Target Path and Parsing XML

[williams.e.matt]

Hi All...

Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this. (I'm using Flash CS3 with AS 2.0)

I'm having a problem referencing some variables once I create MovieClips out of some of my elements. Here is what I'm doing:

The user inputs a ZIP code (among other things) which then passes the zip code parameter in the URL to generate some XML. Flash then displays some of the XML in some dynamic text boxes.

It works just fine on a very basic stage (no symbols, movieclips, etc created), but when I start to create movieclips out of some elements it's stops working... Which tells me that I'm not targeting some of the elements correctly, but I can't seem to get it right

I attached a zip with two flash files: 1 flash file "XML_loading_passvars.fla" which was working for me. The other file "XML_loading_passvars_combinedtoMC.fla" I started creating movieclips and it no longer worked!


movie clip A:
user enters a zip code

movie clip B:
user enters another parameter

In movie clip C, I display some of the returned XML.

In movie clip B, I have the following actionscript:

stop();
this.btn_send.onRelease = function() {

	_root.nextFrame();
	//create the XML object
	var myXML:XML = new XML();

	//ignore the white space
	myXML.ignoreWhite = true;

	//define content type
	myXML.contentType = "text/xml";

	//create the event for when it loads content
	myXML.onLoad = function(success) {



		if (success) {
			//displays the number of results returned
			results_txt.text = this.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue;

			//displays the number of results returned
			name_txt.text = this.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue;

			//traces whether or not the XML loaded successfully
			trace("yay, this loaded indeed");

			//this will trace the first node
			trace(this.childNodes);

		} else {
			trace("there was a major error");
		}
	};



	//now load the content
	myXML.load("http://xmlurl.com/?"+"search_permitted_zipcode="+this.Symbol3.input_zipcode.zipcode+"&photo="+photo,"_blank","GET");

	// when the load() method is called, the property is set to fales; when the content has loaded, it is changed to true
	myXML.loaded;

	// this will state whether or not the loaded CML content has child nodes
	myXML.hasChildNodes();

	//displays a number representing the error that occured, if any
	myXML.status;

};

[dawsonk]

Try this...

change variable for input_zipcode from 'zipcode' to '_root.zipcode'

and change in the load statement

myXML.load("http://xmlurl.com/?"+"search_permitted_zipcode="+_root.zipcode+"&photo="+photo,"_blank","GET");

[williams.e.matt]

Weird, but that's not working either. Still tells me that zipcode is undefined.

[williams.e.matt]

I'm sorry, that did work! Thanks again for the heads up. I knew I should have been targeting the variable like that... I guess sometimes it helps to step away for a day and reach out!

Thanks so much!