Hi
I hope to get some tips from you before I start coding my Flash application.
It is a map with city locations where my clients stores exists.

Te data is a XML file that is generated from an existing data base table.
and will look something like this

<stores>

<store>
<name>Store 1</name>
<adress>Adress ...</adress>
<city>New York</city>
</store>

<store>
<name>Store 2</name>
<adress>Adress ...</adress>
<city>New York</city>
<xcordinate>580</xcordinate>
<ycordinate>40</ycordinate>
</store>

<store>
<name>Store 3</name>
<adress>Adress ...</adress>
<city>San Francisco</city>
<xcordinate>25</xcordinate>
<ycordinate>49</ycordinate>
</store>
<store>
<name>Store 2</name>
<adress>Adress ...</adress>
<city>San Francisco</city>
<xcordinate>25</xcordinate>
<ycordinate>49</ycordinate>
</store>
</stores>

As you see there can be 2+ stores in one city( eg. here San Francisco)

On this map I first need to put a pin where the stores are located,
I would like to attach a pin movieclip, and place the x and y based on the x and ycordinate

But I don' t need to do that twice,
so how would I load the XML file and kind of sort out eg. San Francisco only once for this operation?

anyone who can give som clues/help

thanks in advance
T