# Pulling in content via XML (auto-updates)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-in-content-via-xml-auto-updates/281630>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 11, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-in-content-via-xml-auto-updates/281630 "2009-02-11T15:23:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![matius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@matius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matius)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-in-content-via-xml-auto-updates/281630/1 "2009-02-11T15:23:38Z")

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I have a countdown clock that needs to be automatically updated once it reaches 00:00:00:00 (dynamic textfields: days, hours, minutes, seconds).

The days, hours, mins, secs are pulling from an XML file.

Trouble I’m having is figuring out the best way to pull one XML node at a time and then updating the information once it reaches zero.

Should I be using the Timer class to update these textfields or can I cycle through each node at a time.

Basically, I’m just sort of lost in how this would normally be accomplished and need a nudge. Any help is appreciated.