# Read xml with attachMovie
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-xml-with-attachmovie/63470
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 7, 2004, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-xml-with-attachmovie/63470 "2004-09-07T07:45:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@onisho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onisho)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2004, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-xml-with-attachmovie/63470/1 "2004-09-07T07:45:49Z")
I have an xml file which i read in in flash and putting every ‘item’ beneath another one with attachMovie.
My xml looks like
```auto
-
<desc>
<detail>
</item>
<item>
...
</item>
</work>
```
Actions on first frame with a movieclip in the library (actionscript export activated - name: itemClip - itemName and itemDetails are the two dynamic textfields in the movieclip ‘itemClip’)
```auto
menuXml = new XML();
menuXml.ignoreWhite = true;
menuXml.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
menuItem = this.firstChild.childNodes;
for (var i=0; i<menuItem.length; i++) {
item = _root.attachMovie("itemClip", "itemClip" + i, i);
//put item on stage: 50 is the start x and y value from top left
//30 is the value to add to y for each new itemClip
item._x = 50;
item._y = 50+20*i;
item.itemName.text = menuItem*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
item.itemDetails.text = menuItem*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
item.myUrl = menuItem*.childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
item.onRelease = function() {
getURL(this.myUrl,"_blank");
}
}
}
}
menuXml.load("work.xml");
```
What i want is the following :
1. The movieclip is now generated on the stage… but i would like to have it with a scroller… and with a mask on it… or in a scrollpane…
2. I also would like to now if I click on an item, how can i pass a the value of a variable to another piece of actionscript in wich i will show the details in a dynamic textfield (or multiple textfields)… Just like in php : a list of all items and when you click on one, you’ll get the details of that item.
I only want to use flash with xml… no php if possible.
Thanks to the person who can help me out on this !!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2004, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-xml-with-attachmovie/63470/2 "2004-09-07T11:45:32Z")
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1. The movieclip is now generated on the stage… but i would like to have it with a scroller… and with a mask on it… or in a scrollpane…
Found a solution for the first part of my question in [http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65554&highlight=scrollpane](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65554&highlight=scrollpane)