hello everyone, i’m new to posting on these internet forums, but have found them really useful for answering questions when i’m stuck in the mud. it seems I’ve run into a dead end here and would appreciate any help.
this relates to the tutorial posted by kirupa on creating an image slideshow using xml with actionscript: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx20…otogallery.htm
this slideshow is great, but i’m wondering whether it is possible to start it in the middle of the sequence. so, for instance could one button load a swf file with code that would start the slideshow at, say, frame 5 out of 10?
i understand how the actionscript for this works, but am running into deadends on how to get the xml more specific. oh, and i’m using flash 8 for this.
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();
the closest i’ve gotten to success is with the trace command, but as i’m sure you know, that doesnt really result in anything tangible.
trace(image[4]);
trace(description[4]);
is there a way to replace the trace so it actually shows the image, instead of data in the output box?
any help would be much appreciated
all the best,
-emmet
