Question for loading info in XML. (beginner)

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Hello everyone!

I am a beginner on AS3 and I got stuck accessing multiple data on an XML file. It should be pretty simple to sort out but I do not seem to be able to find the information by myself so unfortunately I have to resort to you wise people.

Hopefully you would have some spare seconds to help me out.

my XML code is pretty simple as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<projects>
    
       <item>
          <date>2007</date>
          <desc>Barra Nova Golf Resort Ilheus - Bahia, Brazil.</desc>
          <image>1BarraNova</image>
          <place>Bahia, Brazil.</place>
        </item>
         
       <item>
          <date>2007</date>
          <desc>Lagoa Pearl Eco-Friendly Resort</desc>
          <image>2lagoa</image>
          <place>Bahia, Brazil.</place>
       </item>
    
       <item>
          <date>2007</date>
          <desc>Desert Pearl Beach Apartments - Hurghada, Egypt</desc>
          <image>3desertPearl</image>
          <place>Hurghada, Egypt</place>
        </item>

 </projects>

And my AS3 code is as follows:

var projectsURL:URLRequest=new URLRequest("projects/projects.xml");
var xmlLoader:URLLoader=new URLLoader(projectsURL);
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,xmlLoaded);

var projectsXML:XML = new XML();
projectsXML.ignoreWhitespace=true;
var linkText:TextField=testo_txt;

function xmlLoaded(evt:Event):void {
    projectsXML=XML(xmlLoader.data);
}

linkText.htmlText='Link: <a href="event:">Click</a>';
addChild(linkText);
linkText.addEventListener(TextEvent.LINK, linkEvent);

function linkEvent(evt:TextEvent):void {
    
myTextField.text= projectsXML.item[0].desc;
mySwfFile.source="projects/"+projectsXML.item[0].image+".swf";
        
}

I omitted quite a lot of code inside the “linkEvent” function that is not relevant for the case but it all works fine. I have an external text file that is loaded into a text field where there are several links that load images and text when clicked.
The problem I have is that I am not able to direct the current html link clicked to retrieve the relevant information on the XML. I can do it for a single one as the code above shows but not for the relevant one. I have a hint of how this might be done but after many hours trying I have not been able to.
Just in case it helps here I show you the links made on the text file

<a href="event:1BarraNova">Barra Nova Golf Resort Ilheus - Bahia, Brazil.</a>
<a href="event:2lagoa">Lagoa Pearl Eco-Friendly Resort    Ilheus - Bahia, Brazil</a>
<a href="event:3desertPearl">Desert Pearl Beach Apartments - Hurghada, Egypt</a>

Thank you for helping me out if you did!