Reading values from a XML File

[omkar]

from this file i want to read the values from <model> tag using a for loop
help me with code. i don’t know xml well.

thank u

• <cat-product-structure>
• <Product_Group>
  <ProductGroup>DI</ProductGroup>
  <Description>Digital Images</Description>
• <Category>
  <PrimaryCat>DSC</PrimaryCat>
  <Description>Digital Still Camera</Description>
  <CatCaption>Welcome to xxxx Digtial Images Product Line up 2004</CatCaption>
  <CatWelcomeNote>Welcome to xxxx Digtial Images Product Line up 2004 … A detailed discription goes here … many lines</CatWelcomeNote>
  <CatPictureName>digitalImages.jpg</CatPictureName>
• <compare_features>
  <specname>Lens construction</specname>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <specname>Precision Digital Zoom</specname>
  <specname>Smart Zoom</specname>
  <specname>Focal length f=(35mm conversion)</specname>
  </compare_features>
• <Sub-Category>
  <SecondaryCat>Cyber-shot</SecondaryCat>
  <Description>Cyber-shot</Description>
  <CatCaption>Welcome to xxxx Cybershot Digtial Camera Product Line up 2004</CatCaption>
  <CatWelcomeNote>Welcome to xxxx Cybershot Digtial Camera Product Line up 2004 … A detailed discription goes here … many lines</CatWelcomeNote>
  <CatPictureName>cybershot.jpg</CatPictureName>
• <compare_features>
  <specname>Lens construction</specname>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <specname>Precision Digital Zoom</specname>
  <specname>Smart Zoom</specname>
  <specname>Focal length f=(35mm conversion)</specname>
  </compare_features>
• <Models>
• <Modelname Name=“DSC-T1”>
  <Description>DSC-T1</Description>
  <ModelCaption />
  <ModelWelcomeNote />
  <FeaturedFlag>Yes</FeaturedFlag>
  <NewFlag>No</NewFlag>
  <Currency>SGD</Currency>
  <Price>110.00</Price>
  <modelpicturename />
  <specification_code code=“E32” />
• <compare_features>
  <specname>Lens construction</specname>
  <value>5 elements in 4 groups(including 1 aspheric elements)</value>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <value>1x</value>
  <specname>Precision Digital Zoom</specname>
  <value>No</value>
  <specname>Smart Zoom</specname>
  <value>No</value>
  <specname>Focal length f=(35mm conversion)</specname>
  <value>f=5mm(33mm)</value>
  </compare_features>
• <unique_features>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <value>1x</value>
  <specname>Gross Pixels</specname>
  <value>Approx2,110KPixels</value>
  <specname>Effective Pixels</specname>
  <value>Approx2,020KPixels</value>
  <specname>Recording Format</specname>
  <value>JPEG MPEG</value>
  <specname>Playback Still Image Size</specname>
  <value>640x480 1,280x960 1,600x1,200 1,632x1,224</value>
  </unique_features>
  </Modelname>
• <Modelname Name=“DSC-U40”>
  <Description>DSC-U40</Description>
  <ModelCaption />
  <ModelWelcomeNote />
  <FeaturedFlag>Yes</FeaturedFlag>
  <NewFlag>No</NewFlag>
  <Currency>SGD</Currency>
  <Price>110.00</Price>
  <modelpicturename />
  <specification_code code=“E32” />
• <compare_features>
  <specname>Lens construction</specname>
  <value>5 elements in 4 groups(including 1 aspheric elements)</value>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <value>1x</value>
  <specname>Precision Digital Zoom</specname>
  <value>No</value>
  <specname>Smart Zoom</specname>
  <value>No</value>
  <specname>Focal length f=(35mm conversion)</specname>
  <value>f=5mm(33mm)</value>
  </compare_features>
• <unique_features>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <value>1x</value>
  <specname>Gross Pixels</specname>
  <value>Approx2,110KPixels</value>
  <specname>Effective Pixels</specname>
  <value>Approx2,020KPixels</value>
  <specname>Recording Format</specname>
  <value>JPEG MPEG</value>
  <specname>Playback Still Image Size</specname>
  <value>640x480 1,280x960 1,600x1,200 1,632x1,224</value>
  </unique_features>
  </Modelname>
  </Models>
  </Sub-Category>
• <Sub-Category>
  <SecondaryCat>Mavica</SecondaryCat>
  <Description>Mavica</Description>
  <CatCaption>Welcome to xxxx Mavica Ditial Camera Product Line up 2004</CatCaption>
  <CatWelcomeNote>Welcome to xxxx Mavica Ditial Camera Product Line up 2004 … A detailed discription goes here … many lines</CatWelcomeNote>
  <CatPictureName>Mavica.jpg</CatPictureName>
• <compare_features>
  <specname>Lens construction</specname>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <specname>Precision Digital Zoom</specname>
  <specname>Smart Zoom</specname>
  <specname>Focal length f=(35mm conversion)</specname>
  </compare_features>
• <Models>
• <Modelname Name=“MVC-FD100”>
  <Description>MVC-FD100</Description>
  <ModelCaption />
  <ModelWelcomeNote />
  <FeaturedFlag>Yes</FeaturedFlag>
  <NewFlag>No</NewFlag>
  <Currency>SGD</Currency>
  <Price>110.00</Price>
  <modelpicturename />
  <specification_code code=“E32” />
• <compare_features>
  <specname>Lens construction</specname>
  <value>5 elements in 4 groups(including 1 aspheric elements)</value>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <value>1x</value>
  <specname>Precision Digital Zoom</specname>
  <value>No</value>
  <specname>Smart Zoom</specname>
  <value>No</value>
  <specname>Focal length f=(35mm conversion)</specname>
  <value>f=5mm(33mm)</value>
  </compare_features>
• <unique_features>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <value>1x</value>
  <specname>Gross Pixels</specname>
  <value>Approx2,110KPixels</value>
  <specname>Effective Pixels</specname>
  <value>Approx2,020KPixels</value>
  <specname>Recording Format</specname>
  <value>JPEG MPEG</value>
  <specname>Playback Still Image Size</specname>
  <value>640x480 1,280x960 1,600x1,200 1,632x1,224</value>
  </unique_features>
  </Modelname>
• <Modelname Name=“MVC-CD400”>
  <Description>MVC-CD400</Description>
  <ModelCaption />
  <ModelWelcomeNote />
  <FeaturedFlag>Yes</FeaturedFlag>
  <NewFlag>No</NewFlag>
  <Currency>SGD</Currency>
  <Price>110.00</Price>
  <modelpicturename />
  <specification_code code=“E32” />
• <compare_features>
  <specname>Lens construction</specname>
  <value>5 elements in 4 groups(including 1 aspheric elements)</value>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <value>1x</value>
  <specname>Precision Digital Zoom</specname>
  <value>No</value>
  <specname>Smart Zoom</specname>
  <value>No</value>
  <specname>Focal length f=(35mm conversion)</specname>
  <value>f=5mm(33mm)</value>
  </compare_features>
• <unique_features>
  <specname>Optical Zoom</specname>
  <value>1x</value>
  <specname>Gross Pixels</specname>
  <value>Approx2,110KPixels</value>
  <specname>Effective Pixels</specname>
  <value>Approx2,020KPixels</value>
  <specname>Recording Format</specname>
  <value>JPEG MPEG</value>
  <specname>Playback Still Image Size</specname>
  <value>640x480 1,280x960 1,600x1,200 1,632x1,224</value>
  </unique_features>
  </Modelname>
  </Models>
  </Sub-Category>
  </Category>
  </Product_Group>
  </cat-product-structure>

[system]

we have tutorials for this kind of thing
http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/

[system]

this is the code i wrote but i am getting only second sub category values i think there is some problem in my loops please correct it. thanks for ur great tutorial

newRelease_xml = new XML();
newRelease_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
newRelease_xml.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
ShowNewReleases(newRelease_xml);
} else {
trace(“Error! loading xml…”);
}
};
newRelease_xml.load(“cat-product-structure.xml”);
ShowNewReleases = function (node_xml) {
var x = 0;
var y = 36;
category = node_xml.firstChild.firstChild.childNodes[2];
container = this.createEmptyMovieClip(“cont”, 100);
for (var i = 0; i<=category.childNodes.length; i++) {
if (category.childNodes*.nodeName == “Sub-Category”){
for (var j=0; j<=category.childNodes*.childNodes.length; j++) {
if (category.childNodes*.childNodes[j].nodeName == “Models”) {
for (k=0; k<4; k++){
if(category.childNodes*.childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[4].firstChild.nodeValue==“No”){
curr_item = container.attachMovie(“newRelease”, “newR”+k, k10);
curr_item._x = x+kcurr_item._width;
curr_item._y = y;
curr_item.title = category.childNodes*.childNodes[j].childNodes[k].attributes.Name;
curr_item.info = category.childNodes*.childNodes[j].childNodes[k].firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue;
image = category.childNodes*.childNodes[j].childNodes[k].childNodes[7].attributes.path;

					trace(image);
				    curr_item.image.loadMovie(image);
					
					}
					
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

};