# Stuck on xml

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stuck-on-xml/285508>\
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**Created:** [April 1, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stuck-on-xml/285508 "2009-04-01T17:50:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![CforConfused](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@CforConfused](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CforConfused)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stuck-on-xml/285508/1 "2009-04-01T17:50:17Z")

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Hey Guys

I am almost finished with a project, except that I am stuck in a annoying problem.

I have an xml that has “project names” that are loaded into a menu, and that also has another xml filenames as an attribute.

I have successfully loaded the project names into a menu, (each as a separate movie that work as buttons) but now I can’t get the files to load correctly.

I know this isn’t as hard as I am making it to be, but my brain is fried! could anyone help point me in the right direction?

here’s my xml

```auto
<menu>
<project title="LIFE" action="load_xml" file="xmlfiles/life.xml"/><!--childnode, attribute-->
<project title="ESQUIRE" action="load_xml" file="xmlfiles/esquire.xml"/>
<project title="PREMIERE" action="load_xml" file="xmlfiles/premiere.xml"/>
<project title="US" action="load_xml" file="xmlfiles/us.xml"/>
<project title="VIBE" action="load_xml" file="xmlfiles/vibe.xml"/>
<project title="SONY STYLE" action="load_xml" file="xmlfiles/sonystyle.xml"/>
<project title="GALLUP" action="load_xml" file="xmlfiles/gallup.xml"/>
<project title="ADVISOR" action="load_xml" file="xmlfiles/advisor.xml"/>	
</menu>

```

actionscript to create submenus and call slideshows

```auto
//creating submenus
var myHeight=15
var startPos=0
function subBtns(){
var p=-1
var end2=projects.length
while(++p<end2){
submenu.mcButtons.duplicateMovieClip("mcButtons"+p,p)
var curr_item=submenu["mcButtons"+p]
startPos=120
curr_item._x=this._x
curr_item._y=52+(myHeight*p)
curr_item.t1.text=projects[p]
//buttons 
//rollover functions
curr_item.onRollOver=function(){
this.alphaTo(60,.25,"easeOutSine")
this.trackAsMenu=true
	}
	curr_item.onRollOut=function(){
this.alphaTo(100,.25,"easeOutSine")
	MainMenu();
	}
	//onRelease loads slideshow and removes submenu movie
	curr_item.onPress=function(){		
	xmlData.load(life[p])
	MainMenu();
	CloseSubmenus();
	}
}
}

/////////////slideshow
function loadLife(loaded) {
	if (loaded) {
		xmlNode = this.firstChild;
		image = [];
		width = [];
		height = [];
		total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
		for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
			image* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
			width* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
			height* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
		}
		firstImage();
	} else {
		content = "file not loaded!";
	}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadLife;

```