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Loading XML Work Fine On Local Machine But Not On Web
Hi,
I have a failrly simple estate agency site (flash ver. 6) with a property search facility that loads the property data into an XML object (code below).

The XML imports fine when testing it from my local machine (the XML is generated on the fly by A PHP script at:

http://www.langfordchase.com/export/...properties.php

When i upload it to the web server it comes up as zero properties imported.

i have tried saving the XML in the domain as an XML file but still no luck. The 'XML.onLoad' triggers and goes to the next part which should show the properties. It's almost as if it's timing out and importing nothing (but returning a success).

Any ideas? Any help greatly appreciated... the client is breathing down my next (and he hasn't brushed his teeth for a week )

James

house_data_xml = new XML();
house_data_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
house_data_xml.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
totalHouses = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes.length;
houses = new Array();
for (i=0; i<=(totalHouses-1); i++) {
trace("processing house "+(i+1));
houses[i] = new Object();
houses[i].id = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].reference = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].selling_status = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].selling_sell_type = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].property_type = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[4].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].bedrooms = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[5].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].property_location = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[6].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].shortdesc = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[7].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].longdesc = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[8].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].postcode = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[9].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].bullet1 = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[10].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].bullet2 = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[11].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].bullet3 = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[12].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].bullet4 = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[13].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].bullet5 = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[14].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].bullet6 = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[15].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].asking_price = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[16].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].main_image = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[17].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].internal1 = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[18].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].internal2 = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[19].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].internal3 = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[20].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].internal4 = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[21].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].map = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[38].firstChild.nodeValue;
houses[i].brochure = house_data_xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[39].firstChild.nodeValue;

}
trace("houses processed");
gotoAndPlay("dataLoaded");
} else {
trace("error");
stop();
}
};

house_data_xml.load("http://www.langfordchase.com/export/bluetouch/properties.php");
stop();

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