# XML populating text area

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-populating-text-area/170174>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 23, 2005, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-populating-text-area/170174 "2005-11-23T13:36:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![redjoe100](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@redjoe100](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redjoe100)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-populating-text-area/170174/1 "2005-11-23T13:36:54Z")

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Dear forum

i would like to use XML in flash to populate a text area or combo box with a list of items. When a user click an item in the list an action teminates (like an image loads or another text file).  
Are there any tutorials to explain this?

Many thanks

Joe