Flash XML file help

I am trying to add multiple flash files to my website...the
only way these seem to work is if the swf and corresponding xml
file are all on the root of the website directory. I would have
liked to organize them into files to sort.
My problem is that many of these flash files (mainly
purchased) have the same xml file, so I cannot use these together
on the root. Thus, I need to either rename in the flash the xml
file or figure out how to put into folders...please help!
-Josh

ANSWER: I figured it out myself. I am just replying to let
everybody else know how I fixed it. I had the full URL in the load
request and apparently some Flash players don't like this. I put a
link to the file without the domain name and everybody is working
fine. The load function, Flash, or something could not resolve the
domian correctly and could not find the XML file. I was not getting
a request for the file from the Flash movie so I knew it had to be
soemthing in Flash.

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I am trying to make an mp3 player for my web site but I am
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[CODE]
//Setup Sound Object
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[/CODE]
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[CODE]
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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[/CODE]
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When I comment this line xml.load("songs.xml") my movie runs
fine.But I cant fix it..
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Others here in the forums know more about the Sound class
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thanks a lot

The tag
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close that tag:
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xmlns:common = "http://schemas.oracle.com/service/bpel/common"
xmlns:xs = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xs:element name="SUPPLIERS_ORDER_NUMBER" type="xs:string"/>
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When I trace the evt.target.data it displays "fileName=mainOpenEndedXML%2Exml" and when I trace evt.target.data.fileName the fileName is properly displayed as "mainOpenEndedXML.xml".
But in the next two lines where the loading occurs it does not load the file i.e the swf file from xml doesn't play.
I have been searching the Internet for answers but not able to find any solutions.
The loading works properly if i directly insert the xml file in the code and the swf's in the XML file play propertly. The below is the code for the same:
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.net.URLVariables;
stop();
var cons_xml:XML;
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("mainOpenEndedXML.xml"));
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXML);
function processXML(evt:Event):void
          cons_xml = new XML(evt.target.data);
          gotoAndPlay(2);
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated

Yes. you already said that, but I guess you don't understand what I said. You are loading the PHP fle to get the filename, but nowhere are you taking that filename and loading the file that was named.
You need to do two loading operations. The first one to get the filename, and the second to load the file with that name. Maybe if you name the PHP file loader phpLoader instead of xmlLoader it will start to make more sense to you. Something like the following...
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.net.URLVariables;
stop();
// Define the PHP file to be loaded
var phpFile:String = "http://localhost/webassist/test.php";
var phpLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
// Specify dataFormat property of the URLLoader to be "VARIABLES"
// This ensures variables loaded into Flash with same variable names
phpLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
phpLoader.load(new URLRequest(phpFile));
phpLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processPHP);
function processPHP(evt:Event):void
         var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
         xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest(String(evt.target.data.fileName)));
         xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXML);
var cons_xml:XML;
function processXML(evt:Event):void
          cons_xml = new XML(evt.target.data);
          gotoAndPlay(2);

Loading data from xml file - please help

Hi, I am new to attempting to get data from an xml file load
in flash. I followed a tutorial in a new fla and it seemed to work
fine, I then tried to adapt it to my own needs which worked fine.
But then when trying to implement this into my news section it
doesn't seem to work.
I am trying to make a news section, that displays the date
and news article. This is in within a movie clip, I even tried
putting it in the timeline of the scene but still nothing.
- I have 2 dynamic text boxes, date_txt and news_txt
- The xml file is named news.xml,
- both the fla and the xml are in the same folder
This is the actionscript I am using:
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
_root.thedate =
this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
_root.thenews =
this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
date_txt.text = _root.thedate;
news_txt.text = _root.thenews;
} else {
trace("file not loaded!");
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("news.xml");
This is what I have in the xml document:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<news>
<article>
<date>date</date>
<news>newentry.</news>
</article>
<article>
<date>Doug Engelbart</date>
<news>Invented the mouse at the Stanford Research
Institute</news>
</article>
</news>
Does anyone perhaps have any ideas of what the problem could
be?
Help much appreciated.

Hi
_root refers to the Main Timeline, if your date_txt and
news_txt are in a movieclip ie: news_mc
then your path should read _root.news_mc.date_txt.text and
_root.news_mc.news_txt.text
You will also need to embed the characters you wish to use
inside your dymanic text for it to show.
Hope it helps

Flash player freeznig when loading in small XML files

Hi all,
I could really use some help in finding a reasonable solution
to this problem. I'm getting a problem where the flash player
freezes giving the "A script is causing the flash player to run
slowly" dialog box, when it's trying to load in XML files for
content. Therre are 15 files and they are all between 1-3kb. I
wrote a loop so that the next file doesn't begin loadnig until the
previous file has finished. But on some machines I still randomly
get this problem.
I've tried using the download simulator in flash and it seems
that this error always occurs on lower connection speeds, but we
are on a fast connection here and I still randomly get it freezing
I traced which files it freezes on and it's different ones every
time.
Any help would be greatly appriciated.
Thanks.
Here is the code for my xml functions:
// LOAD XML CONTENT FILE
function loadXMLFile(fileName, callBackFunction){
var_xml = new XML();
var_xml.load(fileName);
var_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
var_xml.onLoad = callBackFunction;
// FUNCTION: getNodes()
function getNodes(success) {
if (success == true) {
loadParentNode(this);
else {
trace("ERROR: XML not loaded");
// CREATE VARIABLES FROM NODES
function loadParentNode(myXMLobj) {
var obj_xml = myXMLobj;
//Determine number of parent nodes
var noOfParentNodes = obj_xml.firstChild.childNodes.length;
var content_xml = findXMLNode(obj_xml, "content");
if (noOfParentNodes > 0) {
for (x=0; x < noOfParentNodes; x++){
var currentNode = content_xml.childNodes[x].nodeName;
var currentValue = findXMLValue(content_xml, currentNode);
this[content_xml.childNodes[x].nodeName] = currentValue;
gotoAndPlay("xmlOK");
else {
trace ("1 ERROR: No Parent Nodes Found");
// GET VALUE OF CHILD NODE
function getChildNode(sectionName, desiredNodeName) {
var obj_xml = this.var_xml; // create a pointer to the XML
object
var noOfParentNodes = obj_xml.firstChild.childNodes.length;
if (noOfParentNodes > 0) {
for (x=0; x < noOfParentNodes; x++){
//Find parent Node (sectionName)
if (obj_xml.firstChild.childNodes[x].nodeName ==
sectionName) {
var nodeFound = 1;
var XMLvars = obj_xml.firstChild.childNodes[x];
var noOfChildNodes = XMLvars.childNodes.length;
if (noOfChildNodes > 0) {
for (var i = 0; i < noOfChildNodes; i++) {
if (XMLvars.childNodes
.nodeName == desiredNodeName) {
return XMLvars.childNodes.firstChild.nodeValue;
} else {
trace ("ERROR: No Parent Nodes Found");
if (nodeFound <> 1) {
trace ("ERROR: Parent Node \"" + XMLnodeName + "\" Not
Found.");
//===FIND XML
NODE=======================================================
_global.findXMLNode = function(node_xml, XMLnodeName) {
while (node_xml.nodeType == 1) {
if (node_xml.nodeName == XMLnodeName) {
return node_xml;
} else if (node_xml.firstChild.nodeType == 1){
checkChildNodes = findXMLNode(node_xml.firstChild,
XMLnodeName);
if (checkChildNodes != undefined) return checkChildNodes;
node_xml = node_xml.nextSibling;
//===FIND XML
VALUE=======================================================
_global.findXMLValue = function(node_xml, XMLnodeName){
while (node_xml.nodeType == 1) {
if (node_xml.nodeName == XMLnodeName) {
return node_xml.firstChild.nodeValue;
} else if (node_xml.firstChild.nodeType == 1){
return findXMLValue(node_xml.firstChild, XMLnodeName);
node_xml = node_xml.nextSibling;
}

Hi Rex,
That plugin version installed is actually the HW accelerated beta version Gala: 10.1.81.25 (The current version is 10.1.81.75). I would recommend installing the official release, since the Gala version does have some compatibility issues. You can download the latest version here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
-Charbs

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