flash cs4:flash is not loading the PHP dynamically generated XML

[varai]

Hi,

I'm trying to get flash to load PHP dynamically generated XML. The flash file should display jpg images of the thumbnails in the XML file. However when I new_release.swf is not displaying any images.

Does anyone know what mistake i'm making?

The following is my flash file:
new_release.fla

function loadXML(loaded) { 
if (loaded) { 
xmlNode = this.firstChild; 

thumbnails = []; 
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length; 
for (i=0; i<total; i++) { 

//thumbnails[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue; 
thumbnails[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].firstChild.nodeValue;
message("hello");
thumbnails_fn(i); 
} 

} else { 
content = "file not loaded!"; 
} 
} 
xmlData = new XML(); 
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.load("index_test_new.php"); 
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML; 


function thumbNailScroller() { 
// thumbnail code! 
this.createEmptyMovieClip("tscroller", 1000); 
scroll_speed = 10; 
tscroller.onEnterFrame = function() { 
if ((_root._ymouse>=thumbnail_mc._y) && (_root._ymouse<=thumbnail_mc._y+thumbnail_mc._height)) { 
if ((_root._xmouse>=(hit_right._x-40)) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_right))) { 
thumbnail_mc._x -= scroll_speed; 
} else if ((_root._xmouse<=(hit_left._x+40)) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_left))) { 
thumbnail_mc._x += scroll_speed; 
} 
} else { 
delete tscroller.onEnterFrame; 
} 
}; 
} 
  
function thumbnails_fn(k) { 
thumbnail_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+k, thumbnail_mc.getNextHighestDepth()); 
tlistener = new Object(); 
tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) { 
target_mc._x = hit_left._x+(eval("thumbnail_mc.t"+k)._width+5)*k; 
target_mc.pictureValue = k; 
target_mc.onRelease = function() { 
p = this.pictureValue-1; 
nextImage(); 
}; 
target_mc.onRollOver = function() { 
this._alpha = 50; 
thumbNailScroller(); 
}; 
target_mc.onRollOut = function() { 
this._alpha = 100; 
}; 
}; 
image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader(); 
image_mcl.addListener(tlistener); 
image_mcl.loadClip(thumbnails[k], "thumbnail_mc.t"+k); 
}

my php file:index_test_new.php

<?php
header('Content-Type: application/xml');

    include("c:\bookstore\db.php"); 
 
$cxn = @ConnectToDb($server, $user, $pass, $database);  
$table_id = 'books';
        $sql = "select title, date_format( pub_date, '%d %M %Y' ) as f_pub_date " .
                    "from $table_id where MONTH(pub_date)= MONTH(CURRENT_DATE) and YEAR(pub_date) = YEAR(CURRENT_DATE) ".
                                "order by f_pub_date desc";
                                
                                
                                
        
        $result = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());

if (mysql_num_rows($result)>0)
     { $doc = new DomDocument('1.0');
     
       /*$root = $doc->createElement('root');
       $root = $doc->appendChild($root);*/
       
       $root = $doc->createElement($table_id);
       $root = $doc->appendChild($root);
        
        while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))
        {   $child = $doc->createElement('thumbnail');
            $child = $root->appendChild($child);
           
            $title_str = str_replace(' ','_',trim(strtolower($row["title"])));
                         
            $pos = strpos($title_str,'/');
                         
            if ($pos === false){
                $fileName = $title_str.'_sm'.'.jpg'; 
       
                if(file_exists($fileName))
                      { $value = $doc->createTextNode($fileName);
                       $value = $child->appendChild($value);
                        }//if
                else
                      {$fileName = $title_str.'_sm'.'.gif';
                    if(file_exists($fileName)){ 
                           $value = $doc->createTextNode($fileName);
                           $value = $doc->appendChild($value);
                         }//if
                     }//else
               }//if
                
        
            else{
                $title_str2 = str_replace('/','_',$title_str2);
                $fileName = $title_str2.'_sm'.'.jpg'; 
                 if(file_exists($fileName))
                      { $value = $doc->createTextNode($fileName);
                       $value = $doc->appendChild($value);
                        }
                else
                      {$fileName = $title_str2.'_sm'.'.gif';
                    if(file_exists($fileName)){ 
                           $value = $doc->createTextNode($fileName);
                           $value = $doc->appendChild($value);
                        }//if
                     }//else
                }//else
          
        }//end while
        
    
     $xml_string = $doc->saveXML();
     echo $xml_string;
          
             
     }//END IF STMT

XML generated by index_test_new.php
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
- <books>
<thumbnail>basic_cooking_sm.jpg</thumbnail>
<thumbnail>dessert_recipes_sm.jpg</thumbnail>
</books>

i'm not able to get rid of that hypen in red above.

thanks a lot in advance

[joelie89]

is he loading the xml? or does he load text and not the images for example.

[varai]

is he loading the xml? or does he load text and not the images for example.

I don't understand what u mean.
The flash swf is not loading anything (it is supposed to load images) from the dynamic xml created by php.

when I debug new_release, this.firstChild is null and total is undefined. The breakpoint doesn't go into the for loop.

function loadXML(loaded) { 
if (loaded) { 
xmlNode = this.firstChild; 

thumbnails = []; 
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length; 
for (i=0; i<total; i++) { 
......

[varai]

ok, i found that when I run the swf file with ordinary xml file, the images are getting loaded. But nothing is getting loaded with php file. Please help!

thank you.