# Xml links in flash 8

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-links-in-flash-8/249929
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 23, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-links-in-flash-8/249929 "2008-01-23T20:11:34Z")
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### Author: ![debriscreator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@debriscreator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/debriscreator)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-links-in-flash-8/249929/1 "2008-01-23T20:11:34Z")

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I’m having trouble creating a button in a flash movie that pulls a URL from an xml file.

## Here is my Action Script (bold blue text is what i’m having trouble with)

stop();  
var nInterval = setInterval(Play, 9000);  
function Play() {  
clearInterval(nInterval);  
gotoAndPlay(\_currentframe+1);  
}  
myXML = new XML()  
myXML.ignoreWhite = true  
myXML.load(“ascolta.xml”)  
myXML.ref = this  
myXML.onLoad = function(succes){  
if(succes){

var root = this.firstChild  
nodes = root.childNodes  
for(var i=0; i\<nodes.length; i++) {  
this.ref[“Title\_txt”+i].text = nodes\*.attributes.name  
subnodes = nodes\*.childNodes  
this.ref[“heading”+i].text = subnodes[0].firstChild.toString()  
**[COLOR=blue]this.ref[“URL”+i].text = subnodes[1].firstChild.toString()[/COLOR]**  
**[COLOR=blue]\_root.yo = this.ref[“URL”+i].text[/COLOR]**  
this.ref[“article”+i].text = subnodes[2].firstChild.toString()

## } } else trace(“Error loading XML document”) }

below is my button code

* * *

**[COLOR=blue]on (release) { getURL(\_root.yo); }[/COLOR]**

* * *

below is my xml file

* * *

[COLOR=#0000ff]\<?xml version=“1.0” ?\>[/COLOR]  
[**[FONT=Courier New][COLOR=#ff0000]-[/COLOR][/FONT]**](file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Temp/fz3temp-1/ascolta.xml#) [COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Widget[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]  
[**[FONT=Courier New][COLOR=#ff0000]-[/COLOR][/FONT]**](file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Temp/fz3temp-1/ascolta.xml#) [COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]menu1 name[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]="[/COLOR] **Menu Name 1** [COLOR=#0000ff]"\>[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Heading1[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR] **Heading 1** [COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Heading1[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]URL1[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]**[www.link1.com](http://www.link1.com)**[COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]URL1[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Article1[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR] **Article 1** [COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Article1[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]menu1[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[**[FONT=Courier New][COLOR=#ff0000]-[/COLOR][/FONT]**](file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Temp/fz3temp-1/ascolta.xml#) [COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]menu2 name[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]="[/COLOR] **Menu Name 2** [COLOR=#0000ff]"\>[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Heading2[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR] **Heading 2** [COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Heading2[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]URL2[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]**[www.link2.com](http://www.link2.com)**[COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]URL2[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Article2[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR] **Article 2** [COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Article2[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]menu2[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[**[FONT=Courier New][COLOR=#ff0000]-[/COLOR][/FONT]**](file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Temp/fz3temp-1/ascolta.xml#) [COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]menu3 name[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]="[/COLOR] **Menu Name 3** [COLOR=#0000ff]"\>[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Heading3[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR] **Heading 3** [COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Heading3[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]URL3[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]**[www.link3.com](http://www.link3.com)**[COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]URL3[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Article3[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR] **Article 3** [COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Article3[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]menu3[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[**[FONT=Courier New][COLOR=#ff0000]-[/COLOR][/FONT]**](file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Temp/fz3temp-1/ascolta.xml#) [COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]menu4 name[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]="[/COLOR] **Menu Name 4** [COLOR=#0000ff]"\>[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Heading4[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR] **Heading 4** [COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Heading4[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]URL4[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]**[www.link4.com](http://www.link4.com)**[COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]URL4[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Article4[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR] **Article 4** [COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Article4[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\</[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]menu4[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]\<[/COLOR][COLOR=#990000]Widget[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\>[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff]---------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]  
does anyone know why my button pulls an undefined link?

thanks in advance - dave :-/