How can I make Flash preload a bunch of jpegs?

how you parse you xml file depends on your xml structure. if you're not using the same xml file structure as the code's author, it won't work.

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So I've hijacked some of the code from:
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml_flash_photogallery.htm

I've removed everything to do with the buttons, loaders, etc. from his AS and tried to just leave the code that preloads the images into the users cache. But I won't get it to preload my images in the users cache. Can anyone take a quick look at the AS below and see what I've buggered up?


function loadXML(loaded) {

if (loaded) {

xmlNode = this.firstChild;
image = [];
description = [];
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {

image = xmlNode.childNodes.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
description = xmlNode.childNodes.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;

}
firstImage();

} else {

content = "file not loaded!";

}

}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("images.xml");

check the xml class for help loading and parsing your xml file. but you may not be happy with the results: if a user clicks an image before it's been preloaded, it will take longer for it to load with your images loading in the background than your current setup.

execute your loadMovie() or loadMovieNum() or loadClip() methods in your main timeline's first frame.

and yes, flash can create xml files but you'll need some server-side code to save the file and that's not something i'd recommend to an actionscript novice.