search through my xml

[Rabel]

I have a site that is using xml and it is parsed like this

images_xml = new XML();
//images_xml.ignoreWhite = false;
images_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
images_xml.onLoad = function(success) {
    if (!success) {
        trace("Couldnt load XML file");
    } else {
        //parse your XML data
        //trace("MY XML: " + images_xml.firstChild);
        var projNode = images_xml.firstChild.childNodes;
        var projTotal = projNode.length;
		_root.projTotal = projNode.length;
        trace("MY XML: projNode " + projNode);
        trace("MY XML: projTotal " + projTotal);
        for (i = 0; i < projTotal; i++) {
            //create a new object for each project
            trace("Object Names: " + " imageObject" + i);
            imageObject = _level0["imageObject" + i] = new Object();
            //add all data into an object
            imageObject.id = projNode[i].attributes.id;
            trace("ID: " + imageObject.id);
            imageObject.date = projNode[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
            trace("Date: " + imageObject.date);
            imageObject.name = projNode[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
            trace("Name: " + imageObject.name);
			imageObject.introtext = projNode[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
            trace("introtext: " + imageObject.introtext);
            imageObject.comment = projNode[i].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
            trace("Comment: " + imageObject.comment);
			imageObject.start = projNode[i].childNodes[4].firstChild.nodeValue;
			trace("start: " + imageObject.start);
			imageObject.end = projNode[i].childNodes[5].firstChild.nodeValue;
			trace("end: " + imageObject.end);
            imageObject.thumb = projNode[i].childNodes[6].firstChild.nodeValue;
            trace("Thumb: " + imageObject.thumb);
            
        } 
    } 
}; 

images_xml.load("project-c.xml");

Now the xml is working fine but I am trying to add a code that will search through and show the next scheduled event from inside a movieclip. I think the code should be something like this

for (i = 0; i < _root.projTotal; i++) {
	tester="_root.imageObject"+i
	trace(tester+" tester")
	trace(tester.date+" tester.date")
	trace(_root.imageObject0.date+" date")
if(_root.newday==tester.date){
	trace("worked")
}
}

and that will trace

_root.imageObject0 tester
tester.date
6.18.2009 date
_root.imageObject1 tester
tester.date
6.18.2009 date
_root.imageObject2 tester
tester.date
6.18.2009 date

So as you can see the variable tester.date doesnt work but when you type out the imageObject0.date it works. Can someone please explain how I can search through the xml date info and determine if it is the same day.

Thanks I appreciate the help,
Randy

[a_modified_dog]

to help us to test your code, please post your xml file (or a usable snippet of it )

[a_modified_dog]

PS .. i notice you are passing a string variable - tester="_root.imageObject"+i

try passing the string as an object - tester=_root["imageObject"+i];

[Rabel]

tester=_root["imageObject"+i]; worked
thanks for your help dog. I really appreciate it.