XML sound linked to flash!

programming flash
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Hi there, I have some XML which is driving a voting system (poll) using PHP. The PHP is including the <name>, <image> and <flash> nodes which are then displayed in an output browser to the user.

Inside each flash object however, I want to include a separate MP3 file from the same XML file - from <song>. Could anyone point me in the right way for doing this? I’m not sure how to refer to the <song> nodes in Actionscript - I have the PHP all complete with the flash player I’ve made which appear for each candidate on the output PHP (contains a play and stop button).

XML CODE (poll.xml)

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<polls>
<poll title="Who do you think should win Pop Icons 2009?">
    <answers>
    <answer>
        <name>Michael</name>
        <tally>0</tally>
        <image>http://www.clipartguide.com/_thumbs/0511-0706-2215-4025.jpg</image>
        <flash>songs/1.swf</flash>
        <song>songs/mp3s/1.mp3</song>
    </answer>
    <answer>
        <name>Sophie</name>
        <tally>0</tally>
        <image>http://www.clipartguide.com/_thumbs/0060-0506-2417-2032.jpg</image>
        <flash>songs/1.swf</flash>        
        <song>songs/mp3s/2.mp3</song>        
    </answer>
     </answers>
</poll>
</polls>

ACTIONSCRIPT SO FAR

playlist = new XML();
playlist.ignoreWhite = true;
playlist.onLoad = function(success) {
    if (success) {
        _global.songfile = [];
        for (var i = 0; i<playlist.childNodes[4].firstChild.length; i++) {
            _global.songfile* = playlist.childNodes[4].firstChild.song;
            trace(song*);
        }

    _root.createEmptyMovieClip("sound_mc", 1);
    _root.sound_mc.sound_obj = new Sound();
    _global.song_nr = random(songfile.length);    
    //_global.song_next = +1(songfile.length);    
    _root.sound_mc.songStarter(songfile[0]);
} 
}
MovieClip.prototype.songStarter = function (song, name) {
this.sound_obj.loadSound(file,true)
this.onEnterFrame = function () {
if(this.sound_obj.position>0) {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
this._parent.display_txt.text="Now Playing";
} else {
this._parent.display_txt.text="loading..."
}
}
}

this.sound_obj.onSoundComplete = function () {
    this._parent.sound_mc.sound_obj.stop(); 
}


_root.MUSIC.btn_play.onRelease = function () {
    this._parent.sound_mc.songStarter(songfile[song_nr],songname[song_nr]);
}
_root.MUSIC.btn_stop.onRelease = function() {
    this._parent.sound_mc.sound_obj.stop(); 
}


playlist.load("poll.xml");

I’m lost with the actionscript pulling on the XML but I think it’s almost refering to the right place…what do you guys think?

Thanks in advance :slight_smile: