Using a variable as URL

Question

I am trying to pass w path from an XML file to a URL path so that Flash will load in an image.    I have it reading into Flash from the XML file but I dont know how to convert it to a URL.
This loads the XML into a varialbe.
var imageList:XMLList = organInput.organ.(@name==organName).imagePath;
var imagePath:String = imageList;
Then I want to use it as a relative url.
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(imagePath);
But it throws an errror.  If i put the relative path in manual it works.  Anyone know what I am doing wrong?
Thanks.

Answer 1

ok I am going to post the code I am using and hope it helps because I am still having trouble.  Thank you for looking at this.
import flash.display.MovieClip;
//Button Listeners//
organtrak.esophagus_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, esophagusButtonCLICK);
organtrak.esophagus_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, esohpagusMouseOver);
organtrak.esophagus_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, esohpagusMouseOut);
function closewindow(e:MouseEvent):void
     trace("Close Activity Window");
     questions.gotoAndStop("empty");
function esophagusButtonCLICK(e:MouseEvent):void
     trace("esophagus_btn CLICKED!");
     questions.gotoAndStop("esophagus");
     questions.curtain.play();
     organName = "esophagus";
     ParseBooks(organList);
     imageloader(organName);
     questions.close_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,closewindow);
function esohpagusMouseOver(e:MouseEvent):void
     trace("MouseOver Esophagus");
     organtrak.esophagus.scaleX = 2;
     organtrak.esophagus.scaleY = 2;
     organtrak.esophagus.alpha = 1.0; //100% Alpha
     organtrak.setChildIndex(organtrak.esophagus, 3);
function esohpagusMouseOut(e:MouseEvent):void
     trace("MouseOut Esophagus");
     organtrak.esophagus.scaleX = 1;
     organtrak.esophagus.scaleY = 1;
     organtrak.esophagus.alpha = .5; //50% Alpha
//Image loader function
function imageloader(organName):void
     questions.image_window.status_txt.visible = true;
     var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(imagePath);
     questions.image_window.UILoader.scaleContent = true;
     questions.image_window.UILoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
     questions.image_window.UILoader.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
     questions.image_window.UILoader.load(request);
function progressHandler(event:ProgressEvent):void
     questions.image_window.status_txt.text = "Percentage Loaded: " + Math.round(event.target.percentLoaded);
     //trace("Loading");
function completeHandler(event:Event):void
     questions.image_window.status_txt.text = "Image is loaded";
     //trace("Loading Done");
     questions.image_window.status_txt.visible = false;
//XMLLoader Script//
import flash.net.URLVariables;
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, LoadXML);
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("XML/organtext.xml"));
//organName = "esophogas";
function LoadXML(e:Event):void
     XML.ignoreWhitespace = true;
     var organList:XML = new XML(e.target.data);
function ParseBooks(organInput:XML):void
     trace("XML Output");
     trace("------------------------");
     var organList:XMLList = organInput.organ.(@name==organName).name;
     var descriptionList:XMLList = organInput.organ.(@name==organName).descriptions;
     var imageList:XMLList = organInput.organ.(@name==organName).imagePath;
     var image2List:XMLList = organInput.organ.(@name==organName).imagePath2;
     var videoList:XMLList = organInput.organ.(@name==organName).videoPath;
     var imagePath:String = imageList;
     trace(imagePath);