# Help with tutorial - MX 2004

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-tutorial-mx-2004/90658>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 19, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-tutorial-mx-2004/90658 "2005-05-19T16:54:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robbb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@Robbb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Robbb)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-tutorial-mx-2004/90658/1 "2005-05-19T16:54:32Z")

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Hello,  
I’m hoping someone might be able to help me modify the script for a tutorial from this site, it’s for the slideshow tutorial ( [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_slideshow.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml_slideshow.htm) ).

What i’m wanting to do is load just the photos from one XML file and just the text from a separate XML file, all while keeping the timing in sync. I’m thinking have one XML file called ‘images.xml’ and one file called ‘text.xml’. I hope this makes sense.

Here’s the actionscript:

```auto
delay = 1000; 
//----------------------- 
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"); 
///////////////////////////////////// 
listen = new Object(); 
listen.onKeyDown = function() { 
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) { 
prevImage(); 
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) { 
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(); 
slideshow(); 
} 
} 
} 
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(); 
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(); 
} 
} 
}  

```

And here is the current XML:

```auto
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<images>
	<pic>
		<image>http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/pg/kresge.jpg</image>
		<caption>Kresge</caption>
	</pic>
	<pic>
		<image>http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/pg/medialab.jpg</image>
		<caption>Media Lab</caption>
	</pic>
	<pic>
		<image>http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/pg/stata.jpg</image>
		<caption>Stata Center</caption>
	</pic>
	<pic>
		<image>http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/pg/stata_lobby.jpg</image>
		<caption>Stata Lobby</caption>
	</pic>
	<pic>
		<image>http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/pg/construction.jpg</image>
		<caption>Construction</caption>
	</pic>
	<pic>
		<image>http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/pg/dome.jpg</image>
		<caption>The Dome</caption>
	</pic>
</images> 

```

Thanks!