# XML slideshow w/ intro SWF

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-w-intro-swf/290043
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 9, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-w-intro-swf/290043 "2009-06-09T00:14:58Z")
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### Author: ![djdusk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@djdusk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djdusk)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-w-intro-swf/290043/1 "2009-06-09T00:14:58Z")

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I’ve followed Kirupa’s tutorial on XML slideshow and modified it to incorporate another swf. The first swf is an intro animation that then stops and loads another swf which is the actual slideshow piece. The problem is that the first image keeps repeating. I’ve looked all over the forums for a solution and I think the problem is in the code. If I tested the slideshow.swf on its own, it works perfectly. What am I doing wrong?

**header.swf:**

```auto
[COLOR=royalblue]stop[/COLOR]();
[COLOR=royalblue]var[/COLOR] l = [COLOR=royalblue]new Loader[/COLOR]();
[COLOR=royalblue]addChild[/COLOR](l);
l.[COLOR=royalblue]load[/COLOR]([COLOR=royalblue]new URLRequest[/COLOR]([COLOR=seagreen]"slideshow.swf"[/COLOR]));

```

**slideshow.swf:**

```auto

delay = 3000;
//-----------------------
[COLOR=royalblue]function[/COLOR] loadXML(loaded) {
    [COLOR=royalblue]if[/COLOR] (loaded) {
        xmlNode = [COLOR=royalblue]this.firstChild[/COLOR];
        image = [];
        link = [];
        total = xmlNode.[COLOR=royalblue]childNodes.length[/COLOR];
        [COLOR=royalblue]for[/COLOR] (i=0; i<total; i++) {
            image* = xmlNode.[COLOR=royalblue]childNodes[/COLOR]*[COLOR=royalblue].[/COLOR][COLOR=royalblue]childNodes[/COLOR][0][COLOR=royalblue].[/COLOR][COLOR=royalblue]firstChild.nodeValue[/COLOR];
            link* = xmlNode.[COLOR=royalblue]childNodes[/COLOR]*[COLOR=royalblue].[/COLOR][COLOR=royalblue]childNodes[/COLOR][1][COLOR=royalblue].firstChild.nodeValue[/COLOR];
        }
        firstImage();
        } [COLOR=royalblue]else[/COLOR] {
            [COLOR=royalblue]content[/COLOR] = "[COLOR=seagreen]xml file not loaded![/COLOR]";
        }
}
xmlData = [COLOR=royalblue]new XML[/COLOR]();
xmlData[COLOR=royalblue].ignoreWhite[/COLOR] = [COLOR=royalblue]true[/COLOR];
xmlData[COLOR=royalblue].onLoad[/COLOR] = loadXML;
xmlData[COLOR=royalblue].load[/COLOR]("[COLOR=seagreen]images.xml[/COLOR]");
p = 0;
[COLOR=royalblue]this.onEnterFrame[/COLOR] = [COLOR=royalblue]function[/COLOR]() {
    filesize = picture[COLOR=royalblue].getBytesTotal[/COLOR]();
    loaded = picture[COLOR=royalblue].getBytesLoaded[/COLOR]();
    preloader[COLOR=royalblue]._visible[/COLOR] = [COLOR=royalblue]false[/COLOR];
    [COLOR=royalblue]if[/COLOR] (loaded != filesize) {
        preloader.preload_bar[COLOR=royalblue]._xscale[/COLOR] = 100*loaded/filesize;
    } [COLOR=royalblue]else[/COLOR] {
        preloader[COLOR=royalblue]._visible[/COLOR] = [COLOR=royalblue]true[/COLOR];
        if (picture[COLOR=royalblue]._alpha[/COLOR]<100) {
            picture[COLOR=royalblue]._alpha[/COLOR] += 10;
        }
    }
    picture[COLOR=royalblue].onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=royalblue]function[/COLOR]() {
        [COLOR=royalblue]getURL[/COLOR](link[p], "[COLOR=seagreen]_blank[/COLOR]");
    };
};
[COLOR=royalblue]function[/COLOR] nextImage() {
[COLOR=royalblue]if[/COLOR] (p<(total-1)) {
        p++;
        [COLOR=royalblue]if[/COLOR] (loaded == filesize) {
            picture[COLOR=royalblue]._alpha[/COLOR] = 0;
            picture[COLOR=royalblue].loadMovie[/COLOR](image[p], 1);
            slideshow();
        }
    }
}
[COLOR=royalblue]function[/COLOR] prevImage() {
[COLOR=royalblue]if[/COLOR] (p>0) {
        p--;
        picture[COLOR=royalblue]._alpha[/COLOR] = 0;
        picture[COLOR=royalblue].loadMovie[/COLOR](image[p], 1);
    }
}
[COLOR=royalblue]function[/COLOR] firstImage() {
    if (loaded == filesize) {
        picture[COLOR=royalblue]._alpha[/COLOR] = 0;
        picture[COLOR=royalblue].loadMovie[/COLOR](image[0], 1);
        slideshow();
    }
}
[COLOR=royalblue]function[/COLOR] slideshow() {
    myInterval = [COLOR=royalblue]setInterval[/COLOR](pause_slideshow, delay);
    [COLOR=royalblue]function[/COLOR] pause_slideshow() {
        [COLOR=royalblue]clearInterval[/COLOR](myInterval);
        [COLOR=royalblue]if[/COLOR] (p == (total-1)) {
            p = 0;
            firstImage();
        } [COLOR=royalblue]else[/COLOR] {
            nextImage();
        }
    }
}

```

**images.xml:**

```auto
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<images>
    <pic>
        <image>1.jpg</image>
  <link>http://www.google.com</link>
    </pic>
    <pic>
        <image>2.jpg</image>
  <link>http://www.google.com</link>
    </pic>
    <pic>
        <image>3.jpg</image>
  <link>http://www.google.com</link>
    </pic>
    <pic>
        <image>4.jpg</image>
  <link>http://www.google.com</link>
    </pic>
    <pic>
        <image>5.jpg</image>
  <link>http://www.google.com</link>
    </pic>
    <pic>
        <image>6.jpg</image>
  <link>http://www.google.com</link>
    </pic>
    <pic>
        <image>7.jpg</image>
  <link>http://www.google.com</link>
    </pic>
</images>

```