External XML as MenuBar dataProvider

Here the function called by application apps.mxml at
initialization:-
private function PopulateMenu ():void {
request = new URLRequest('menusrc.xml');
loader = new URLLoader();
loader.load(request);
menuLine.labelField = "@label";
menuLine.iconField = "@Icon";
menuLine.dataProvider = (new XML(loader.data));
apps.mxml:-
<mx:MenuBar height="100%" id="menuLine"
showRoot="false"/>
menusrc.xml:-
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu>
<menuitem label="File">
<menuitem label="Open"
Icon="@Embed(source='images/menu/create.jpg')"/>
<menuitem label="Delete"/>
<menuitem label="Update"/>
</menuitem>

<menuitem label="File">
<menuitem label="Setting"/>
</menuitem>
</menu>
The avobe is fails to populate my menu.
Thanks in Advance!
Vinay

thanks tracy
i hv done that and it works fine if i use
<mx:XMLList>
<menuitem label="File">
<menuitem label="Open"
Icon="@Embed(source='images/menu/create.jpg')"/>
<menuitem label="Delete"/>
<menuitem label="Update"/>
</menuitem>

<menuitem label="File">
<menuitem label="Setting"/>
</menuitem>
</mx:XMLList>
in mxml file.
Wht i wanna use external XML file as dataProvider to MenuBar
hopes its clear.
waiting 4 reply!
Vinay

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actionscript/flex:
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That link uses the flex beta 3 docs. You may want to use the
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]]>
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<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="DisplayText"
dataField="LinkText"/>
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</mx:DataGrid>
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The lines throw with // 1119 throw a problem notice - 1119:
Access of possibly undefined property GuideList through a reference
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GuideListDisplay.mxml Lessons line 17 March 21, 2007 12:53:45 PM
215
Please help before hari kari looks like a good option.
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But why is it possible then to succesfully acces the .xml file with a non-web applet
This code reads the file perfectly of my webspace...
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import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.URL;
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example <image rotation={rotation_value}/>, the parsing of
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thanks in advance

Thanks, k
I think all the code that's germane is in my first post, but
here's a bit more detail. It turns out I was using URLLoader, sorry
to confuse the issue. Your help is appreciated. The failure occurs
on the line that reads "mc_xml = XML(x_loader.data);" and the error
message is: "TypeError: Error #1090: XML parser failure: element is
malformed."
my code:
var mc_xml:XML;
var x_loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var x_url:String = "motion.xml";
var x_req:URLRequest = new URLRequest(x_url);
x_loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,x_loaded);
x_loader.load(x_req);
function x_loaded(e:Event) {
var rotation_value:String = "-180";
mc_xml = XML(x_loader.data);
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before I try to substitute some variables in the xml. You can see
the substitution in the penultimate line.
<Motion duration="20" xmlns="fl.motion.*"
xmlns:geom="flash.geom.*" xmlns:filters="flash.filters.*">
<source>
<Source frameRate="25" x="784.3" y="78.1" scaleX="1"
scaleY="1" rotation="180" elementType="movie clip"
instanceName="mc" symbolName="Symbol 2">
<dimensions>
<geom:Rectangle left="0" top="0" width="288"
height="209"/>
</dimensions>
<transformationPoint>
<geom:Point x="0.2586805555555556"
y="0.3923444976076555"/>
</transformationPoint>
</Source>
</source>
<Keyframe index="0">
<tweens>
<SimpleEase ease="0"/>
</tweens>
</Keyframe>
<Keyframe index="19" x="-709.8" y="3.9000000000000057"
rotation={rotation_value} />
</Motion>
Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide

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I require sending some values in main xml file from the external xml file during sending mail on button click. Doing so, I want to read values from external file into a hidden field or send the external xml/text file as an attachment.
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2) Sure.
You open your form.
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I currently have a project where the client has requested to have the ability to update the text fields inside the project at a later date.
This is due to the nature of the content changing rather rapidly, i would like to set this up so the client can manage this them selfs.
What would the best way to do this be?
I'm thinking XML, an external XML sheet were by Captivate imports the text from this XML sheet and then displays it within the specific text fields contained within the captivate output.
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Hi Lieve
But isn't this thread more about an end user having an ability to change text after the Captivate has been published and delivered? I could see where that might be useful if making changes then publishing to create a new output. But I'm interpreting that the situation here is that a Captivate project has been published and delivered, and some mechanism is desired that allows the recipient to modify an external XML file to influence changes in the already compiled Captivate output.
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Hello all -
I have been trying to get this working for a week now and still no luck. It seems like it's possible to find field values to external XML file, but Acrobat tries to parse the XML and be smart about it.
I have a custom form logic that needs to read an XML file from a URL and assign the stream to a form field that can later be accessed via FormField.rawValue.
The XML is rather basic - something like
1
2
3
4
I tried the xfa.connectionSet to no avail. I am now trying to bring in that value with SOAP, but have been reading that it might give prompts in Reader.
Can I simply read an external URL and assign the server response to a variable or a field ?
My apologies for the super-basic question!!
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I get the following error, probably means the file referenced is not available...
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