Please Help with XML input file

Question

I created a flash swf with AS3 and i am loading the data via XML. I have a background that needs to load and I also created a box in which I can change the color via XML. I am have problems writing the XML code. Could someone please help. I'm brand new to this so I don't know if i'm even close. Here is the xml info i have so far. thanks
<data backgroundColor="0x202020" width="400" marginTop="150" marginBottom="150"><![CDATA[<p align="left">COPY GOES HERE<br><br></p>]]>
</data>
<backgrounds switchDelay="6000">
<image allowScaling="true">background_images/image1.jpg</image>
</backgrounds>

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible. Unfortunately I can't provide any specifics for an XML data file because we use the "field nominated" format.
Essentially, the data file contains data definition elements and references to the form(s) that the data gets applied to. With the field nominated data file (and an XML file is probably similar) there are two basic methods to do this. One, there is a form reference followed by all the field definitions that are to be applied to that form; then if there are other forms there would be another form reference followed by the fields for that form. Two, the data file would contain data field definitions as "global" fields and this would be followed by all of the form references that these global fields would be applied to; optionally, there would be form-specific field definitions following some of the form references.
In field nominated format this looks like:
^form form-1-name.mdf
^field name
George Jones
^field amount
1234.00
^field date
01/01/2000
^form form-2-name.mdf
^field regarding
Tammy Wynette
^field occupation
country music artist
or
^global name
George Jones
^global amount
1234.00
^global regarding
Tammy Wynette
^global occupation
country music artist
^form form-1-name.mdf
^field date
01/01/2000
^form form-2-name.mdf
As I stated, I don't know how this would look within an XML file but I'm sure the concept would be the same. For the first example there might be a form reference followed by all the associated field definitions. In the second example there would be the global field references followed by the form references with the optional imbedded field reference(s). Or, at least, something similar.
Perhaps someone that uses XML files will provide appropriate samples.