# XML & Flash Issue

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-issue/209289>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 7, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-issue/209289 "2006-12-07T15:35:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![ccloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@ccloud](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ccloud)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-issue/209289/1 "2006-12-07T15:35:49Z")

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I walk through and downloaded the Photo Slideshow Using XML and Flash tutorial here at [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com) (published Dec. 28, 2004). I modified it to use on a site I am working on: [cplace.org/index\_new.html](http://cplace.org/index_new.html)

I am trying to reference a .swf file as the first thing to load and then a sequence of images. When I preview it out of Flash is seems to work just fine, but when I actually load it to the web, it gets stuck on whatever the first image. I tried removing the .swf file from the .xml file but then it just gets stuck on the image.

Is there something I am missing or is there something in the actionscript code that is causing this? I am included the actionscript below, which I copied from the tutorial.

Your help would be appreciated.  
Thanks!

delay = 6000;  
//-----------------------  
function loadXML(loaded) {  
if (loaded) {  
xmlNode = this.firstChild;  
image = [];  
description = [];  
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;  
for (i=0; i\<total; i++) {  
image\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;  
description\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;  
}  
firstImage();  
} else {  
content = “file not loaded!”;  
}  
}  
xmlData = new XML();  
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;  
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;  
xmlData.load(“images.xml”);  
/////////////////////////////////////  
listen = new Object();  
listen.onKeyDown = function() {  
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {  
prevImage();  
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {  
nextImage();  
}  
};  
p = 0;  
this.onEnterFrame = function() {  
filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();  
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();  
preloader.\_visible = true;  
if (loaded != filesize) {  
preloader.preload\_bar.\_xscale = 100\*loaded/filesize;  
} else {  
preloader.\_visible = false;  
if (picture.\_alpha\<100) {  
picture.\_alpha += 10;  
}  
}  
};  
function nextImage() {  
if (p\<(total-1)) {  
p++;  
if (loaded == filesize) {  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[p];  
picture\_num();  
slideshow();  
}  
}  
}  
function prevImage() {  
if (p\>0) {  
p–;  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[p];  
picture\_num();  
}  
}  
function firstImage() {  
if (loaded == filesize) {  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[0];  
picture\_num();  
slideshow();  
}  
}  
function picture\_num() {  
current\_pos = p+1;  
pos\_txt.text = current\_pos+" / "+total;  
}  
function slideshow() {  
myInterval = setInterval(pause\_slideshow, delay);  
function pause\_slideshow() {  
clearInterval(myInterval);  
if (p == (total-1)) {  
p = 0;  
firstImage();  
} else {  
nextImage();  
}  
}  
}