# XML to flash help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-to-flash-help/312952>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 16, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-to-flash-help/312952 "2010-08-16T19:28:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rocketrud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rocketrud](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rocketrud)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-to-flash-help/312952/1 "2010-08-16T19:28:45Z")

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Could somebody please help me just trace out the data within the “item tag” below. I can trace out the three at the top but can’t get into the items.

Having it nested like this is giving me problems. I would really like it to loop through the items and display each in a single text field.

```auto

<rss version="2.0">
  <channel>
  
  
    <pubDate>8/16/2010</pubDate>
    <title>Classic Cinemas Meadowview Theatre</title>
    <description>Showtimes for 8/16/2010</description>
    
    
    
    <item>
      <title>Inception</title>
      <link>http://www.classiccinemas.com/movies/?movie_id=1326</link>
      <pubDate>8/16/2010</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[<b>8/16/2010</b>: <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">1:30,</a> <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">4:40,</a> <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">7:45</a>]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Other Guys, The</title>
      <link>http://www.classiccinemas.com/movies/?movie_id=1371</link>
      <pubDate>8/16/2010</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[<b>8/16/2010</b>: <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">12:00,</a> <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">2:25,</a> <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">4:50,</a> <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">7:15,</a> <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">9:40</a>]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scott Pilgrim vs. the World</title>
      <link>http://www.classiccinemas.com/movies/?movie_id=1374</link>
      <pubDate>8/16/2010</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[<b>8/16/2010</b>: <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">12:10,</a> <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">2:35,</a> <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">5:00,</a> <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">7:25,</a> <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=cla&house_id=2258&rdate=8/16/2010">9:50</a>]]></description>
    </item>
    
    
  </channel>
</rss>

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