Thread: XML file loaded into flash

Hey everyone its peebman2000, my boss has me doing programming as well as web designing. I think I need a raise. I'm working with flash and actionscript to load text and an image into a flash document, I"m using flash 8. Now I was sent to training for this, but I haven't used it since training; which was like a year ago.

Anyway, i've looked through my training book and online, and I keep getting an error saying:

Error opening URL "file:///C:\documents and Settings\peebma\desktop\sfcflash\sfc.xml"

I have a folder that has the images and xml file, but I keep getting this error.

Per what I've found online it might be something with my actionscript, i'm a huge newbie when it comes to actionscript. This is my first time using it for a project.

Does anyone here know a little about actionscript and give any help on what i'm doing wrong?

Let me know and thanks.

XML file:

<xml>
<titles>
<title>
<text>Hello</text>
<img>images/bbq.jpg</img>
</title>
</titles>
</xml>

Actionscript:

Code:

menuXml = new XML();
menuXml.ignoreWhite = true;
menuXml.onLoad = function(success) {
	if(success){
		
			
	item = _root.attachMovie("menutitle", "menutitle", 0);
		item._x = 90;
		item._y = 15;
		item.titel_txt.text = this.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].childNodes[0].childNodes[0].childNodes;
		
	}
}
menuXml.load("C:\Documents and Settings\DPeebles\Desktop\osfcflash\osfc.xml");

Thanks jmurrayhead, I don't know why he has me doing this.

Anyway yes you are correct, I've changed it and saved the flash file in the same folder as the xml file. I know longer get the error, but the images are not showing up in the flash file.

I'm looking up more stuff online on how to display images in flash from a xml file.

If you know anything else, let me know and thanks for the reply.

Originally Posted by jmurrayhead

I'm not a Flash/action script guy, but I see that your error specifies a different file than what you show in your code. Is it a typo or a problem?:

sfcflash\sfc.xml

osfcflash\osfc.xml

I've also seen a few sites mention how Flash opens files locally. What location do you run this script from? Is it the same location as the xml file? If so, maybe try:

Code:

menuXml.load("osfc.xml");

Unfortunately, I don't know much about Flash. Last time I touched it was back in 1997...and I didn't get very involved with it.