# Hyperlinks in an xml file

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**Created:** [August 18, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlinks-in-an-xml-file/268742 "2008-08-18T11:59:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlinks-in-an-xml-file/268742/1 "2008-08-18T11:59:02Z")

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Hi  
I’m trying to include a hyperlink in an xml file. I understand I need to include CDATA script within the xml file  
\<![CDATA[\<a href=’[[COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.yourUrlGoesHere.com’[/COLOR]](http://www.yoururlgoeshere.com'/) target=’\_blank’\>text\</a\>]]\>  
but I am unsure how to enable the textfield to render the text as html in the AS I am using. The text box in this case is called desc\_txt.

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 = “month-photos-07-08.xml”;  
}  
}  
xmlData = new XML();  
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;  
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;  
xmlData.load(“month-photos-07-08.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 {  
picture.\_x = (Stage.width-picture.\_width)/2  
picture.\_y = (380 - picture.\_height)/2;  
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;  
}

Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks