# XML load 5 first messages in textbox

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-load-5-first-messages-in-textbox/253343>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 29, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-load-5-first-messages-in-textbox/253343 "2008-02-29T09:53:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morreke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Morreke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Morreke)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-load-5-first-messages-in-textbox/253343/1 "2008-02-29T09:53:58Z")

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hello, i want news from my db displayed in a textbox through xml. How can i tell the file to just display the 5 first entries from my db ?

i have a db now with 6 entries. my xml is:

```auto

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
<calendar>
  <events>
    <date>05 February 2008</date> 
    <content><![CDATA[verjaardag <b>Bjorn</b>]]></content>
  </events>
  <events>
    <date>31 March 2008</date> 
    <content><![CDATA[Verjaardag <b>Inne</b>]]></content>
  </events>
  <events>
    <date>24 July 2008</date> 
    <content><![CDATA[Verjaardag Bart]]></content>
  </events>
  <events>
    <date>04 August 2008</date> 
    <content><![CDATA[Verjaardag Mama]]></content>
  </events>
  <events>
    <date>25 September 2008</date> 
    <content><![CDATA[Verjaardag Inge]]></content>
  </events>
  <events>
    <date>09 December 2008</date> 
    <content><![CDATA[Verjaardag Papa]]></content>
  </events>
</calendar>

```

i know how to load the whole bunch in my flash, like:

```auto

var output_xml = new XML();
output_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
output_xml.onLoad = function(success) {
 if (success) {
  output_txt.htmlText = this.firstChild;
 } else {
  output_txt.htmlText = "Error loading XML";
 }
};
output_txt.htmlText = "Loading...";
output_xml.load("http://localhost/cms/done/xmlcalendar.php");

```

but i don’t want that ( isn’t well formatted also ).  
What i want is like on [www.diddy.com](http://www.diddy.com) (click diddy news in menu). Just display the first 5 entries of my db on a good way, and when i click next button display message 5 - 10 etc

How can i do that ?