AS2 XML.load function

I really need help on this.
I have a script which loads external XML content in comboBox and textBox...
Script is fine, except I have 10-12 different XML's and each one has the same layout.... so I designed 10 MC to act as buttons and goto them on different keyframes which loads different XML's....
Is it somehow possible to change the XML.load line through a MC button instead of many keyframes, to use just one keyframe and simply change the targeted XML from MC button???

I don't know if i understand well...but i think you can have your MC's in the first frame, and extends it with F5 until the desired frame, and the code of it should persists/extends in each following frame, then put different instances names to your MC's (mc1, mc2, mc3, etc) and in the main timeline:

Actionscript Code:

mc1.this.onPress=function{
load desired xml

}
mc2.this.onPress=function{
load desired xml
}

And so on. Hope this help let me know

I didn't understand the question at first, but I think I do now o.O

angelhdz, I think he wants everything to happen only in 1 Frame, and your code is the answer, but where it says 'load desired xml', instead of that, he can just make a function (not really sure if you've familiarized yourself with functions yet, but if you haven't, then you should. They were a bit confusing for me at first, but once I learnt them, they're REALLY useful and awesome! Here's a TUTORIAL)

Try this (courtesy of angelhdz for base code):

Actionscript Code:

function loadXML(xmlFile){
    delete xml.onLoad; // to not make multiple XML's load at once
    xml = new XML();
    xml.ignoreWhite = true;
    xml.onLoad = function(){
        // load XML into comboBox or textBox here
    }
    xml.load(xmlFile);
}

mc1.onPress=function(){
    loadXML("file1.xml");
}

mc2.onPress=function(){
    loadXML("file2.xml");
}

Also, angelhdz, one more thing, you know when you put text into your code such as "load xml here", well here's a tip, comment it out, so that some keywords don't get recognized as AS tags and get highlighted:

Actionscript Code:

mc1.this.onPress=function{
    // load desired xml

}
mc2.this.onPress=function{
    // load desired xml
}

Looks better, right ;)? Also, what does mc1.this mean??? I'm really confused, please tell me :)

Very very , very sorry :(


I was so sleepy and i replied almost asleep -_- jeje zzZ

I forgot to remove the "this" from the onPress.

Actionscript Code:

mc1.onPress
mc2.onPress

And yes, i now understand these functions, just i haven't applied them yet hehe, i haven't experimented with them, but surely in the game i'm developing i WILL NEED THEM ^_^

I'm using these functions right now:

Actionscript Code:

varReceiver = new LoadVars();

varReceiver.load("sounds.txt");

varReceiver.onLoad = function(){
    
    trace(this.musicURL+"music"+".mp3");
    
       /*pair the text file's url with the variables and add the file name with
         extension*/
    
        ventanaURL=this.musicURL+"ventana"+".mp3";
        musicURL=this.musicURL+"music"+".mp3";
        newlevel.loadSound(newlevelURL, false);

    //load the sounds
         ventana=loadSound (ventanaURL,false);
         music.loadSound (musicURL,false);
         newlevel.loadSound(newlevelURL, false);

};
//Create the vars

var musicURL:String;
var newlevelURL:String;
var ventanaURL:String;

And yes... i forgot the "//" comment tags hehe. I think is the first time it happens to me. I always use to write well my tutorials, php wraps for html, xml, text files, and AS wraps for AS, and comments with "//" and important texts with "BOLD" etc...

My bad! I'm Glad we ,(more you than me) helped him ;)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Nig 13

I didn't understand the question at first, but I think I do now o.O

angelhdz, I think he wants everything to happen only in 1 Frame, and your code is the answer, but where it says 'load desired xml', instead of that, he can just make a function (not really sure if you've familiarized yourself with functions yet, but if you haven't, then you should. They were a bit confusing for me at first, but once I learnt them, they're REALLY useful and awesome! Here's a TUTORIAL)

Try this (courtesy of angelhdz for base code):

Actionscript Code:

function loadXML(xmlFile){
    delete xml.onLoad; // to not make multiple XML's load at once
    xml = new XML();
    xml.ignoreWhite = true;
    xml.onLoad = function(){
        // load XML into comboBox or textBox here
    }
    xml.load(xmlFile);
}

mc1.onPress=function(){
    loadXML("file1.xml");
}

mc2.onPress=function(){
    loadXML("file2.xml");
}

Also, angelhdz, one more thing, you know when you put text into your code such as "load xml here", well here's a tip, comment it out, so that some keywords don't get recognized as AS tags and get highlighted:

Actionscript Code:

mc1.this.onPress=function{
    // load desired xml

}
mc2.this.onPress=function{
    // load desired xml
}

Looks better, right ;)? Also, what does mc1.this mean??? I'm really confused, please tell me :)

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This works fine but does not change the XML. When I press a mc it shows the comboBox content and the textBox content for that XML, but when I press another it just adding the new loaded XML content inside the comboBox after the previous fields. So basicaly, it does not delete the previous XML file (I need to refresh it).

And to make myself a little clear:
- this site has 3 keyframes (1,2,3). The second keyframe has 9 MC's loading 9 XML files in the second keyframe from layer 2 (the buttons and the actionscript for them are in the first layer).
- the 3'd keyframe has 14 mc's and of course 14 XML's.

Just to be sure: on the second keyframe from layer 1 (mc's), i inserted this code:

Actionscript Code:

function loadXML(xmlFile){
    delete myXML.onLoad;
    myXML = new XML();
    myXML.ignoreWhite = true;
    myXML.onLoad = function(success) {
        if(success) {
            pop();
        }
    }
    gotoAndStop(2);
    myXML.load(xmlFile);
}

b1.onRollOver = over;
b1.onRollOut = out;
b1.buttText.buttonText.text = "Bla bla text";
b1.onPress=function() {
    delete myXML.onLoad;
    loadXML("myfirstXML.xml");
}

function over() {
    this.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

function out() {
    this.gotoAndPlay(7);
}

The second keyframe of layer 2 has the following code:

Actionscript Code:

comboBox1.setStyle("color", 0x0000FF);
comboBox1.setStyle("backgroundColor", 0xFFFFFF);
comboBox1.dropdown.setStyle("backgroundColor", 0xFFFFFF);
comboBox1.dropdown.setStyle("selectionColor", 0xAEAEAE);

comboBox1.setStyle("fontFamily", "Tahoma");
comboBox1.setStyle("embedFonts", false);
comboBox1.setStyle("fontSize",14);
comboBox1.setStyle("fontWeight","normal");
comboBox1.dropdown.setStyle("embedFonts", false);

textBox.html=true;
mailBox.html=true;
webBox.html=true;
liveBox.html=true;

var myXML = new XML();
myXML.ignoreWhite=true;
myXML.onLoad = function(success) {
    if(success) {
        pop();
    }
}

function updateContent()
{
    textBox.htmlText = comboBox1.value[0]["txtContent"];
    mailBox.htmlText = comboBox1.value[1]["txtContent"];
    webBox.htmlText = comboBox1.value[2]["txtContent"];
    liveBox.htmlText = comboBox1.value[3]["txtContent"];
}


 
function pop()
{
    rootNode = myXML.firstChild;
    
    for(var i:Number = 0; i < rootNode.childNodes.length-1; i++)
    {
        comboLabel = rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
        comboBox1.addItem({label:comboLabel, data:[
                        {txtContent:rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue},
                        {txtContent:rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue},
                        {txtContent:rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue},
                        {txtContent:rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[4].firstChild.nodeValue}]});
    }
    updateContent();
}

comboListener = new Object();
comboListener.change = function(){
    updateContent();
}
comboBox1.addEventListener("change", comboListener);

What's wrong here???? Why is not deleting the previous XML file while loading the new one????

Help???

Attached the .fla here.

Please post the code in your xml's.

Also it doesn't have 2 keyframes on the fla. Also, i had to embed the fonts in order to this to work.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by angelhdz

Please post the code in your xml's.

Also it doesn't have 2 keyframes on the fla. Also, i had to embed the fonts in order to this to work.

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Code:

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<xml1>
        <step>
                <combo>Choose selection1</combo>
                <content>
<![CDATA[Cdata text containing info, link and e-mail address.]]>
                </content>
        </step>
        <step>
                <combo>Choose selection2</combo>
                <content>
<![CDATA[
<b>Title example</b>

Address:    Some address
Postal code: Some postal code
Phone: +Some international phone number
e-mail:    <a href="mailto:me@home.not">My e-mail</a>
Website:    <a href="http://www.home.not" target="_blank">I do have a site</a>]]>
                </content>
        </step>

</xml1>

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Embedding fonts is not the solution. It didn't worked for me even with them embedded....

Removed the second keyframe from the FLA file just to be sure is not working even if the whole deal is in a single frame....

Multiply the above XML example in 3-4 files, name them xml1.xml, xml2.xml.... etc, then load XML through the MC function and you will see the prob....

Ok your fla is working. The only problem is...when you press button 1, it does load the a.xml and it loads "Choose selection1" on the combo box. Good. But when you hit it again, another "Choose selection1" value is "cached" or "added" or "saved" on the combo box. The same if you hit button 2, button 3...it will add more and more of the same value. We have to avoid this by deleting the combo box cache everytime we hit the buttons. How? I'm finding a way...

I tried

Actionscript Code:

btn1.onPress=function(){
comboBox1=""      //put the combo box to nothing, to empty it

loadXML("a.xml");     //then load the  a.xml
}

But not success...

http://www.mediafire.com/?9b7i5vif7fksa6u

Here is the fla fixed. The buttons work in frame 1, and in frame 5, with only one copy or one instance of them in the first frame, extended to frame 5. I extended the actions layer and the buttons layer to frame 5 pressing F5 on the keyboard.

Tried that as well.... and also I tried to make it work with an onEnterFrame.... putting the comboBox to frame2..... but with no success at all...
Something I thaught looking at your code....
What if I put the comboBox and the textBox fields in a mc and refreshing by using removeMovieClip instance in onPress and loading it in onRelease function???
I'm thinking by deleting the mc event it will unload not only the cache but also the comboBox and textBox, and then, after onRelease it will load the new XML with the new content.
Theoreticaly, this seems real. But still, is not the best solution, as it will refresh all the page, and that will give an annoying effect with a lot of resources consumption on the user-side.....

Quote:

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Originally Posted by angelhdz

http://www.mediafire.com/?9b7i5vif7fksa6u

Here is the fla fixed. The buttons work in frame 1, and in frame 5, with only one copy or one instance of them in the first frame, extended to frame 5. I extended the actions layer and the buttons layer to frame 5 pressing F5 on the keyboard.

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Nice1... Unexpected file format :P Seems to me like you're using Flash CS4 or 5..... The topic was for CS3.... Please convert the file....

We are talking here about 2 issues. Your first problem was be able to use the same movieclips in other frames without making new keyframes an copies of it. That's done. Check the .fla i sent to you. If you can't open, let me know. Is CS6.

The other problem is the combo box cache. I'm working on it.

And sorry. This is the Action Script 2 section. Is not about Flash versions CS3, CS4, CS5... i thought you were working on a recent version. I don't think i cant export to CS3 from CS6. The only options i get is CS5 and CS5.5. Let me check if i manage to convert it to CS3 some way hehe.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by angelhdz

We are talking here about 2 issues. Your first problem was be able to use the same movieclips in other frames without making new keyframes an copies of it. That's done. Check the .fla i sent to you. If you can't open, let me know. Is CS6.

The other problem is the combo box cache. I'm working on it.

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Already told you is not working. And the problem was just to load different XML files through MC's acting like buttons in the same keyframe containg a single instance of a comboBox and textBox.
And that is still a problem, considering the caching..... :(
Check my idea. I think is working....

Quote:

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Originally Posted by angelhdz

And sorry. This is the Action Script 2 section. Is not about Flash versions CS3, CS4, CS5... i thought you were working on a recent version. I don't think i cant export to CS3 from CS6. The only options i get is CS5 and CS5.5. Let me check if i manage to convert it to CS3 some way hehe.

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I know... is Adobe's fault for that. Cause who had the money, has the new soft ver but cannot communicate with older ver users (which are still many).
This is a problem for all of us. How are we supposed to evolve if helping one another comes with a price, litterally? No licence, no help, no evolving.... thanks Abode for that :(

That's very very true my friend. :( is sandly...

And now i see that the keyframes issue was solved. Now, to the combobox "cache" issue. Let's work on that :)

I think i achieved.

Put this in your buttons code:

Actionscript Code:

//create the XMLisLoaded variable for all the buttons
var XMLisLoaded:Boolean;


b1.onPress=function() {
if (btn1.XMLisLoaded!=true){      //if XML have been not loaded the first time
    loadXML("b.xml");      //Load it!
    btn1.XMLisLoaded=true;   //notify or tell that the XML have been loaded
}
else{
    delete loadXML();    //if the XML HAVE been  loaded, delete the loadXML function
                                   //so It doesn't happen anymore, and fullfill the combobox
                                   //with the same values everytime you press the button
}
    
    
}

And so on with the other buttons, only changing the "b.xml" "c.xml" filename and the "btn1.XMLisLoaded!=true" "btn2.XMLisLoaded!=true" variables.

Hope this is want you want to achieve.. :)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by angelhdz

I think i achieved.

Put this in your buttons code:

Actionscript Code:

//create the XMLisLoaded variable for all the buttons
var XMLisLoaded:Boolean;


b1.onPress=function() {
if (btn1.XMLisLoaded!=true){      //if XML have been not loaded the first time
    loadXML("b.xml");      //Load it!
    btn1.XMLisLoaded=true;   //notify or tell that the XML have been loaded
}
else{
    delete loadXML();    //if the XML HAVE been  loaded, delete the loadXML function
                                   //so It doesn't happen anymore, and fullfill the combobox
                                   //with the same values everytime you press the button
}
    
    
}

And so on with the other buttons, only changing the "b.xml" "c.xml" filename and the "btn1.XMLisLoaded!=true" "btn2.XMLisLoaded!=true" variables.

Hope this is want you want to achieve.. :)

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On buttons keyframe I put:

Actionscript Code:

var XMLisLoaded:Boolean;

b1.onRollOver = over;
b1.onRollOut = out;
b1.buttText.buttonText.text = "PRESEDENTIA ROMANIEI";
b1.onPress = function() {
    if (b1.XMLisLoaded != true) {
        loadXML("meniu/11_info_util/conducere/01presedinte.xml");
        b1.XMLisLoaded = true;
    } else {
        delete loadXML();
    }
};

b2.onRollOver = over;
b2.onRollOut = out;
b2.buttText.buttonText.text = "PARLAMENTUL ROMANIEI";
b2.onPress = function() {
    if (b2.XMLisLoaded != true) {
        loadXML("meniu/11_info_util/conducere/02parlament.xml");
        b2.XMLisLoaded = true;
    } else {
        delete loadXML();
    }
};

b3.onRollOver = over;
b3.onRollOut = out;
b3.buttText.buttonText.text = "CAMERA DEPUTATILOR";
b3.onPress = function() {
    if (b3.XMLisLoaded != true) {
        loadXML("meniu/11_info_util/conducere/03cameradep.xml");
        b3.XMLisLoaded = true;
    } else {
        delete loadXML();
    }
};

On XML loader keyframe (containing comboBox and textBox) I put:

Actionscript Code:

comboBox1.setStyle("color", 0x0000FF);
comboBox1.setStyle("backgroundColor", 0xFFFFFF);
comboBox1.dropdown.setStyle("backgroundColor", 0xFFFFFF);
comboBox1.dropdown.setStyle("selectionColor", 0xAEAEAE);
comboBox1.setStyle("fontFamily", "Tahoma");
comboBox1.setStyle("embedFonts", false);
comboBox1.setStyle("fontSize",14);
comboBox1.setStyle("fontWeight","normal");
comboBox1.dropdown.setStyle("embedFonts", false);

textBox.html=true;
mailBox.html=true;
webBox.html=true;
liveBox.html=true;

function loadXML(xmlFile) {
    delete myXML.onLoad;
    myXML = new XML();
    myXML.ignoreWhite = true;
    myXML.onLoad = function(success) {
        if (success) {
            pop();
        }
    };
    myXML.load(xmlFile);
}

function updateContent()
{
    textBox.htmlText = comboBox1.value[0]["txtContent"];
    mailBox.htmlText = comboBox1.value[1]["txtContent"];
    webBox.htmlText = comboBox1.value[2]["txtContent"];
    liveBox.htmlText = comboBox1.value[3]["txtContent"];
}


 
function pop()
{
    rootNode = myXML.firstChild;
    
    for(var i:Number = 0; i < rootNode.childNodes.length-1; i++)
    {
        comboLabel = rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
        comboBox1.addItem({label:comboLabel, data:[
                        {txtContent:rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue},
                        {txtContent:rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue},
                        {txtContent:rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue},
                        {txtContent:rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[4].firstChild.nodeValue}]});
    }
    updateContent();
}

comboListener = new Object();
comboListener.change = function(){
    updateContent();
}
comboBox1.addEventListener("change", comboListener);

Still caching the XML's in comboBox..........