XML drop down menu that populates a list menu

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I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I’ve taken a few tutorials and from different sites and customized them, but I’m still new to AS 3 and a bit scared of XML, arrays and loops. if anyone can tell me what im doing wrong, that would be excellent. I’ve attached the xml file as well.

thanks in advance.
-b

ps. if someone has a better way of doing this, i’m open to suggestions. thanks.

//Imports needed for animation
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.;
import caurina.transitions.;
import fl.data.DataProvider;

//Array used for the tween so they won’t get garbage collected
var tweensArray:Array = new Array();
//Used later when we animate the buttons
var buttonTween:Tween;

var yOffset:Number;
var yMin:Number = 0;
var yMax:Number = scrollbox.sb.track.height - scrollbox.sb.thumb.height;

var leagueXML:XML = new XML();
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var request:URLRequest= new URLRequest(“league.xml”);

loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,loaderOnComplete);
loader.load (request);

function loaderOnComplete(event:Event):void{
leagueXML = new XML(event.target.data);

// Define an array
var league:Array = new Array({label:"Select a Conference",data:""});

// Loop through each video in XML
for each (var conf:XML in leagueXML.conf){
    league.push({label:conf.name.toString(),data:conf.team.toString()});
}

// Add array to Combo Box
confCB.dataProvider = new DataProvider(league);

}

confCB.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, changeHandler);

// Tell Flash what to do when an item in the ComboBox is clicked

function changeHandler(event:Event):void {
if(ComboBox(event.target).selectedItem.data != “”)
{
//trace(ComboBox(event.target).selectedItem.data);
createMenu();
//trace(leagueXML.league.conf.team.toString());

function createMenu ():void {
//This will be used to represent a menu item
var menuItem:MenuItem;
//Counter
var i:uint = 0;

//Loop through the links found in the XML file
for each (var team:XML in leagueXML.league.conf) {
    
    menuItem = new MenuItem();

    //Insert the menu text (link.@name reads the link's "name" attribute)
    menuItem.menuLabel.text = team.name;

    //If the text is longer than the textfield, autosize so that the text is 
    //treated as left-justified text
    menuItem.menuLabel.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;

    //Insert the menu button to stage
    menuItem.x = 0;
    menuItem.y = 0 + i*31;

    //Make the button look like a button (hand cursor)
    menuItem.buttonMode = true;
    menuItem.mouseChildren = false;

    //Add event handlers (used for animating the buttons)
    menuItem.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, mouseOverHandler);
    menuItem.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, mouseOutHandler);
    menuItem.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, mouseClick);

    //menu_container.holder_mc.addChild (menuItem);
    scrollbox.content.holder_mc.addChild (menuItem);
    //Increment the menu button counter, so we know how many buttons there are
    i++;
}
if (i < 12) {
    scrollbox.sb.visible=false;
    scrollbox.x = 8.5;
}

}