Calling XML file from Flash -- Usage of wildcard characters

Hi
We have a Flash file, tabs.swf, (standard tab interactivity) from which we are calling the XML file using the following code:
myXML.load("tabs.xml")
We are using this SWF file in many learning modules created using Captivate, FrameMaker, RoboHelp, etc. by just changing the content in the XML file appropriately. The tool creates a different folder for each module.
Now, the challenge we are having is, there will be cases where we have to use the interactivity in multiple times in the same module. In that case, content developers can change the SWF file name on their own. But they can't change the XML name without going back to media designer.
Is there a way we can use the same SWF file to call different XML files without manually changing the XML file name every time? We have a standard naming convention for the XML files -- Tab1_<ModuleName>, Tab2_<ModuleName>, etc.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Sreekanth

you can edit the swf's name, and use this._url and the flash string methods to do that.

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Hi Diego.
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Rafael Rojas.

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>
> 1. Is to code it using Server.CreateObject(XMLDOM)
> 2. If you are using SQL server 2005, just request the RS
returns as XML
> data. using FOR XML AUTO after the where cause ( the
best way with 2005
> and
> higher sql server)
>
> The db data containing HTML code should not effect your
xml file, unless
> it
> is bad markup. You could wrap the data with
<![CDATA[the data or html
> markup, or javascript]]>
>
> If the url is a recordset field, then it will return
with the xml data.
> If
> not you can create a storage procedure that will build
your URL from the
> data
> in the database.
>
> It is best to use storage procedure (SP )for security
reason when pulling
> data
> from a MS Sql server, make all calls to the database in
a SP. Also be sure
> to
> validate the values in the querystrings before accepting
them, check for
> hack
> code.
>
> David
>

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