XML Content and Linked containers

Question

Hi, I just downloaded the trial of CS5 and I was wondering how to do the following.
I have 5 XML files that load into my site.  Each one is called by a button click.  On the initial stage I have 2 containers which are linked for overflow text.  So here is my problem.  When I click on any button the content in the second text box stays there and only the content of the first one changes.
SO question...
How do i get the new text that is loaded from the XML to flow to the second container? OR the second container clear its content if there is no overflow?
Thanks so much!!
Kathy

Answer 1

HI and thanks so much for responding!  So I added everything I THINK I need to add and its still not updating them.  This is my first time trying this so I'm not sure if my code is correct but here is the code.  The two containers I have on the stage are m_txt and o_txt.  Thanks so much for your help!
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flashx.textLayout.compose.StandardFlowComposer;
import flashx.textLayout.container.ContainerController;
import flashx.textLayout.conversion.TextConverter;
import flashx.textLayout.elements.TextFlow;
import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
import flash.display.StageScaleMode;
stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
//Preloader code start
var i : uint = this.numChildren;
for (; i > 0; i--) this.getChildAt(i - 1).alpha = 0.0;
var tf : TextField = new TextField;
tf.text = "Now loading...";
tf.width = 1000;
addChild (tf);
// Preloader initialization done. If you don't like it, decomment the next line
//removeChild (tf);
var uarray : Array = ["home.xml","about.xml","philosophy.xml","contact.xml"];
var harray : Array = [];
var marray : Array = [];
var qarray : Array = [];
var barray : Array = [];
i = uarray.length - 1;
var uloader : URLLoader = new URLLoader;
uloader.addEventListener ("complete", completeLoaderChain);
uloader.load (new URLRequest(uarray[i]));
function completeLoaderChain (e:*) : void
    var d : XML = XML(e.target.data);
    harray[i] = d.head;
    marray[i] = d.main;
    qarray[i] = d.quote;
        if (i-- == 0) enableButtons();
        else uloader.load (new URLRequest(uarray[i]));
function enableButtons () : void
    i = this.numChildren;
    for (; i > 0; i--) this.getChildAt(i - 1).alpha = 1.0;
    if (this.contains (tf)) removeChild (tf);
    barray[0] = home_btn;
    home_btn.addEventListener ("click", buttonClicked);
    barray[1] = about_btn;
    about_btn.addEventListener ("click", buttonClicked);
    barray[2] = philosophy_btn;
    philosophy_btn.addEventListener ("click", buttonClicked);
    barray[3] = contact_btn;
    contact_btn.addEventListener ("click", buttonClicked);
function buttonClicked (e:*) : void
     var textFlow:TextFlow;
     var m_txt:ContainerController = new ContainerController(m_txt)
     var o_txt:ContainerController = new ContainerController(o_txt);
// import the text flow from XML using TextConverter and assign a StandardFlowComposer
     textFlow = TextConverter.importToFlow(uarray[id], TextConverter.TEXT_LAYOUT_FORMAT);
     textFlow.flowComposer = new StandardFlowComposer();
    var id : int = -1;
    for (var l = 0; l < barray.length; l++) {
        if (barray[l] == e.target) {
            id = l;
            l = barray.length;
     textFlow.flowComposer.addController(m_txt);
    textFlow.flowComposer.addController(o_txt);
    h_txt.text = harray[id];
    m_txt = marray[id];
    q_txt.text = qarray[id];
     textFlow.flowComposer.updateAllControllers();
     //The following two lines will call a JavaScript function "resizeh"         
     /*var resizeto:Number = m_txt.height + m_txt.y ;
     if( resizeto < 550){
          resizeto = 550;          
          ExternalInterface.call("resizeh", resizeto);
     } else {
          ExternalInterface.call("resizeh", resizeto);
/CODE