# Reading an xml file , take the path of another xm file from it and read it

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**Created:** [June 16, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-an-xml-file-take-the-path-of-another-xm-file-from-it-and-read-it/290547 "2009-06-16T10:07:47Z")
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### Author: ![adarsh123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@adarsh123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adarsh123)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-an-xml-file-take-the-path-of-another-xm-file-from-it-and-read-it/290547/1 "2009-06-16T10:07:47Z")

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Actually i’m facing one situation while reading an xml file externally whose path is provided in another xml file…i’m able to read it properly …but excution goes to next instruction b’fore it completely loads.  
pls assist me in this regard…

here is my code.

[SIZE=2][LEFT]\<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“utf-8”?\>[/LEFT]  
[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff][LEFT]\<mx:Application[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] xmlns:mx="[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000][http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]](http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml%5B/COLOR%5D%5B/SIZE%5D%5BSIZE=2%5D)" layout="[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000]absolute[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]" creationComplete=“serv.send()” viewSourceURL="[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000]srcview/index.html[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]"[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/LEFT]  
[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT][/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#006633]\<mx:Script\>[/LEFT]  
[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT]\<![CDATA[

[/SIZE]\*[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900]//import mx.preloaders.Preloader[/LEFT]  
\*[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT][/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]import**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]import**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] mx.rpc.events.FaultEvent;  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]import**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] flash.display.Sprite;  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]import**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] mx.controls.Alert;  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]import**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] flash.events.Event;  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]import**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] flash.net.URLLoader;  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]import**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] flash.net.URLRequest;

[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]public**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#6699cc]var**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] urlLoader:URLLoader;  
[/SIZE]\*[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900]//public var preLoader:Pre;[/LEFT]  
_[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT]  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]public**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#6699cc]var**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] externalXML:XML;  
[/SIZE]_[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900]//public var externalXML123:XML; [/LEFT]  
\*[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT][/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]public**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#6699cc]var**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] xmltree:XmlTree;

[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]private**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#339966]function**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] init(event:ResultEvent):[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]void[/LEFT]  
 [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT]{  
[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#6699cc]var**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] xml:XML = [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]new**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] XML(event.result);  
xmltree = [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]new**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] XmlTree();

[/SIZE]\*[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900]//trace(xml.toString());[/LEFT]  
_[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT][/SIZE]_[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900]//trace(xml.Model.path.@File);[/LEFT]  
_[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT]  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#cc6666]trace**[/COLOR][/SIZE]SIZE=2;  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#cc6666]trace**[/COLOR][/SIZE]SIZE=2;  
[/SIZE]_[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900]//loadXML1(“ProjectInfo1.xml”);[/LEFT]  
\*[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT]

loadXML1(xml.Model.path.@File);

[/SIZE]\*[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900][//xml.Model.path=externalXML123](https://xml.Model.path=externalXML123);[/LEFT]  
\*[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT]  
xmltree.loadXml(xml);  
xmltree.width = 800;  
xmltree.height = 800;  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]this**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2].addChild(xmltree);  
}

[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]public**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#339966]function**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] loadXML1(url:String):[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]void**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] {

[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]if**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] (urlLoader != [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]null**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]) {  
urlLoader.close(); }

urlLoader = [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]new**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] URLLoader();  
[/SIZE]\*[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900]//preLoader=new pre();[/LEFT]  
_[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT]  
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onXMLLoad);  
urlLoader.load([/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]new**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] URLRequest(url));  
urlLoader.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);  
[/SIZE]_[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900][//preLoader.pre](https://preLoader.pre)(); [/LEFT]  
\*[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT]}

[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]private**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#339966]function**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] onXMLLoad(event:Event):[/SIZE]\*\*[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]void[/LEFT]  
\*\*[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT]{

externalXML = XML(event.target.data);  
[/SIZE]\*[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900]//externalXML123=externalXML[/LEFT]  
\*[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT][/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#cc6666]trace**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]([/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000]“loader is a URLLoader!”**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]);  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#cc6666]trace**[/COLOR][/SIZE]SIZE=2;

[/SIZE]\*[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900]/\*if (loader != null)  
{  
externalXML = new XML(loader.data);

trace(“loader is a URLLoader!”);  
//trace(externalXML.tostring());  
}  
else  
{  
trace(“loader is not a URLLoader!”);  
} _/_[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]

}

[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]private**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#339966]function**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] progressHandler(event:ProgressEvent):[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]void**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] {  
[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#6699cc]var**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] perc:Number = event.bytesLoaded / event.bytesTotal; [/SIZE]\*[SIZE=2][COLOR=#009900]//while(perc != 100);[/LEFT]  
\*[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT]

[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#cc6666]trace**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]([/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000]“progressHandler loaded:”**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] + event.bytesLoaded + [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000]" total: "**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] + event.bytesTotal);  
}

[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]private**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] [/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#339966]function**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] serv\_fault(evt:FaultEvent):[/SIZE]**[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0033ff]void**[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] {  
Alert.show(evt.fault.faultString);  
}

]]\>  
[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#006633]\</mx:Script\>[/LEFT]  
[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT][/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff]\<mx:String[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] id="[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000]XML\_URL[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]"[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]assets/ProjectInfo1.xml[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff]\</mx:String\>[/LEFT]  
[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT][/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff]\<mx:HTTPService[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] id="[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000]serv[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]" url="[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000]{[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]XML\_URL[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000]}[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]" resultFormat="[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#990000]text[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]" result=“init(event);” fault=“serv\_fault(event);”[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff]/\>[/LEFT]  
[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][LEFT][/LEFT]  
[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff][LEFT]\</mx:Application\>:([/LEFT]  
[/COLOR][/SIZE]