# Xml/thumbnails/preloader - please help

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-thumbnails-preloader-please-help/219457/1 "2007-03-16T16:43:41Z")

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hello

Could someone tell me how to preload sequentialy thumbnails from xml file ?  
i tried numerous things and cant make it to work…

my code looks like this

```
ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] xmlColorCabaret:[COLOR=#0000FF]XML[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]XML[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

```

xmlColorCabaret.[COLOR=#0000FF]ignoreWhite[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **true** [/COLOR];  
xmlColorCabaret.[COLOR=#0000FF]onLoad[/COLOR] = loadXML;  
[COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] loadXMLCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]xmlNode[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR];  
panel = [COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR];  
link = [COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR];  
image = [COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR];  
show\_contentCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
content\_mc.[COLOR=#000080]content\_txt[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]text[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]“error”[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] show\_contentCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#808080]_//Starting x & y values_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] columns = [COLOR=#000080]3[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] panels\_spacing = [COLOR=#000080]230[/COLOR];  
total = [COLOR=#0000FF]xmlNode[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]length[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//For loop to attach our container movieclip and pass the xml information_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]for[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]i=[COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR]; i\<total; i++[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#808080]_//define xml \*\*\*\*\*[/COLOR]  
panel[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]xmlNode[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR];  
image[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]xmlNode[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
link[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]xmlNode[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//attach the container clip\*[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] currMovie:[COLOR=#0000FF]MovieClip[/COLOR] = content\_mc.[COLOR=#000080]worksmain[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]attachMovie[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“panels”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#FF0000]“xml”[/COLOR]+i, i, [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000FF]\_x[/COLOR]:xPos, [COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR]:yPos[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
myPanels.[COLOR=#0000FF]push[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//var currImg:MovieClip = currMovie.attachMovie(“thumbHolder”, “thumb”+i, i, {\_x:0, \_y:0});_[/COLOR]  
thumbs.[COLOR=#0000FF]push[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_////////////////////////////////////////////_[/COLOR]  
currMovie.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_alpha[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR];  
currImg.[COLOR=#000080]imgHold[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]\_alpha[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]20[/COLOR];  
currMovie.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_x[/COLOR] = COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]_panels\_spacing;  
currMovie.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]floor[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]_[COLOR=#000080]130[/COLOR];  
currMovie.[COLOR=#000080]alphaTo[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]100[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]3[/COLOR], easeInBack, [COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]3[/COLOR]_i[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_///////////////////////////////////////////_[/COLOR]  
currImg.[COLOR=#000080]imgHold[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]loadMovie[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
currMovie.[COLOR=#000080]lnk\_btn[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]worklink[/COLOR] = link[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_/////////////////////////////////////////////_[/COLOR]  
currMovie.[COLOR=#000080]lnk\_btn[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]getURL[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]worklink[/COLOR], [COLOR=#FF0000]"\_blank"[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
currMovie.[COLOR=#000080]lnk\_btn[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]onRollOver[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]txt\_st[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]colorTo[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]0x940058, [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], easeInBack[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
currMovie.[COLOR=#000080]lnk\_btn[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]onRollOut[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]txt\_st[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]colorTo[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]0x46002B, [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], easeInBack[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
currImg.[COLOR=#0000FF]onRollOver[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]imgHold[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]alphaTo[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]100[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]2[/COLOR], easeInBack[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
currImg.[COLOR=#0000FF]onRollOut[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]imgHold[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]alphaTo[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]20[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]2[/COLOR], easeInBack[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_/////////////////////////////////////////////\*[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
xmlColorCabaret.[COLOR=#0000FF]load[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
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can someone describe me what should i do to make preloader for those thumbnails ?

sorry for my poor english and thanks fot help.