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Flash Set Up For A Large Xml File
ok I am new to xml please be nice - I am creating a site with a lot of
images about 100. I think I want to set it up like this

<project1>
<section>Architecture</section>
<name>New Building for CREATiVENESS</name>
<comment>The major challenge to designing this new tower
was the site constraints a small 3 acre urban corner site. It is
located adjacent to a community center to facilitate extended use in
the evenings and weekends for the entire community.
</comment>
<thumb>thumbs/project1.jpg</thumb>
<img1>images/project1img1.jpg</img1>
<img2>images/project1img2.jpg</img2>
<img3>images/project1img3.jpg</img3>
<img4>images/project1img4.jpg</img4>
</project1>

<project2>
<section>Interiors</section>
<name>New Building for Me</name>
<comment>The major challenge to designing this new tower
was the site constraints a small 3 acre urban corner site. It is
located adjacent to a community center to facilitate extended use in
the evenings and weekends for the entire community.
</comment>
<thumb>thumbs/project2.jpg</thumb>
<img1>images/project2img1.jpg</img1>
<img2>images/project2img2.jpg</img2>
<img3>images/project2img3.jpg</img3>
<img4>images/project2img4.jpg</img4>
</project2>

<project3>
<section>Architecture</section>
<name>New Building for You</name>
<comment>The major challenge to designing this new tower
was the site constraints a small 3 acre urban corner site. It is
located adjacent to a community center to facilitate extended use in
the evenings and weekends for the entire community.
</comment>
<thumb>thumbs/project3.jpg</thumb>
<img1>images/project3img1.jpg</img1>
<img2>images/project3img2.jpg</img2>
<img3>images/project3img3.jpg</img3>
<img4>images/project3img4.jpg</img4>
</project3>

<project4>
<section>Interiors</section>
<name>New Building for that guy</name>
<comment>The major challenge to designing this new tower
was the site constraints a small 3 acre urban corner site. It is
located adjacent to a community center to facilitate extended use in
the evenings and weekends for the entire community.
</comment>
<thumb>thumbs/project4.jpg</thumb>
<img1>images/project4img1.jpg</img1>
<img2>images/project4img2.jpg</img2>
<img3>images/project4img3.jpg</img3>
<img4>images/project4img4.jpg</img4>
</project4>

but I am not sure of the way to create the way to run through it to
find if it is in a section to put it in the menu and then to call the
images and text once they are in a project area. I dont know if the

this.firstChild.nextSibling.childNodes[0].childNodes[2].firstChild;

is the best way to call things in the file. Any help is appreciated.
Please let me know what are the best practices and easiest way to work
with a large xml file.

Thanks,
Randy

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