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    [CS3] DataGrid Component, XML & Hyperlink question

    Hi,

    I am very new to flash and am just winging it here to update parts of our existing html site to flash (using CS3, AS3, FMPro 8). This is a multi part question!

    We have a timeline that lists our projects, etc, and when clicked on goes to several pages of pictures:

    http://www.mikesmithstudio.com/projects/0.htm

    I have already created a flash 'timeline' by customizing the datagrid component and linking it to an xml file that was created from filemaker pro 8. I have played around with a version of a photo album movie that allows me to click through a series of pictures based on a text file.

    The main question i have now is how to link the datagrid to the photo album.

    As in, when i click on a project, it goes to the correct series of pictures.

    Is their a way to 'dynamically' create the link, i.e. when someone presses on a certain project it goes to the correct series of pictures depending on what the 'record_no' is? (i have also created a 'record no' field in filemaker/xml so that i can store each series of pictures in a folder with that number, i.e. folder 65 would contain 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg....)

    Should the series of pictures be a seperate movie or contained in the same file as the datagrid?

    ALSO:

    for some reason 3 or 4 blank rows appear at the top of my datagrid, is their any way to get rid of these?

    below are the codes i've used:

    PHP Code:
    import fl.controls.DataGrid;
    import fl.controls.dataGridClasses.DataGridColumn;
    import fl.data.DataProvider;


    var 
    colorTextFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
    colorTextFormat.color 0xFFFFFF;

    var 
    dp:DataProvider;

    var 
    c1:DataGridColumn = new DataGridColumn("PROJECT");
    c1.width 190;
    var 
    c2:DataGridColumn = new DataGridColumn("ARTIST");
    c2.width 110;
    var 
    c3:DataGridColumn = new DataGridColumn("INTERACTION");
    c3.width 130;
    var 
    c4:DataGridColumn = new DataGridColumn("YEAR");
    c4.width 40;

    var 
    projects_dg:DataGrid = new DataGrid();

    projects_dg.setStyle("headerTextFormat"colorTextFormat);
    projects_dg.setRendererStyle("textFormat"colorTextFormat);
    projects_dg.addColumn(c1);
    projects_dg.addColumn(c2);
    projects_dg.addColumn(c3);
    projects_dg.addColumn(c4);
    projects_dg.resizableColumns false;
    projects_dg.sortableColumns false;
    projects_dg.setSize(500540);
    projects_dg.setStyle("cellRenderer"CustomRowColors);
    addChild(projects_dg);

    var 
    url:String "/Users/08/Desktop/FLASH/as3 xml test/projectsdata.xml";
    var 
    req:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
    var 
    uLdr:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
    uLdr.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETEcompleteHandler);
    uLdr.load(req);

    function 
    completeHandler(event:Event):void {
        var 
    ldr:URLLoader event.currentTarget as URLLoader;
        var 
    xmlDP:XML = new XML(ldr.data);
            
    xmlDP.ignoreWhite true;
        var 
    dp = new DataProvider(xmlDP);

        
    projects_dg.dataProvider dp;


    and part of the xml file (i've also created a field that calculates the path to the folder of images called 'url'):

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- This grammar has been deprecated - use FMPXMLRESULT instead -->
    <FMPDSORESULT xmlns="http://www.filemaker.com/fmpdsoresult">
    <ERRORCODE>0</ERRORCODE>
    <DATABASE>MSSWEB.fp7</DATABASE>
    <LAYOUT/>
    <ROW MODID="1" RECORDID="2">
    <PROJECT>Channel Four Big 4 </PROJECT>
    <ARTIST>Freestate </ARTIST>
    <INTERACTION/>
    <YEAR>2007</YEAR>
    <record_no>65</record_no>
    <url>/Users/08/Desktop/FLASH/as3 xml test/65</url>
    </ROW>
    <ROW MODID="1" RECORDID="3">
    <PROJECT>Luc and Ludivine get married </PROJECT>
    <ARTIST>Julian Opie </ARTIST>
    <INTERACTION/>
    <YEAR>2007</YEAR>
    <record_no>64</record_no>
    <url>/Users/08/Desktop/FLASH/as3 xml test/64</url>
    </ROW>

    the code for the photo album:

    PHP Code:
    //we use the LoadVars to load the external text file data that contains the images 
    //number and urls
    var text_lv = new LoadVars();
    text_lv.load("65images.txt");
    //refer the parent of the object in a property so we can access some function that 
    //the parent have and inaccessible by the text_lv object. 
    text_lv.parent this;
    //we use the MovieClipLoader so we can determine the width and height of the 
    //loaded image so we can perform our animation.
    var img_mcl = new MovieClipLoader();
    var 
    handler = new Object();
    var 
    pos 1;
    handler.ref imageContainer_mc.imgbg_mc;
    //functions-----------------------
    handler.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) {
        
        
    //center the loaded image.
     
    target_mc._x = -target_mc._width/2;
     
    target_mc._y = -target_mc._height/2

        
    //initialize the _alpha to 0 so we can animate the fade in effect.
        
    target_mc._alpha 0;
        
    //this function will be explained later.
        
    tween(this.refmx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut"_width"this.ref._widthtarget_mc._width+10.5true);
        
    tween(this.refmx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut"_height"this.ref._heighttarget_mc._height+10.5true_root"finish");
    };
    handler.onLoadComplete = function(target_mc) {
        
    //do nothing.
        
    trace("image loaded");
    };
    text_lv.onLoad = function(success) {
        if (
    success) {
            
    trace("text loaded");
            
    this.parent.loadImage(text_lv["img1"]);
        } else {
            
    trace("loadin failed");
        }
    };
    //this function is used to load an image in the imageContainer_mc.holder_mc 
    //clip
    function loadImage(path:String) {
        
    img_mcl.addListener(handler);
        
    img_mcl.loadClip(paththis.imageContainer_mc.holder_mc);

    & the text for the photo album:

    num=7&img1=65/1.jpg&img2=65/2.jpg&img3=65/3.jpg&img4=65/4.jpg&img5=65/5.jpg&img6=65/6.jpg&img7=65/7.jpg

    any advice much appreciated!

    *k

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