XML TREE calling external .swf

Thanks to some research and the help from you guys, I am
getting the hand of
this XML tree business for Flash 8.
Now, my question to you is this:
How can I create a clickable link for (let's say) my nome
Fornecedor 1.
I would like to click on this link and call an external .swf,
which I would
load into an empty MC.
Thanks again!
<node label="Comercio e Servicos">
<node label="Materiais Basicos">
<node label="areia">
<node label="SP">
<node label="Fina">
<node label="Fornecedor 1" /> //
THIS WOULD BE THE CLICKABLE ITEM to call an external swf.
<node label="Fornecedor 2" />
</node>
<node label="Media">
<node label="Fornecedor 1" />
<node label="Fornecedor 2" />
</node>
<node label="Grossa">
<node label="Fornecedor 1" />
<node label="Fornecedor 2" />
</node>
</node>

To sum up:
Clicking on a <node label> to call an external .swf
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> Thanks to some research and the help from you guys, I am
getting the hand
> of this XML tree business for Flash 8.
>
> Now, my question to you is this:
>
> How can I create a clickable link for (let's say) my
nome Fornecedor 1.
> I would like to click on this link and call an external
.swf, which I
> would load into an empty MC.
>
> Thanks again!
>
>
>
> <node label="Comercio e Servicos">
> <node label="Materiais Basicos">
> <node label="areia">
> <node label="SP">
> <node label="Fina">
> <node label="Fornecedor 1" /> //
> THIS WOULD BE THE CLICKABLE ITEM to call an external
swf.
> <node label="Fornecedor 2" />
> </node>
> <node label="Media">
> <node label="Fornecedor 1" />
> <node label="Fornecedor 2" />
> </node>
> <node label="Grossa">
> <node label="Fornecedor 1" />
> <node label="Fornecedor 2" />
> </node>
> </node>
>

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