Load External Links File (xml)
I'm building a Flash website that will have a "links section" (original, i know.) My problem is that I am attempting to make the section dynamically-loaded so that when the owner of the site wants to change his links he can do so just by editing the external file.
I know VERY LITTLE about XML or how to use Flash with XML, but I would be forever grateful if someone could help me figure out how to use something like the following XML structure to build a movie clip (of movie clips???) that will act as the links section.
XML:
<link>
<src>http://www.flashkit.com</src>
<desc>The Flash Source</desc>
</link>
I know that I need a generic movie clip that will have a button on it with the getURL() function and a textbox, but how to load the external XML is beyond my intermediate Flash knowledge.
Thanks for ANY help you can give.
FlashKit > Flash Help > Flash ActionScript
Posted on: 11-24-2002, 11:07 PM
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_root.connURL61 = "125.html";
_root.connURL62 = "125.html";
_root.connURL63 = "125.html";
_root.connURL64 = "125.html";
_root.connURL65 = "125.html";
_root.connURL66 = "125.html";
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_root.connGET11 = "";
_root.connGET12 = "";
_root.connGET13 = "";
_root.connGET14 = "";
_root.connGET15 = "";
_root.connGET16 = "";
_root.connGET20 = "";
_root.connGET21 = "";
_root.connGET22 = "";
_root.connGET23 = "";
_root.connGET24 = "";
_root.connGET30 = "";
_root.connGET31 = "";
_root.connGET32 = "";
_root.connGET33 = "";
_root.connGET34 = "";
_root.connGET35 = "";
_root.connGET40 = "";
_root.connGET41 = "";
_root.connGET42 = "";
_root.connGET43 = "";
_root.connGET44 = "";
_root.connGET45 = "";
_root.connGET50 = "";
_root.connGET51 = "";
_root.connGET52 = "";
_root.connGET53 = "";
_root.connGET54 = "";
_root.connGET60 = "";
_root.connGET61 = "";
_root.connGET62 = "";
_root.connGET63 = "";
_root.connGET64 = "";
_root.connGET65 = "";
_root.connGET66 = "";
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_root.oURL2 = "125.html";//LOGIN
_root.oURL3 = "125.html";//JOIN
_root.oURL4 = "125.html";//SITEMAP
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_root.oGET2 = "";
_root.oGET3 = "";
_root.oGET4 = "";
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{
var speed = 2.000000E-001;
tw = tw == undefined ? (this._width) : (tw);
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{
this._width = this._width + (tw - this._width) * speed;
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MovieClip.prototype.coloring = function (name, n, pb)
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var confirm = 0;
this.color0 = "255, 255, 255";
this.color1 = "167, 190, 0";
this.color2 = "0,169,190";
this.color3 = "146, 23, 237";
this.color4 = "255, 5, 81 ";
this.color5 = "255, 102, 0";
this.color6 = "227,0,16";
col = this["color" + n].split(",", 3);
cRed = col[0];
cGreen = col[1];
cBlue = col[2];
var spd = 4;
this.onEnterFrame = function ()
{
confirm = 0;
if (pb == 1)
{
this.nextFrame();
if (this._currentframe == this._totalframes)
{
++confirm;
} // end if
}
else
{
this.prevFrame();
if (this._currentframe == 1)
{
++confirm;
} // end if
} // end else if
with (name)
{
thisColor = chg.getTransform();
thisColor.rb = thisColor.rb + (cRed - thisColor.rb) / spd;
thisColor.gb = thisColor.gb + (cGreen - thisColor.gb) / spd;
thisColor.bb = thisColor.bb + (cBlue - thisColor.bb) / spd;
chg.setTransform(thisColor);
if (Math.abs(thisColor.rb - cRed) <= 8)
{
thisColor.rb = cRed;
thisColor.gb = cGreen;
thisColor.bb = cBlue;
chg.setTransform(thisColor);
++confirm;
} // end if
} // End of with
if (confirm == 3)
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delete this.onEnterFrame;
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};
};
MovieClip.prototype.mcAlphaMove = function (txa, txb, tyc, tyd, al)
{
var speed = 2.000000E-001;
al = al == undefined ? (0) : (al);
txa = txa == undefined ? (this._x) : (txa);
txb = txb == undefined ? (this._y) : (txb);
tyc = tyc == undefined ? (this._x) : (tyc);
tyd = tyd == undefined ? (this._y) : (tyd);
al = al == undefined ? (this._alpha) : (al);
this.onEnterFrame = function ()
{
this._x = this._x + (txa - this._x) * speed;
this._y = this._y + (txb - this._y) * speed;
this._alpha = this._alpha + (al - this._alpha) * speed;
if (Math.abs(this._x - txa) < 1 && Math.abs(txb - this._y) < 1 && Math.abs(al - this._alpha) < 1)
{
this._x = tyc;
this._y = tyd;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
} // end if
};
};
MovieClip.prototype.frm = function (pb)
{
this.onEnterFrame = function ()
{
if (pb == 1)
{
this.nextFrame();
if (this._currentframe == this._totalframes)
{
delete this.onEnterFrame;
} // end if
}
else
{
this.prevFrame();
if (this._currentframe == 1)
{
delete this.onEnterFrame;
} // end if
} // end else if
};
};
MovieClip.prototype.alphaNfrmNmovXY = function (al, pb, x, y)
{
var spd = 4;
var confirm = 0;
al = al == undefined ? (0) : (al);
x = x == undefined ? (this._x) : (x);
y = y == undefined ? (this._y) : (y);
this.onEnterFrame = function ()
{
confirm = 0;
if (pb == 1)
{
this.nextFrame();
if (this._currentframe == this._totalframes)
{
++confirm;
} // end if
}
else
{
this.prevFrame();
if (this._currentframe == 1)
{
++confirm;
} // end if
} // end else if
this._alpha = this._alpha + (al - this._alpha) / spd;
if (Math.abs(this._alpha - al) < 4)
{
this._alpha = al;
++confirm;
} // end if
this._x = this._x + (x - this._x) / spd;
this._y = this._y + (y - this._y) / spd;
if (Math.abs(this._y - y) < 1 && Math.abs(this._x - x) < 1)
{
this._x = x;
this._y = y;
++confirm;
} // end if
if (confirm == 3)
{
delete this.onEnterFrame;
} // end if
};
};
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