Flash :: Help Loading Images To Multiple Places

Loading Multiple Images Into Multiple MC's
Hiya

Basically I have an image gallery where I want to load jpg's into seperate MovieClips and then have some onRelease, onRollover etc actions attached to them. I've managed to write what I need, but now the problem is that if I have 50 pics in my gallery I will have to repeat this code 50 times!!!

Can someone show me how to put this in a for loop or an array, or whatever I need to do so I can write it once, not 50 x.

Here's what I've got so far...

loadMovie("images/thumbs/thumb1.jpg", this.btnHolder.inside);

btnHolder.onRelease=function (){
_root.select = 1;
if (_root.cur == 0) {
trace("same pic!");
} else {
_root.fadeOut(0);
}
}

btnHolder.onRollOver=function (){
this.gotoAndStop(2);
}

btnHolder.onRollOut=function (){
if(_root.select == 1){
this.gotoAndStop(2);
}else if
(_root.select == 0){
this.gotoAndStop(1);

}
}

PLEASE HELP ME.

thnx

Loading Multiple Images All At Once?
Hi

I want to load six jpegs and six mp3s into my movie when it starts. Despite reading quite a few tutorials I am still unsure of the best way to do this.

At the moment I am using MovieClipLoader for the images. I create a new MovieClipLoader object:

[script]
// set up MovieClipLoader for images
var myMCL = new MovieClipLoader();
myMCL.onLoadInit = function(targetMC) {
// do stuff when image loads
[/script]

Then I call a function that loads the images using a loop:

[script]
loadImages = function():Void {
for (var i:Number=0; i<nTiles; i++) {
var tile_mc:MovieClip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("tile"+i+"_mc", i);
tile_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("button_mc", 1);
var sImage:String = "_images/" + i + ".jpg";
myMCL.loadClip(sImage, tile_mc.button_mc);
};
};
[/script]

It works OK but Im unsure about how to create a preloader that displays a percentage value for the total amount of all the images Im downloading. IE: 0% would be no images downloaded, 100% would be all 6 images downloaded.

Am I even doing the right way so far? Should I be waiting until each image is fully downloaded before I download the next one?

If downloading them all at once is OK, how do I build one preloader for all the images as described above?

Thanks in advance

thesquirrel

Loading Multiple Images At Once
Hey There,

I am having problems loading 4 images at once into 4 different place holders. I am trying to simply load the jpg image, then when its finished loading, fade on:

_root.loadIMG("large1","loader1");
_root.loadIMG("sm1","loader2");
_root.loadIMG("sm2","loader3");
_root.loadIMG("sm3","loader4");

Then to actually load the image into (filename, movietarget) I use:

function loadIMG(image, movie) {

movName=eval(movie);

movName.loadMovie("flImages/"+image+".jpg");

this.onEnterFrame = function() {
l = movName.getBytesLoaded();
t = movName.getBytesTotal();

if (l == t && movName._width>1) {
_root.flashon(movName);
delete this.onEnterFrame;

}
};
}

However 1 random image loads then the rest fail to load. Is this becuase its deleting the function for the rest of the image loads, or perhaps l & t arent unique variables when its called more than one time?

Any help greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Loading Multiple Images At Once
Hello,
I'm developping a site that must load about 100 small images at once. I noticed that the player seems to drop some of the requests sometimes. I coded a queue system to avoid this but this means loading them one after the other. I'm just wondering if anybody encountered the same problem, and if anyone has a better solution.

Thanks,

Joseph

Multiple Images Loading
Hello!
I'm doing an images gallery and I want all the images to load just one time, and then display them one after the other without loading.

It should look like the images gallery on this page :
http://www.joshuadavis.com/

hope someone can help me.

Thank you and best regards

Loading Multiple Images In IE...
Hi,

I encountered a very strange problem (probably bug) while loading multiple images from IE. Flash is very simple (code is stripped version of match larger program) it contains simple for loop that loads image 20 times, and COMPLETE handler that position image.

Running application from Flash IDE is ok, but if user run flash embeded into html from IE (IDE auto generated html) and interrupt loading (closes IE tab (not whole IE, just tab)) next load of same html stop working. What is event more strange, is that image url entered in addres field of IE will not work?!?!

To conclude, to reproduce this behavior: run html from IE and close tab in middle of loading process (after few images loaded). Running html again will not work (or typing image url into address). NOTE that tab must be closed (not whole IE). Closing IE and running html again will work normaly.

Is there any idea how to correct this? Note that I used different image links, and any of them have same behavior, so i excluded url as error.

ActionScript Code:
// flash have TextArea named 'trt' on stage (x:319, y:15, w:135, h:366)
var nxy:Number = 0;

for (var i=0; i<20; i++) {
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("http://maptp12.map24.com/map24/webservices1.5?action=renderMapImage&cgi=Map24RenderEngine&mid=xxxxxx&cgi=Map24RenderEngine&iw=256&ih=256&cmd0=MOV&nav0=NORTHWEST&x0|0=100&y0|0=80"));
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoadComplete2);
}

function onLoadComplete2(e:Event) {
trt.text += "LOADED
";
var l:Loader = e.target.loader;
l.x = l.y = nxy;
nxy += 10;
addChild(l);
}

stop();

I reproduce same behavior on Vista with IE7 and on XP with IE7. On firefox it works ok.

Also, flash program is used for map display (tiled map images), like gmaps.

P.S.
It seems that any flash based map viewer have this error: flash yahoo maps have same issue, www.flashearth.com too, and also google flash based map have sam error.

Loading Multiple Images...
Hi there.. im guess what - a beginner!! ive played around in flash cs3... and know a little.. but here is the probs.. i have 40 images, which form a flash image..

here check it out http://www.anclchess.net/j/anclLogo.html..

now the problem is.. those images are perfectly clear beautiful pics!! but as a swf they are notttttt clear.. well. the file is about 160kb.. so.. im guessing that.. i need to preload the images right? then it will look as it does on my pc? (which is perfectly clear)..

ok, well ive been searching google for hours.... and.. i have found plenty of preloaders and code, but not exactly what i want..

how should i go about this guys? do i need a preloader? should i put the code into an actions frame in the above .swf file? or should i make a seperate preloader file and like it? and.. how would be veryyyyyy useful

ok.. thank you for listening to my probs

hope to hear from you soon..

jeffers

Loading Multiple Images
I am trying to load 3 images inside a movie clip using the following code:

Frame 2:
-----------------

PHP Code:

image1Loaded = false;
currentQuestion = _root.quiz.questions[_root.cq-1];
currentImage = currentQuestion.childNodes[1].attributes.src;

holder_mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip('holder', 1);
holder_mc.loadMovie(currentImage);
monitor1_mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip('monitor1', 2);
holder = holder_mc;
holder._alpha = 0;

monitor1_mc.onEnterFrame = function(){
var loaded1 = holder.getBytesLoaded();
var total1 = holder.getBytesTotal();
if(total1 > 15){
    if(loaded1 >= total1){
        trace('completely loaded');
        delete this.onEnterFrame;
        image1Loaded = true;
        gotoAndPlay(3);
        }
    }
}

stop();

-----------------
Frame 3:
-----------------

PHP Code:

if (image1Loaded == true) {
    holder._x = 11;
    holder._y = 119;
    holder._width = 125;
    holder._height = 90;
    holder._alpha = 100;
    play();
} else {
    gotoAndPlay(2);
}

-----------------
Frame 10:
-----------------

PHP Code:

image2Loaded = false;
currentQuestion = _root.quiz.questions[_root.cq-1];
currentImage2 = currentQuestion.childNodes[2].attributes.src;

holder2_mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip('holder2', 3);
holder2_mc.loadMovie(currentImage2);
monitor2_mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip('monitor2', 4);
holder2 = holder2_mc;
holder2._alpha = 0;

monitor2_mc.onEnterFrame = function(){
var loaded2 = holder2.getBytesLoaded();
var total2 = holder2.getBytesTotal();
if(total2 > 15){
    if(loaded2 >= total2){
        trace('completely loaded');
        delete this.onEnterFrame;
        image2Loaded = true;
  gotoAndPlay(11);
        }
    }
}

stop();

-----------------
etc. until image 3 is loaded

This doesn't work when the movie is first served. You have to refresh to get all the images. Any ideas on problems with this code or can you over any guidance on a better approach to load 3 jpegs.

Many thanks,

Adrian

Loading Multiple Images In IE...
Hi,

I encountered a very strange problem (probably bug) while loading multiple images from IE. Flash is very simple (code is stripped version of match larger program) it contains simple for loop that loads image 20 times, and COMPLETE handler that position image.

Running application from Flash IDE is ok, but if user run flash embeded into html from IE (IDE auto generated html) and interrupt loading (closes IE tab (not whole IE, just tab)) next load of same html stop working. What is event more strange, is that image url entered in addres field of IE will not work?!?!

To conclude, to reproduce this behavior: run html from IE and close tab in middle of loading process (after few images loaded). Running html again will not work (or typing image url into address). NOTE that tab must be closed (not whole IE). Closing IE and running html again will work normaly.

Is there any idea how to correct this? Note that I used different image links, and any of them have same behavior, so i excluded url as error.

P.S. I use IE 7 under the Vista, but IE 7 with XP also have same behavior.

Thanks

Attach Code

// flash have TextArea named 'trt' on stage (x:319, y:15, w:135, h:366)
var nxy:Number = 0;

for (var i=0; i<20; i++) {
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("http://maptp12.map24.com/map24/webservices1.5?action=renderMapImage&cgi=Map24RenderEngine&mid=EVAL_MAPNETWORK_NT_EUROPE&cgi=Map24RenderEngine&iw=256&ih=256&cmd0=MOV&nav0=NORTHWEST&x0|0=100&y0|0=80"));
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoadComplete2);
}

function onLoadComplete2(e:Event) {
trt.text += "LOADED
";
var l:Loader = e.target.loader;
l.x = l.y = nxy;
nxy += 10;
addChild(l);
}

stop();

Multiple Images, ONE Loading Bar
My deepest apologies if this has already been discussed. I recently checked out the Image Slideshow tutorial here at Kirupa, and loved it. The only problem is that the images load one by one, and therefore a preloader bar comes up for every image. I was wondering if there is a way for Flash to read the XML file, load all the images at once using ONE preloader bar at the start, and THEN go through each image in the slideshow. Anyone have any knowledge about this?

Many thanks,
Agra

Loading Multiple Images From IE ...
Hi,

I encountered a very strange (now it going to be realy frustrating) problem (probably bug) while loading multiple images from IE. Flash is very simple (code is stripped version of match larger program) it contains simple for loop that loads image 20 times, and COMPLETE handler that position image.

Running application from Flash IDE is ok, but if user run flash embeded into html from IE (IDE auto generated html) and interrupt loading (closes IE tab (not whole IE, just tab)) next load of same html stop working. What is event more strange, is that image url entered in addres field of IE will not work?!?!

To conclude, to reproduce this behavior: run html from IE and close tab in middle of loading process (after few images loaded). Running html again will not work (or typing image url into address). NOTE that tab must be closed (not whole IE). Closing IE and running html again will work normaly.

ActionScript Code:

Code:
// flash have TextArea named 'trt' on stage (x:319, y:15, w:135, h:366)
var nxy:Number = 0;
for (var i=0; i<20; i++) {
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("http://maptp12.map24.com/map24/webservices1.5?action=renderMapImage&cgi=Map24RenderEngine&mid=EVAL_MAPNETWORK_NT_EUROPE&cgi=Map24RenderEngine&iw=256&ih=256&cmd0=MOV&nav0=NORTHWEST&x0|0=100&y0|0=80"));
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoadComplete2); }

function onLoadComplete2(e:Event) {
trt.text += "LOADED
";
var l:Loader = e.target.loader;
l.x = l.y = nxy;
nxy += 10;
addChild(l);
}
stop();
// end of code
I reproduce same behavior on Vista with IE7 and on XP with IE7. On firefox it works ok.

Note that upper code is part of map viewer that loads tiled map (images 256x256). I googled for other viewers and all of them have same issue, even flash yahoo maps have same issue, www.flashearth.com too, and also google flash based map have sam error.

I did not know is this IE error or Flash player fault, but it works fine under Firefox.

Also, there are no simultanous donwload limits or whatever, it can be reproduced with prerendered images from localhost.

Best.

Loading Multiple Images From Xml
Hi,

I think I've run into a newbie problem. I'm trying to load a number of brand logos and link to the brand's site using information from an xml list. I'm able to get the information from the list fine but when I try to loop through the list and add the images to the stage only the final image remains on the stage. The others get overwritten by the latest one. Obviously I need a new loader to be created each time I loop through but I can't figure out how to do this. I've thought about implementing an array but haven't had any luck. Here's my code so far:

Code:
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var brandsURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("brands.xml");
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);
xmlLoader.load(brandsURL);

var loaderX:Number = 50;

var brandsXML:XML = new XML();
brandsXML.ignoreWhitespace=true;
var loader:Loader = new Loader();

function xmlLoaded(evt:Event):void {
brandsXML =XML(xmlLoader.data);

for (var brandName:String in brandsXML.brand) {
trace(brandsXML.brand[brandName].@name);

var request:URLRequest= new URLRequest(brandsXML.brand[brandName].image);
loader.load(request);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imageLoaded);

var link:URLRequest=new URLRequest(brandsXML.brand[brandName].link);
function onClick(evt:MouseEvent):void {
navigateToURL(link);
}

function imageLoaded(evt:Event):void {
addChild(loader);
loader.x=loaderX;
loader.y=50;
loader.width=209;
loader.height=56;
trace("image loaded");
loaderX+=250;
loader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
}
}
}
Does anyone know what I need to do to add to stop the loader from replacing itself?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Loading Multiple Images
Hi, i was wondering, how would you go about having a loader component or one you made yourself to load multiple images??

e.g.

Have a list of images: banner.jpg, nav.jpg, boxBg.jpg etc

So it loads one in, when thats finished, it loads the next etc until they are all loaded.

Can you get what i mean??

Any links or ideas??

Regards,

Martin

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http://www.webrevolt.biz

Loading Multiple Images (with Xml?)
hi, I am starting all over with this, because my earlier attempts failed... I want to load multiple images externally onto my stage, but I need to be able to position the holder_mc's in authoring time, because the images need to have a fixed position (on a map). What is the best way to do this?

I want to make sure that the images load one after another (with a little preload bar) each into its own holder_mc. But it's very important that once they are loaded, the user can rollover the images and the image that he rollsover goes to the next highest depth (because some of the images overlap on stage). Right now i'm using xml to load them onto the stage, but for some reason I cant access the holder_mc's to do something. I've tried an onRollOver trace, but it doesnt work. I'm thinking I should use the MovieClipLoader class to load them, but can I use that class and still load an array with xml?

Can someone help me out with this?

Loading Multiple Images As Buttons
Does anyone out there have a sample script that loads several images and then enables the use to click on the images for navigation throughout the site? I'm currently trying to use loadimage and everything works fine during testing but when i move it to the live server the images seem to take forever to load or they just do not load.

Thanks for you help

Loading Multiple Images With LoadMovie
I was wondering if it was possible to use loadMovie method with the instance name as a var. For example I have the following function.

Code:
function loadAllImages() {
trace("Loading images...");
for (j=0; j <= totalImages; j++) {
imageInstance[j] = "pictures"+j+"_mc";
alaska_mc.createEmptyMovieClip(imageInstance[j], alaska_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
alaska_mc.imageInstance[j].loadMovie(images[j].path);
trace("alaska_mc." + imageInstance[j] + " loaded.");
moveXY();
}

When I try to load an image this way, it won't work. During debugging I can see that the function is creating the empty clips.... (alaska_mc.pictures0_mc, alaska_mc.pictures1_mc, etc) but the loadClip method won't load the image because I have a variable (imageInstance[j]) instead of an actual name. The function works if I put the actual instance name there (i.e. alaska_mc.pictures0_mc). instead of the var holding the name of the instance(alaska_mc.imageInstance[j]).... Am I missing something? Thanks in advance.

Loading Multiple Images Into Grid From Xml
I am duplicating a container movieclip and I then want to load an image into each of the containers from an xml file.

here is the code:

stop();

Code:
num = 0;
gridx = this.tracktainer._width + 5;
gridy = this.tracktainer._height + 5;

tracks = new XML();
tracks.ignoreWhite = true;
tracks.onLoad = function(success)
{
if(success)
{
trackNum = tracks.firstChild.childNodes.length;

for(k=0; k<2 ; k++){
for(l=0; l<trackNum; l++){
tracktainer.duplicateMovieClip("track" + num, num+1);
setProperty("track" + num, _x, tracktainer._x + (gridx * k));
setProperty("track" + num, _y, tracktainer._y + (gridy * l));
imagePath = tracks.firstChild.childNodes[num].attributes.jpegURL;
["track" + num]loadMovie(imagePath);
num++;
}
}
}
}

tracks.load("tracks.xml");
The containerMC (tracktainer) is being duplicated fine and creating the grid I want. But I can't load an image into each of the containers.

this code doesn't work - ["track" + num]loadMovie(imagePath);
but this does track2.loadMovie("houston.jpg");

I can;t understand why. Can anyone figure this out by just looking at the actionscript?

Loading Multiple Images In An Array
I've created the following code which loads two image and crossfades them. I need to load an unspecified number of images. For the sake of this question I will say that I need to load 5 different images and have the five of them cross fade. I know this would have to be some osrt of array but I have't the foggiest idea as to how to make the array of images crossfade. Here is my code so far:

/ Script to load two pictures and cycle them with a fading effect.
// Note: This looks a lot better with 30 frames/second.
var showTime:Number = 500 // milliseconds the picture shows at 100% alpha.
mc_Mon1.createEmptyMovieClip("img1_mc", mc_Mon1.getNextHighestDepth());
mc_Mon1.img1_mc.loadMovie("images/home/image01.jpg");// load picture from the file directory that your .swf is in.

mc_Mon1.createEmptyMovieClip("img2_mc", mc_Mon1.getNextHighestDepth());
mc_Mon1.img2_mc.loadMovie("images/home/image02.jpg");

mc_Mon1.img2_mc._alpha = 0; // hide 2nd picture*/

var duration:Number = 10; // milliseconds per alpha change (framerate).
var count:Number = 0;
var alphaPhase:Number = 1;
var alphaCount:Number = 0;

function picSwap():Void {
count++;
if(count >= (showTime/duration)) {
alphaCount += alphaPhase;
mc_Mon1.img1_mc._alpha = 100-alphaCount;
mc_Mon1.img2_mc._alpha = alphaCount;
trace("img1 alpha: " + mc_Mon1.img1_mc._alpha);
trace("img2 alpha: " + mc_Mon1.img2_mc._alpha);
if(alphaCount >= 100 || alphaCount <= 0) {
count = 0;
alphaPhase *= -1;
}
}
}
var intervalId:Number = setInterval(picSwap, duration);
// End of script

Does anyone know how to put this into an Array so I can have multiple images (more that 2) crossfade?

Thanks,

Kyle

Loading Multiple Images From Xml In Sets
I have a project to do and I'm not sure how to get it done. I have some experience using xml to load images into flash but that was one at a time. the project that i'm currently working on needs to work like something like this.

I need flash to load in three images at one time(from an xml file) and display them in a horizontal line, and then move across the stage from one side to the other.

i know how to load one image at a time but not multiple. and i don't know how to make the images slide across the stage in a line. anyone have any idea how this can be done or know of any tutorials for it?

thanks a mint
p13

Loading Multiple Images Problem
i want to make a thumbnail scroller therefore i need multiple images loaded.
loading the pictures is not a problem. but the problem is reaching height and width properties of images
here is my code(i need the property in red part):

Code:
function thumbLoad() {
for (i=0; i<len; i++) {
array[i]=new Loader();
array[i].x=index;
array[i].y=2;
index=index+4+array[i].width;
array[i].load(new URLRequest(thumb[i]));
Frame.addChild(array[i]);
//Frame is the movieclip i load the images on
}
}

Loading Multiple Images Dynamically
Ok, i've searched the Forums and tried to figure this out, with other people's examples, but I have no luck so far.

I am making a online catalog and want to dynamically load multiple JPGs at the same time, so that say, 6, jpgs will be shown on the stage at one time. I could go about this by making individual movieclips, but I want to make them dynamically. I'm not sure positive how to do this, and maybe it's staring me in the face, but if somebody could help me i'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

Multiple Images Loading And Print
Hi,

I have created a photo gallery, where in one page one image is displayed per page (img size is less than 5 kb). Images are getting loaded from the server side at run time and through XML files. To naviage between mutliple images I have NEXT and BACK button right their and they are working fine. One can also print the image using print button. But the problem occurs in case where User wants to print all the images at one go.

I am able to print multiple pages but images are not appearing in print outs but content is getting displayed pertaining to each image. I think images are not getting loaded at run time at the time of printing, but it does get displayed when u view it one by one.

For multiple print what i am doing is creating empty movie clips at run time and the same are populating with the different images and content and sending them one by one to the printer. I am using PrintJob Class.

Can any one have any pointers to this !! I would really appreciate any help or suggessions.

Thanks

...loading Multiple External Images While...
I'm at a loss folks! I can't seem find any code or sample .fla's to help me figure out how to load multiple external images in the background while viewing other already loaded images. Any ideas? Here's a brief...

In order to keep my file size to a minimum, I housed all my image sources in an external folder for use when needed. The object is for the user to click on a "Project" button which in turn will load sub project images (any where from 6-50). As you already know loading many images at one time can lead to longer download times. What I would like to do is after they click the "Project" main button and view the first image, the other following images are already downloading. Does this make sense?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Best,

Doug

Problem With Loading Multiple Images
i want to make a thumbnail scroller therefore i need multiple images loaded.
loading the pictures is not a problem.
what i need is, i want to treat these images like any DisplayObject; meaning i need to use width, height properties or i want to add event listeners, which i cannot do at the moment
here is my code(for example, i need the property in red part):

Code:
function thumbLoad() {
for (i=0; i<len; i++) {
array[i]=new Loader();
array[i].x=index;
array[i].y=2;
index=index+4+array[i].width;
array[i].load(new URLRequest(thumb[i]));
Frame.addChild(array[i]);
//Frame is the movieclip i load the images on
}
}

Loading Multiple Images With Loader?
Hi!

I use flash with php & mysql to load images into my movieclip.
So far I've managed to load the images but I want an loaderclip to play each time before the image shows up.

I have a dropdownlist with different options, when I choose one of them the clip loads 3 images directly and loads them. I want to load them one at a time with a pause and loaderclip between...

Here's my ActionSript for the dropdownlist:

Code:
on (change) {
import mx.utils.Delegate;
var theXML2:XML = new XML();

theXML2.ignoreWhite = true;
theXML2.onLoad = function() {
var nodes = theXML2.firstChild.childNodes;

for(i=0;i<nodes.length;i++) {

imageCon = createEmptyMovieClip("holder"+i, i);
imageCon.loadMovie(nodes[i].firstChild.nodeValue, "holder"+i);
var total = getBytesTotal();
var loaded = getBytesLoaded();
setProperty("holder"+i, _y, 50);
setProperty("holder"+i, _x, 100 *i);

// I have no idea what to do here...

setProperty(_root.imgLoader, _y, 138);
setProperty(_root.imgLoader, _x, 128 + (i*100));
_root.imgLoader.gotoAndPlay(2)
_root.Percent = ((loaded/total)*100) + "% loaded";
}

}

theXML2.load("models.php?sid=" + (this.value+1));
}
the XML2 string containes image addresses

Also, the last thing in the actionscript "theXML2.load...." can I (when the dropdown loads it's data) set specific value for each addItem? As it is now it just sends the viewer to models.php?sid=1,2 or 3, but I want it to send it to models.php?sid="database-id"..

This code loads data to the dropdown:

Code:
seasonDrop.addItem(". . . . .");
import mx.utils.Delegate;
var theXML:XML = new XML();

theXML.ignoreWhite = true;
theXML.onLoad = function() {
var nodes = theXML.firstChild.childNodes;
for(i=0;i<nodes.length;i++) {
seasonDrop.addItem(nodes[i].firstChild.nodeValue,i);
}
}
theXML.load("collections.php");
the XML looks like this
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<models>
<item>AUTUMN 2007</item>
<item>SPRING 2008</item>
<item>SUMMER 2008</item>
</models>In the end I also want these loaded images (thumbnails) to be clickable, so maby I just have to erase all and start over?
Thanks!!

Mikeey

Loading Multiple Images Dynamically
Hi Folks

Would appreciate some help on this AS3.0 problem. I'm reading an XML file no problem and getting a list of images.

The problem I'm having is trying to get them to load into dynamic movie clips.

The code is below if anyone can help, I'd be very grateful.

Code:
package {
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.ui.Keyboard;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.text.*;

public class MyContent extends MovieClip {
private var externalXML:XML;
private var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
private var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("five.xml");
private var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();
private var yPos=0;

public function MyContent() {
init();
}
private function init():void {

loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
loader.load(request);

}

public function onComplete(event:Event):void {
var loader:URLLoader = event.target as URLLoader;
if (loader != null) {
externalXML = new XML(loader.data);
var pictLdr:Loader = new Loader();
var max:Number = externalXML.entry.length();
trace(max);
for (var i:uint=0; i < max; i++) {
var mc:MovieClip= new MovieClip();
mc.name="clip"+i
stage.addChild(mc);
mc.addChild(myLoader);
trace(externalXML.entry[i].img);
var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest(externalXML.entry[i].img);
myLoader.load(url);
mc.x=0;
mc.y=yPos;
yPos+=150;
myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imgLoaded);
function imgLoaded(event:Event):void {
trace("image Loaded");
}
}

} else {
trace("loader is not a URLLoader!");
}
}
public function linkHandler(linkEvent:TextEvent):void {
trace(linkEvent.text);
}
}
}
I am managing to trace that they're all loaded, they just don't display! Yet it works with 1 when not using the for loop.

Monkey

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Good evening to all.

First of all, I'm registered for like, forever on Kirupa, but I can't remember introducing myself.
So, here I go:
I'm Gertjan from The Netherlands. I'm a designer/junior developer (in training) @ Studio Stomp in Amsterdam. And that's about it
So... hi!

Then the 'important' stuff:

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<image>images/work/web/specsavers01_02.jpg</image>
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Sincerly yours,

Gertjan

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