oh..here is the code in its current/final revision so far:

code:


import mx.utils.Delegate;

//

//

//

var mc:MovieClip = this;

var rootNode:XMLNode;

var productsNode:Array;

var totalProducts:Number;

var myXML_xml = new XML();

//

myXML_xml.ignoreWhite = true;

myXML_xml.onLoad = Delegate.create(this, getTotalProducts);

myXML_xml.load("products.xml");

//

//

//

function getTotalProducts(success):Void {

	if (success == true) {

		rootNode = myXML_xml.firstChild;

		productsNode = rootNode.childNodes;

		totalProducts = rootNode.childNodes.length;

		createTemplates();

		this.onEnterFrame = Delegate.create(this, function() {

			populateAll();

			delete this.onEnterFrame;

		}

	); //end Delegate		

	} else {

		trace("Load Failed");

	}

}

function createTemplates():Void

{

	for (i = 0; i < totalProducts; i++) {

		var attachProduct:MovieClip = attachMovie("templateClip", "product" + i, i);

		attachProduct._x += i * 220;

		attachProduct._y += 40;

	}

}

function populateAll():Void {

	for (i = 0; i < totalProducts; i++) {

		var totalSizes:String =productsNode[i].childNodes[3].childNodes.length;

		var totalColors:String =productsNode[i].childNodes[4].childNodes.length;

		trace("product"+i+" totalSizes: "+totalSizes);

		trace("product"+i+" totalColors: "+totalColors);

		//name

		var prodName:String = productsNode[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;

		var obj = this["product" + i];

			obj.name_txt.text = prodName;

			trace("Name: "+prodName);

		//image

		var prodImage:String = productsNode[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;

		var obj4 = this["product" + i];

			obj4.prodImage_container.loadMovie("clothing/"+prodImage);

			trace("Image: "+prodImage);

		//price

		var prodPrice:String = productsNode[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;

		var obj2 = this["product" + i];

			obj2.price_txt.text = prodPrice;

			trace("Price: "+prodPrice);

		//description

		var prodDesc:String = productsNode[i].childNodes[5].firstChild.nodeValue;

		var obj3 = this["product" + i];

			obj3.desc_txt.text = prodDesc;

			trace("Description: "+prodDesc+newline);

		//sizes

		for (x = 0; x < totalSizes; x++) {

			var size:String = productsNode[i].childNodes[3].childNodes[x].firstChild.nodeValue;

			var obj = this["product" + i];

			obj.sizeCombo.addItem(size);

		}

		//color

		for (y = 0; y < totalColors; y++) {

			var color:String = productsNode[i].childNodes[4].childNodes[y].firstChild.nodeValue;

			var obj = this["product" + i];

			obj.colorCombo.addItem(color);

		}

	}

}