# Listbox to read from xml

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**Created:** [March 23, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listbox-to-read-from-xml/220216 "2007-03-23T18:41:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listbox-to-read-from-xml/220216/1 "2007-03-23T18:41:26Z")

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i’ve been looking on the net for an answer to this question and i can’t find a sufficient answer yet.

i’ve built an mp3 player that streams the files from an external xml file. it has a play/pause toggle, next button, and mute toggle, along with a display that also reads from the xml file. everything works fine. BUT, instead of just having a text display and next button, i would like to set up a list box that reads/plays from the xml file, so that users can choose the song they would like to play, not just skim through them.

how can i have the items in a list display and read from an external xml file?

cheers