# MySQL or XML

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-or-xml/158236>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 8, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-or-xml/158236 "2005-08-08T13:58:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![kitting](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba9def/32.png) [@kitting](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kitting)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-or-xml/158236/1 "2005-08-08T13:58:39Z")

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I’m looking for recommendations on whether it’s easier/better to get Flash to interact with a MySQL database or XML. Basically, I’m trying to develop some simple (and minimally animated) slides involving a list of words and their frequencies (number of occurrances). Ultimately, the Flash script needs to be able to call each word in the list, then size the word and a bubble relative to the number of occurances. Simple, right? Problem is that I’m not zippy with feeding the data into a script. I can handle simple flash animations and such, but I’d be grateful for any recommendations about how best to proceed.

Thanks!