HELP slideshow -with transparent gifs/png

programming flash
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Could someone please assist.

Based on the tutorial on Kirupa -[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4][COLOR=#003366]Photo [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4][COLOR=#003366]Slideshow Using XML and Flash

[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]I’ve been trying to build a slideshow able to load transparent gifs/pngs. When I changed the XML for the original tutorial to use images of any kind apart from jpegs it wouldnt load the images.

So I changed the code to the below. But it wont load the preloader or the images as well.

What am I doing wrong? I’m still a newbie at actionscript.

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delay = 3000;
//-----------------------
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 not loaded!”;
}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load(“images.xml”);
p = 0;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
var containerThree:MovieClip = createEmptyMovieClip(“containerThree”, 30);
var mcLoaderThree:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
mcLoaderThree.addListener(this);

filesize = containerThree.getBytesTotal();
loaded = containerThree.getBytesLoaded();
preloader._visible = true;
if (loaded != filesize) {
    preloader.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize;
} else {
    preloader._visible = false;
    if (containerThree._alpha&lt;100) {
        containerThree._alpha += 10;
    }
}

};
function nextImage() {
if (p<(total-1)) {
p++;
if (loaded == filesize) {
containerThree._alpha = 0;
mcLoaderThree.loadClip(image[p], containerThree);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
picture_num();
slideshow();
}
}
}
function prevImage() {
if (p>0) {
p–;
containerThree._alpha = 0;
mcLoaderThree.loadClip(image[p], containerThree);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
picture_num();
}
}
function firstImage() {
if (loaded == filesize) {
mcLoaderThree._alpha = 0;
mcLoaderThree.loadClip(image[0], containerThree);
desc_txt.text = description[0];
picture_num();
slideshow();
}

}
function picture_num() {
current_pos = p+1;
pos_txt.text = current_pos+" / "+total;
}
function slideshow() {
myInterval = setInterval(pause_slideshow, delay);
function pause_slideshow() {
clearInterval(myInterval);
if (p == (total-1)) {
p = 0;
firstImage();
} else {
nextImage();
}
}
}