Problem with xml on server

[raufaamir]

HI, I have contents in a site coming from xml. This site works fine on local machine but when I upload it on server and check that same site from server it show "undefined" on the text fields. When i refresh browser window then it show contents. The xml file size is 7kb only.

Can you tell me why this problem is coming and how to solve this.

Thanks

[a_modified_dog]

what actionscript are you using to populate the textfields ?
you need to be using the XML.onLoad function (AS2) to ensure loading has completed.

[raufaamir]

Sorry for late reply here is the code which i am using:

function loadXML(loaded) {
    if (loaded) {
        
                
        //----page one ------
        _root.page1head1 =         this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
        _root.page1para1 =         this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
        _root.page1head2 =         this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
        
        
        
        //----page two ------
        _root.page2head1 =         this.firstChild.childNodes[1].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
        _root.page2para1 =         this.firstChild.childNodes[1].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
        _root.page2para2 =         this.firstChild.childNodes[1].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
        
        
        //----page three ------
        _root.page3head1 =         this.firstChild.childNodes[2].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
        _root.page3para1 =         this.firstChild.childNodes[2].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
        

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

Please let me know if this code is ok

Thanks

[a_modified_dog]

I cannot see any problem with your code,

in a test file, can you add a stop action to the frame where the xml loads
and advance the timeline within the onLoad function. this test should check
that all xml loading and parsing is completed.

[raufaamir]

Thanks, your idea was right. I have add stop action where xml loads.Then I have used set Interval to stop playhead for a while then move ahead. It works!

Now i have one different question. I want to load each time refresh xml not from cache because contents are changing from admin site.

How can i do this?

Thanks

[a_modified_dog]

add a timestamp to force fresh data from the server -

xmlData.load("data.xml?vers="+new Date().getTime());

[raufaamir]

I used this:

xml.load(”file_name.xml?” + random(9999));

it also works!

Thanks for your help

[ransi1201]

Hi...
I have a XML having 174 nodes overall.
Some node has value while some may/maynot have value.
When I parse it for a game play, it takes too much long time to get parse causing preloader to run for approx 1-2min.
Rest afterward it goes all OK.
Any help to reduce the parsing time so that it can be parse fastly for a quick game play.
I need it to be done earliest.