# Loading and arranging thumbnails dynamically

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-and-arranging-thumbnails-dynamically/202719
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 4, 2006, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-and-arranging-thumbnails-dynamically/202719 "2006-10-04T07:59:24Z")
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### Author: ![Trex2001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@Trex2001](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Trex2001)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2006, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-and-arranging-thumbnails-dynamically/202719/1 "2006-10-04T07:59:24Z")

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Hi everybody (first post),

little problem here…

i want to create a dynamic thumbnail gallery working as follows:

i have a xml file with links to the thumbnail files…i want my swf to read out all the files and arrange them in a grid at a certain area of the stage…now reading the xml file and loading the thumbs works perfect but how to position them???

any suggestoins appreciated…

Greetz