create url links from an xml file loaded into a textfield? 1

[tippytarka]

ok this is what i what like to do but want to know if it is possible...

i have the following XML file..

<artist>
<name>zionnoiz</name>
<url>roster_02_artists_zionnoiz.swf</url>
</artist>

<artist>
<name>shameless</name>
<url>roster_02_artists_shameless.swf</url>
</artist>

<artist>
<name>k.ners</name>
<url>roster_02_artists_kners.swf</url>
</artist>

i would like to loop through the XML file using a 'for loop' to display <name> inside a scrollable textfield on level 1. <url> is the link to load in the movie that corresponds with <name>.

is it possible to loop and display <name> into the textfield turning it into a clickable link that loads the corresponding movie onto level 2?

i've searched top and bottom for info on how to do this but cant find anything. can anyone explain how i would approach this or point me to a good tutorial?

cheers!

 

[oldnewbie]

You'd probably have to use html formated text so that name is an a href link, itself calling an asfunction within the Flash movie, to load the appropriate movie.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/htmltext.htm

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/asfunction.htm

http://www.webqs.com/experiment.php?id=1

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[billwatson]

putting it into a scrollable textfield may not be the easiest way to go

if you parse the xml file and load it into a list box you can set the label as the name and the data as the url. then use the changehandler property to load the correct swf

quick example

http://billwatson2.no-ip.info/public/artist.swf

if you want to go this way let me know and ill put up the files for download

 

[tippytarka]

bill... looks great... my only question is when the list of artists increase how would i include some type of scroll action? cheers, i would appreciate it if you can upload the files!

 

[billwatson]

the scrollbar will show automatically when there enough items for the list box to need one

http://billwatson2.no-ip.info/public/artist.zip

 

[tippytarka]

cheers bill!!! your a diamond geezer! works perfect!!!

 

[tippytarka]

bill, just one other question... how do i turn off the border around the dropdown box?

 

[billwatson]

lots of different ways to get rid of the border

dropdown.boundingBox_mc._visible = false;

added to the code will do the trick