[as2] external image tiled background [help please!]

[pointguard]

Hi...

I've run into a bit of a small -ish prolem.
I'm using my trusty tiled background code which tiles an image in my library, with the linkage name of 'tile'.

    var tile:BitmapData = BitmapData.loadBitmap("tile");
    _parent.tileMC.beginBitmapFill(tile);
    _parent.tileMC.moveTo(0, 0);
    _parent.tileMC.lineTo(Stage.width, 0);
    _parent.tileMC.lineTo(Stage.width, 4000);
    _parent.tileMC.lineTo(0, 4000);
    _parent.tileMC.lineTo(0, 0);
    _parent.tileMC.endFill();
}; 

I know there must be a way to have the original image loaded via xml, so it can be chnaged quickly if necessary without opening up flash.
I've got my xml set up so it loads the tile jpeg into a variable called '_parent.BgdImage', and have tried this as my code to tile that, but I get no joy!

    var tile:BitmapData = BitmapData.loadBitmap(_parent.BgdImage);
    tile.draw(_parent.BgdImage);
    _parent.tileMC.beginBitmapFill(tile);
    _parent.tileMC.moveTo(0, 0);
    _parent.tileMC.lineTo(Stage.width, 0);
    _parent.tileMC.lineTo(Stage.width, 4000);
    _parent.tileMC.lineTo(0, 4000);
    _parent.tileMC.lineTo(0, 0);
    _parent.tileMC.endFill();
}; 

Does anyone have any ideas on where to go from here. Thought this would be a simple thing...

Cheers for any advice offered
Jeff

[nstanziani]

I would trace _parent.BgdImage to see if it is really grabbing the data. I bet your variable is not set correctly.

[pointguard]

I would trace _parent.BgdImage to see if it is really grabbing the data. I bet your variable is not set correctly.

Yes, thanks...it does grab the data fine from the xml. I've already traced it out to make sure...
I'm not sure if you can take an image file externally and load the bitmapData in this way I'm trying...does anyone know if you can?