mc center code:

\*\*onClipEvent(enterFrame){  
stage\_width = 256;  
stage\_height = 256;  
if(this.getBytesLoaded() \>= this.getBytesTotal() && this.getBytesTotal() \>500){  
centerw = stage\_width/2;  
centerh = stage\_height/2;  
this.\_x = centerw-(this.\_width/2);  
this.\_y = centerh-(this.\_height/2);  
}