Flash XML Slideshow - Load next image after set amount of time

Question

I'm creating flash xml slideshow and have managed to get the
images to load from the XML file. What I want to do now is have a
timer that loads the next image after x amount of seconds. Any help
would be great.
Code sample
stop();
// Create XML Object
slideshow_xml = new XML();
// Start slideshow once XML file is loaded
slideshow_xml.onLoad = startSlideShow;
//Load XML file
slideshow_xml.load("slideshow.xml");
//Ignore Whitespace in XML Document
slideshow_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
//Create Function for Slideshow - Shows first slide and
initalises variables
function startSlideShow(success) {
if (success == true) {
rootNode = slideshow_xml.firstChild;
totalSlides = rootNode.childNodes.length;
firstSlideNode = rootNode.firstChild;
currentSlideNode = firstSlideNode;
currentIndex = 1;
updateSlide(firstSlideNode);
function updateSlide(newSlideNode) {
imagePath = newSlideNode.attributes.jpgURL;
slideText = newSlideNode.firstChild.nodeValue;
loadMovie(imagePath, loadTarget);
}

Answer 1

Ok I've managed to get most of this working including the
alpha fade in. I haven't been able to get the images to fade out
(fadeImageOut function) so if someone can tell me what I'm doing
wrong. Also should I have some sort of preloader function for when
each image loads? and if so any pointers, then it should be done
except that I might need to add some text for each image in the XML
file.
stop();
var container:MovieClip =
this.createEmptyMovieClip("container", this.getNextHighestDepth());
var loader1:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("loader1",
this.getNextHighestDepth());
var loader2:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("loader2",
this.getNextHighestDepth());
container._x = 0;
container._y = 0;
function fadeImageIn() {
var fadeTween = new mx.transitions.Tween(loader1, "_alpha",
mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeIn, 0, 100, 1.5, true);
loadmovie(imagePath, loader1);
function fadeImageOut(loader1) {
var fadeTween = new mx.transitions.Tween(loader1, "_alpha",
mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut, 100, 0, 1.5, true);
unloadMovie(loader1);
// Create XML Object
slideshow_xml = new XML();
// Find out what this does
slideshow_xml.onLoad = startSlideShow;
//Load XML file
slideshow_xml.load("slideshow.xml");
//Ignore Whitespace in XML Document
slideshow_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
//Create Function for Slideshow - Shows first slide and
initalises variables
function startSlideShow(success) {
if (success == true) {
rootNode = slideshow_xml.firstChild;
totalSlides = rootNode.childNodes.length;
firstSlideNode = rootNode.firstChild;
currentSlideNode = firstSlideNode;
currentIndex = 1;
updateSlide(firstSlideNode);
function updateSlide(newSlideNode) {
imagePath = newSlideNode.attributes.jpgURL;
slideText = newSlideNode.firstChild.nodeValue;
//loadMovie(imagePath, loader1);
fadeImageIn();
function nextSlideImage() {
nextSlideNode = currentSlideNode.nextSibling;
if (nextSlideNode == null) {
rootNode = slideshow_xml.firstChild;
totalSlides = rootNode.childNodes.length;
firstSlideNode = rootNode.firstChild;
currentSlideNode = firstSlideNode;
currentIndex = 1;
updateSlide(firstSlideNode);
} else {
currentIndex++;
updateSlide(nextSlideNode);
currentSlideNode = nextSlideNode;
slideTimer = setInterval(nextSlideImage, 5000);