How do I load XML to level 9?

If anyone can help, please…help…

I have created a root movie “start.swf” that calls a scrolling “ticker.swf” to level 9. “ticker.swf” then grabs data from the ticker.xml.

“ticker.swf” works fine when tested and loaded by itelf at level 0, but ceases to function when loaded into a movie level. The swf finds the XML file, but fails to animate.

Any ideas about how to load XML swfs into movie levels successfully?

Here is my code:

function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
caption = [];
url = [];
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
caption* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
url* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
}
first_item();
} else {
content = “file not loaded!”;
}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load(“ticker.xml”);
//
function first_item() {
delay = 1000;
p = 0;
display§;
p++;
}
function timer() {
myInterval = setInterval(ticker, delay);
function ticker() {
clearInterval(myInterval);
if (p == total) {
p = 0;
}
fadeout();
}
}
function display(pos) {
over = new TextFormat();
over.underline = true;
//
out = new TextFormat();
out.underline = false;
//
newsMC.newsText._alpha = 100;
newsMC.newsText.text = caption[pos];
newsMC.onRelease = function() {
getURL(url[pos], “_self”);
};
newsMC.onRollOver = function() {
this.newsText.setTextFormat(over);
};
newsMC.onRollOut = function() {
this.newsText.setTextFormat(out);
};
timer();
}
function fadeout() {
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (newsMC.newsText._alpha>=0) {
newsMC.newsText._alpha -= 5;
} else {
display§;
p++;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}