XML Slideshow Help!

Well, I'm new to action scripting and have a simple question,
I'm looking to make an image scroller with "Pause" "Forward" and
"Previous" buttons, I also want this animation to loop. Would
anyone be able to point me into the direction for designing an
image scroller similar to this one
BSU.edu?
I'm working on a project for my company, using Flash 8
Professional and they wanted something similar to this. Any help
would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

that's not really a scroller. the only thing that happens
when you click forward or back arrows is the next or previous image
pair fade-in.
create an array of your image pairs and two target
movieclips. initialize an array index (assign it zero) and if the
next button is pressed, increment the index, check if it exceeds
the array length (and, if so, re-assign to zero) and load the
corresponding pair of images listed in your array. when they both
complete loading, fade them in. similarly with the back
button.

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Flash xml slideshow in iWeb not working

Hallo
I am really struggling to get a Flash xml slideshow to work. I have used Flash Slideshow Maker app, which creates a slide.xml, .swf and .html file and everything is published in one folder "slideshow" on a local disk.
I am using the following code and it works perfectly when viewed in iWeb:
<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0, 40,0"
WIDTH="920" HEIGHT="400" id="Phambili">
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="/Users/elsjevanzyl/Documents/Websites/Published Websites/Phambili/Slideshow/Phambili.swf?xml_path=slides.xml">
<PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
<PARAM NAME="wmode" value="transparent">
<PARAM NAME=base VALUE=".">
<EMBED src="/Users/elsjevanzyl/Documents/Websites/Published Websites/Phambili/Slideshow/Phambili.swf?xml_path=slides.xml" quality=high wmode="transparent" WIDTH="920" HEIGHT="400"
NAME="Phambili" ALIGN="" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"
PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" base=".">
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>
But as soon as I publish it to FTP with following code, it displays the slideshow but NOT the photos or thumbs:
<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0, 40,0"
WIDTH="920" HEIGHT="400" id="Phambili">
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="http://harmonieproteas.co.za/Slideshow/Phambili.swf?xml_path=slides.xml">
<PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
<PARAM NAME="wmode" value="transparent">
<PARAM NAME=base VALUE=".">
<EMBED src="http://harmonieproteas.co.za/Slideshow/Phambili.swf?xml_path=slides.xml" quality=high wmode="transparent" WIDTH="920" HEIGHT="400"
NAME="Phambili" ALIGN="" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"
PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" base=".">
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>
I have also tried iFrame code, but this is not working at all.
Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrong when publishing the above code to FTP?
Any help will be appreciated.

Flash isn't my thing but, it appears that you are missing the images:
<flash_parameters copyright="socusoftFSMTheme">
<preferences>
<global>
<basic_property movieWidth="920" movieHeight="400" decoration="" html_title="Title" loadStyle="Pie" startAutoPlay="true" continuum="true" backgroundColor="0x00000000" hideAdobeMenu="true" photoDynamicShow="true" enableURL="true"transitionArray="" socusoftMenu="false"/>
<title_property showTitle="true" photoTitleColor="0x00000000" backgroundColor="0x00c0c0c0" alpha="30" autoHide="true"/>
<music_property path="" stream="true" loop="true"/>
<photo_property topPadding="2" bottomPadding="64" leftPadding="2" rightPadding="2"/>
<properties enable="true" backgroundColor="0x00c0c0c0" backgroundAlpha="30" cssText="a:link{text-decoration: underline;} a:hover{color:#ff0000; text-decoration: none;} a:active{color:#0000ff;text-decoration: none;} .blue {color:#0000ff; font-size:15px; font-style:italic; text-decoration: underline;} .body{color:#ff5500;font-size:20px;}" align="top"/>
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<thumbnail>
<basic_property width="40" height="40" thumBackColor="0x002c2c2c" borderColor="0x002c2c2c" thumborder="2" thumSpacing="4" shapeAlpha="60" buttonColor="0x00000000" currentbuttonColor="0x00ffffff"/>
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<slide jpegURL="thumbs/mozzie tour 2.jpg" d_URL="slides/mozzie tour 2.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="" title="Mozzie Tour 2" width="916" height="334"/>
<slide jpegURL="thumbs/mozzie10.jpg" d_URL="slides/mozzie10.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="" title="Mozzie10" width="916" height="334"/>
<slide jpegURL="thumbs/snow on hogsback.jpg" d_URL="slides/snow on hogsback.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="" title="Snow on Hogsback" width="916" height="334"/>
<slide jpegURL="thumbs/tea time@santa maria.jpg" d_URL="slides/tea time@santa maria.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="" title="Tea Time@Santa Maria" width="916" height="334"/>
<slide jpegURL="thumbs/western cape tour knersvlakte.jpg" d_URL="slides/western cape tour knersvlakte.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="" title="Western Cape Tour Knersvlakte" width="916" height="334"/>
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http://harmonieproteas.co.za/Slideshow/

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

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;
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slideshow_xml.load("slideshow.xml");
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initalises variables
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if (success == true) {
rootNode = slideshow_xml.firstChild;
totalSlides = rootNode.childNodes.length;
firstSlideNode = rootNode.firstChild;
currentSlideNode = firstSlideNode;
currentIndex = 1;
updateSlide(firstSlideNode);
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imagePath = newSlideNode.attributes.jpgURL;
slideText = newSlideNode.firstChild.nodeValue;
loadMovie(imagePath, loadTarget);
}

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;
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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);
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slideshow_xml.load("slideshow.xml");
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initalises variables
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if (success == true) {
rootNode = slideshow_xml.firstChild;
totalSlides = rootNode.childNodes.length;
firstSlideNode = rootNode.firstChild;
currentSlideNode = firstSlideNode;
currentIndex = 1;
updateSlide(firstSlideNode);
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imagePath = newSlideNode.attributes.jpgURL;
slideText = newSlideNode.firstChild.nodeValue;
//loadMovie(imagePath, loader1);
fadeImageIn();
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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);

XML Slideshow a bit rough around the edges

Hey there,
I'm supposed to be wrapping up another xml slideshow and
could use some help ironing out some of the problems.
1. The transitions between sections is a bit harsh, I'd like
to smooth it out some by fading from 1 color to the next or
something.
2. The captions don't sync up with the pictures the first
time around until the pics are cached.
3. When you click on the button of the section you are in,
the slideshow stops.
Just click on main.swf and you'll see what I'm working with.
Thanks a lot. Here's a link to all the files.
http://www.dynodealz.com/slideshow.zip

Few suggestions to sharpen it up, add a fade out to the last
graphic shown, especially when changing catagories, and there wait
for the first graphic to load before fading the last.
With the colour tabs you could quickly have flash do the
colour change for you by putting all the colours in one movieclip
and having shape tweens between them which you can simply call when
changing catagory i.e label frame redToGreen and have it simply
shape tween red to green.
You could also fade in the text as well if you used embeded
fonts. Change the description copy font as well. Podium Sans
perhaps.
Other than that looks good, a little tweak of the style and i
think you've got it, nice clean simple

Positioning XML slideshow images on Stage

Hello!
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Thanks! Sandra
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import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.TweenEvent;
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var alpha_tween:Tween;
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var is_next_transition_ready:Boolean = true;
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I new I had to move it but I couldn't find out a sample of how to write it, but I figured it out!! So that is now working... BUt now I have another problem which doesn't make any sense at all. When I test my movie locally everything works fine all of my movies pull in correctly in the correct place But when I upload them on the server some of the movies don't show up... specifically some of the ones I worked on this afternoon. My html pages I update load but anything swf doesn't seem to.
I have taken the whole folder and moved it somewhere else and again checked it locally and worked but uploaded not there!! I check on the server files appear to be there. I am posting this xml file... can you tell if the syntax appears correct? I am really at a loss and checked all of the obvious things. Some of the swfs that are not updating are really simple swfs with no scripts so I dont know why???
Your good at pointing out the obvious and maybe I am too braindead to see. I am so close I just want to upload and be done!!
Thanks! Sandra
xml code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SLIDE_SHOW>
    <PICTURE>intro/1.JPG</PICTURE>
    <PICTURE>intro/2.JPG</PICTURE>
    <PICTURE>intro/3.JPG</PICTURE>
    <PICTURE>intro/4.JPG</PICTURE>
    <PICTURE>intro/5.JPG</PICTURE>
</SLIDE_SHOW>

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var my_labels_array:Array = [];
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        if (my_playback_counter == 0)
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        my_tweens_array[0] = new Tween(my_image,"alpha",Strong.easeOut,0,1,1,true);
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        if (my_playback_counter == my_total)
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Nick
I am unable to load a zip file, but within the parent directory there should be an assets folder with an images folder inside.

there must be some way to use external data to feed applications or that wouldn't be much of a cms.
but if you want to keep all the data in swf, just hardcode all the data in your swf. actually, with as3, you can copy and paste the contents of an xml file into flash and assign it to an xml instance.

Convert AS2 to AS3 (XML / Slideshow)

Hi everyone,
I've created a slideshow in AS2 (with some help from a
tutorial) but it is in AS2 unfortunately. I need it to be in AS3
and I've tried to read some online tutorials and other online
materials on AS3 and the difference, but I just seem to run my head
against the wall every time.
I don't know if it's a comprehensive task to ask but I take
my chances and try anyway. Please let me know if this is way too
much to convert / translate
I've attached my AS2 code
I short it has to load images from a XML file where a tag
with caption (image title) and a tag with the delay settings.
So far I’ve discovered that the XML loading in the very
beginning is completely different in AS3 so I founded a tutorial on
how to load XML data into flash. That is working alright but my
next problem is to reset all the other variables (like caption,
delay etc.) and I’ve read that XML in AS3 has a much faster
and smarter way to load the tags. Now I just have to found out how
that’s done :-)
Thanks in advance
eDevantie

Are you using external .as files and classes or are you using frame scripts directly in the timeline? Are you used to any other object oriented programming languages? Knowing more about other languages you might know would help a lot.
AS2 very informal and specialized to Flash. It relates to pretty much no other language out there, like JavaScript seldom relates. They're c-esque but only in a very distant 3rd cousin style.
AS3 is much more OOP oriented and typed versus the less formal, error-prone loose dynamic nature of AS2. While your game would benefit greatly from the speed increases and error reduction, I think you're really swinging for the fence on this one. While some classes may resemble their AS2 counterpart and the core global functions work the same, everything else is different. Starting off trying to convert 4,000 lines of code is a little steep.
As mentioned, the resources to learn AS3 are excessive and plentiful from video training to tutorials to the API reference itself. Google has it all.
I think you really should lower your target and just try some really simple, basic things. Draw a shape, add a listener, do something basic when clicked, etc. You'll get a good idea of how different things are with the new display list rather than tearing your hair out converting your as2 game.

Xml slideshow with random PICTS and mx.transitions

Hi All,
I am building a web banner with a slideshow with random picts via xml,
but i want to use a iris transition to fade in while getting the pict, and fade out with the iris transition, the last action works but when getting i cannot get the transition to work below is a piece of the code:
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
pauseTime = 2000;
xmlImages = new XML();
xmlImages.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlImages.onLoad = loadImages;
xmlImages.load("images.xml");
function loadImages(loaded) {
    if (loaded) {
        xmlFirstChild = this.firstChild;
        imageFileName = [];
        totalImages = xmlFirstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes.length;
        for (i=0; i<totalImages; i++) {
            imageFileName[i] = xmlFirstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[i].attributes.title;
        randomImage();
function randomImage() {
    if (loaded == filesize) {
        var ran = Math.round(Math.random() * (totalImages - 1));
        picture_mc._alpha = 0; // Start image clip as invisible
        picture_mc.loadMovie(imageFileName[ran], 1); //Load random image from xml
        var pictureTweenIn:Tween = new Tween(picture_mc, "_alpha", Normal.easeIn, 0, 100, 4, true); //WORKS!
        mx.transitions.TransitionManager.start(picture_mc, {type:mx.transitions.Iris, direction:mx.transitions.Transition.OUT, duration:3, easing:mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeInOut});   // DOES NOT WORK?
        pictureTweenIn.onMotionFinished = function () { // When done fading
        _root.pause(); // Start pause() function
function pause() {
    myInterval = setInterval(pause_slideshow, pauseTime);
    function pause_slideshow() {
        clearInterval(myInterval);
        var pictureTweenOut:Tween = new Tween (picture_mc,"_alpha",Normal.easeOut,100,0,5,true);//WORKS!
        mx.transitions.TransitionManager.start(picture_mc, {type:mx.transitions.Iris, direction:mx.transitions.Transition.OUT, duration:3, easing:mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeInOut}); //WORKS!
        pictureTweenOut.onMotionFinished = function() {
            _root.randomImage(); // Call next randomImage()
If anyone can help me out this would be great!
Mikki65

Good question. Not sure about iDVD. But I know for a fact I can use random transitions within DVDSP. However, if I'm not mistaken in iDVD I may be limited to the same transition within any given slideshow. I know it's possible to bring in an album into iDvd. And I know it's possible to use KB effects. But let me do some more searching for you because I forgot the exact procedure/s. I'll post back here later.
In the meantime you may also wish to review these slideshow apps as well:
http://www.lqgraphics.com/software/phototomovie.php
http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/overview/

Reg: XML PUBLISHER HELP

Hi all,
I am building report using xml publisher. Problem i facing was ,
1. I created the template in RTF and attached to data definition
for eg: my rtf is
sno item quantity price ( I created this field in table structure and mapped to xml data)
Total Price ( this also i am getting from data definition)
The below is sample constant sentence for my client and typed just below Total Price ( field i mentioned above)
Inspected By Approved By
1)
________________________________ 1)________________________________ Store Incharge : ______________________
2)
________________________________ 2) ________________________________ Received : _______________________
3)
________________________________ 3 ________________________________ Prepared By : _______________________
NOTE : ABOVE MENTIONED LINES ARE CONSTANT ONE.
2. When i ran the report, if my data definition return 5 lines means , i am getting PDF output Correctly in single page (1st page)
3) If my data definition returns lines more than 8 lines means, I am getting PDF output with Table structure values with item, in 1 st page and Constant sentence in 2nd page of PDF
4) If my data definition returns lines between 5 and 8 means, I am getting PDf output with table structure values with item and some of Constant sentence of my client in 1 st page and few of the constanst sentence in 2nd page.
Actually my need
Even if the data definitions exceeds more than 5 lines the constant sentence should be placed either in the first page or in the next page based on the no. of lines in the data definition.
How to resolve this... any approach most welcome. Wat changes i have to make.

Hi Shruti,
You can start with the BI publisher page on OTN http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/xml-publisher/index.html.
Check out the tutorials (Oracle by Example). There's lot of good information out there. Check out the BI publisher guide here:http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/xml-publisher/xmlpdocs.html
Search the forum or post questions about any specific questions you may have about formatting numbers and dates.
Hope this helps.
Thanks!

XML Publisher Help

Hi,
We currently have a payslip report that has been developed using Oracle reports, but for this to run we have to change our NLS_LANG setting from UTF8 to WE8ISO8859P1.
The problem with this is to apply patches Oracle have told us we need to have the NLS_LANG set to UTF8.
As a result Oracle have said that:
The only available workaround for generating PDF on a UTF8 character set instance is to install and utilize the XML Publisher product or upgrade to E-Business Suite to Release 12.
We don't have any plans to upgrade to Release 12, so I am looking to use XML Publisher. I have a couple of questions:
Is this an add-on?
Where is the best place to obtain navigation guides and tutorials to teach myself this?
I have had a look at some of the pre-defined templates already and I am not sure how to create my own rtf file so that my required fields are passed to the template.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Many Thanks
Martin

Hi Shruti,
You can start with the BI publisher page on OTN http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/xml-publisher/index.html.
Check out the tutorials (Oracle by Example). There's lot of good information out there. Check out the BI publisher guide here:http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/xml-publisher/xmlpdocs.html
Search the forum or post questions about any specific questions you may have about formatting numbers and dates.
Hope this helps.
Thanks!

Error in my build.xml file (help with spotting syntax error requested)

Hi
I have written an XML file called build.xml for one of my applications. My XML editor complains that there is an error at the last line of the XML file, but I simply find it unable to correct the errror.
It says:
Fatal error:Build.xml[76:3-9]: End-Tag without start-tag
The XML file itself:
<project basedir="." default="deploy" name="concepts">
<property name="src.dir" value="src"></property>
<property name="build.dir" value="${basedir}/build"></property>
<property name="build.lib" value="${build.dir}/lib"></property>
<property name="dist.dir" value="dist"></property>
<property name="classes.dir" value="${build.dir}/classes"></property>
<property name="build.etc" value="${src.dir}/etc"></property>
<property name="build.resources" value="${src.dir}/resources"></property>
<property name="lib.dir" value="lib"></property>
<property name="web-inf.dir" value="WEB-INF"></property>
<property name="war.name" value="concepts"></property>
<property file="../common.properties"></property>
<target name="init">
<mkdir dir="${build.dir}"></mkdir>
<mkdir dir="${classes.dir}"></mkdir>
<mkdir dir="${dist.dir}"></mkdir>
</target>
<target name="deploy" depends="clover-yes, clover-no">
<javac srcdir="${src.dir}" destdir="${classes.dir}" classpath="${libs}" debug="off" optimize="on" deprecation="on" compiler="${compiler}">
<include name="org/apache/commons/fileupload/**/*.java" />
<include name="com/portalbook/portlets/**/*.java" />
<include name="com/portalbook/portlets/content/**/*.java" />
</javac>
<target depends="init" name="compile">
<javac debug="true" deprecation="true" destdir="${classes.dir}" optimize="false">
<src>
<pathelement location="${src.dir}"></pathelement>
</src>
<classpath>
<fileset dir="${lib.dir}">
<include name="*.jar">
</include>
</fileset>
</classpath>
</javac>
</target>
<target depends="compile" name="war">
<war destfile="${dist.dir}/${war.name}.war" webxml="WEB-INF/web.xml">
<classes dir="${classes.dir}"></classes>
<lib dir="${lib.dir}"></lib>
<webinf dir="${web-inf.dir}"></webinf>
</war>
</target>

<jar jarfile="${build.lib}/concepts-lib.jar">
<fileset dir="${classes.dir}"></fileset>
</jar>
<jar jarfile="${build.lib}/concepts.war" manifest="${build.etc}/concepts-war.mf">
<fileset dir="${build.resources}/concepts-war"></fileset>
</jar>

<copy todir="${build.resources}/concepts-ear">
<fileset dir="${build.lib}" includes="concepts.war,concepts-lib.jar"></fileset>
</copy>
<jar jarfile="${build.lib}/concepts.ear">
<fileset dir="${build.resources}/concepts-ear" includes="concepts.war,concepts-lib.jar">
</fileset>
</jar>
<target depends="deploy" name="explode">
<taskdef classname="org.jboss.nukes.common.ant.Explode" classpath="${libs}" name="explode"></taskdef>
<explode file="${build.lib}/concepts.ear" name="concepts.ear" todir="${build.lib}/exploded"></explode>
</target>
<target depends="war" name="all"></target>
<target name="clean">
<delete dir="${build.dir}">
</delete>
<delete dir="${dist.dir}">
</delete>
</target>
</project>
I am a little inexperienced in XML files. So I am unable to spot the error.
I would greatly appreciate it, if some kind soul were to help me out.
thanks a lot

The tag
<target name="deploy" depends="clover-yes, clover-no">...is never closed.
close that tag:
<target name="deploy" depends="clover-yes, clover-no">
     <javac srcdir="${src.dir}" destdir="${classes.dir}" classpath="${libs}" debug="off" optimize="on" deprecation="on" compiler="${compiler}">
          <include name="org/apache/commons/fileupload/**/*.java" />
          <include name="com/portalbook/portlets/**/*.java" />
          <include name="com/portalbook/portlets/content/**/*.java" />
     </javac>
</target>Second error is that the depends in there (clover-yes, clover-no) are not existing as targets in your xml.

Error while rendering menus/slideshows--HELP!!

Ok. I've done my homework on this forum and the Mac help pages and nothing fixes this problem.
Initial issue: I have an iDVD project with pictures in drop zones, audio in the background, two menu pages each with 3-4 movies (both .dv and .mpg4), and a menu page with nothing but background audio and text.
While trying to create a disk image I received the (familiar to this board) error that there was an "Error while rendering menus/slideshows" and that burning was to be aborted.
What I tried:
I cleared 41 gigs of free space on my boot drive.
I transfered all of my media files onto the boot drive.
I verified and repaired permissions. (until I did these last two items, the program wouldn't just fail, it would crash my computer, giving me the multilanguage *you must restart* greyed out page).
I downloaded the most recent quicktime, iTunes, and Mac OS updates.
I created a new iDVD project with only one video file (sepearately tried just a .dv and .mpg4 file).
I removed all quicktime extensions from my 'library/quicktime' and '~library/quicktime' folders.
I changed from 'higher quality' to 'better performance'.
I told it to process in the background.
I told it to delete the rendered files when it was done.
I ran the apple hardware Test from my Apple CD.
I turned off the hard drive/screen 'sleep' settings.
I switched the video format from NTSC to PAL.
I swore and came up with multiple comically profane file names for the disk images.
Nothing. It always gives the error following the 'processing menus' portion of the rendering.
Facts:
iBook G4
1.2 GHz Power PC
1.25 GB Ram
41.77 Gigs of free hard drive on boot disk.
iDVD v5.0.1 (625)
iMovie HD v5.0.2 (111)
Quicktime v7.1.5
Mac OSX v10.4.9
I'm running into a deadline and need to have this burned!!
*** Mac?
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9) 1.2 G Ram

I switched the video format from NTSC to PAL.
Why in the world would you do this? You are in the
NTSC area. You must change the NTSC/PAL setting
BEFORE you start a project.
Mostly because I don't know what it means and wanted to try anything.
All the video and audio is original content.
I ended up going to the Mac genius bar today. They said that it was a corrupted encoding file solved by a reinstall of iDvd. Sounds like a lot of people run into this problem?
On the topic of file formats... do you know why my titles look great in iMovie, but look like crap once I export them? Even if I export at "Full Quality". And is .dv better than .mpg4? I need a good primer.
thanks,
Ian
I suspect the problem lies in your mpg-4 content.
iMovie/iDVD have very spotty mpg-4 support. Try
using something like VisualHub (
http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/ ) to convert
your mpg-4 files to DV format. (You may also be
having problems with the music used in your menus.
Where does it come from?)
F Shippey

Methods in XML--pL help

I have string...as
String xstr="<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"+
"<UserGroups>\n<u_bit><![CDATA[1]]></u_bit>\n"+
"<u_title><![CDATA[public]]></u_title>\n<u_description><![CDATA[Pages are available to all visitors - no restrictions are applied]]></u_description>\n"+
"<u_used><![CDATA[1]]></u_used>\n<u_fromname/>\n<u_fromemail/>\n<pw_email/>\n<u_user/>\n<u_password/>\n</UserGroups>"+
I am trying to form a xmlDoc using String Reader as follows..
java.io.Reader reader = new java.io.StringReader(xstr);
     org.xml.sax.InputSource source = new org.xml.sax.InputSource(reader);
     org.w3c.dom.Document xmlDoc=null;
     DocumentBuilderFactory factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
     DocumentBuilder builder = factory.newDocumentBuilder();
     xmlDoc = builder.parse(source);
     Element xmlRoot=xmlDoc.getDocumentElement();
     Table_Name=xmlRoot.getNodeName();
     NodeList oNodeList = xmlRoot.getChildNodes();
     Node PNode=oNodeList.item(0);
     But at the end...ONodeList.item(0)...does not give anything...Am I doing anything wrong...Pl help if possible soon
smita

since Value is within the CDATA tag...You see a "CDATA tag", as you call it, in your XML, but the parser strips that all off and normalizes it to an ordinary string. So writing
<![CDATA[public]]>
is exactly the same as writing
public
and the parser treats them identically. So identically, in fact, that there is no way for you to find out whether CDATA was used at all.
Sorry, that doesn't answer your actual question, but hopefully it prevents you looking in the wrong direction.

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