XML with flash

programming flash
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hey, im using xml for the fist time with AS2.
I am not a coder … just a designer (so please excuse my dumb actionscript)

I used kirupa’s XML photogallery tutorial and edited it down for what i need. Except right now it only shows a series of images within one set.

… but I want to be able to structure my XML like: (with multiple images under each set obviously-- im just showing one here)

<set1>
    <pic>
        <image>set1/1.jpg</image>
    </pic>
</set1>

<set2>
    <pic>
        <image>set2/1.jpg
    </pic>
</set2>

I’ve got some buttons on the side, labeled (set1), (set2) etc… and when you click set2, I would like it to jump to in the xml and load those images.

right now, I am doing it VERY wrong (see AS below) — I am loading in a seperate .xml for each set, which would end up being ALOT of .xml files

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();

    } else {
        content = "file not loaded!";
    }
}

set1.onRelease = function() {
    xmlData = new XML();
    xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
    xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
    xmlData.load("images.xml");
};

set2.onRelease = function() {
    xmlData = new XML();
    xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
    xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
    xmlData.load("images2.xml");
};

set3.onRelease = function() {
    xmlData = new XML();
    xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
    xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
    xmlData.load("images3.xml");
};


one.onRelease = function() {
    oneImage();
};
two.onRelease = function() {
    twoImage();
};

three.onRelease = function() {
    threeImage();
};

this.onEnterFrame = function() {
    filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
    loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();
    preloader._visible = true;
    if (loaded != filesize) {
        preloader.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize;
    } else {
        preloader._visible = false;
        if (picture._alpha<100) {
            picture._alpha += 10;
        }
    }
};

function oneImage() {

    if (loaded == filesize) {
        picture._alpha = 0;
        picture.loadMovie(image[0],1);
        desc_txt.text = description[0];

    }

}

function twoImage() {

    if (loaded == filesize) {
        picture._alpha = 0;
        picture.loadMovie(image[1],1);
        desc_txt.text = description[1];

    }

}

function threeImage() {

    if (loaded == filesize) {
        picture._alpha = 0;
        picture.loadMovie(image[2],1);
        desc_txt.text = description[2];

    }

}

function firstImage() {
    if (loaded == filesize) {
        picture._alpha = 0;
        picture.loadMovie(image[0],1);
        desc_txt.text = description[0];
        picture_num();
    }
}

your help is much appreciated :slight_smile:
thanks