AS2 / XML

[BrianStapleton]

I posted this earlier in Data Integration but that forum seems to be a bit quiet so I thought I'd try my luck in here.

I've an XML file with data for job recruitment (position, location, salary, etc.). In my flash movie I have a scrollpane in the first frame of the root timeline which imports the position and location of all available jobs from the XML.

What I need to do now is allow the user to click on one of these jobs and take them to the second frame on the root timeline which also has a scrollpane that will load in further details for the appropriate job from the XML.

I'm sure this is pretty simple stuff but my actionscript knowledge is poor and I can't find anything in any of the tutorials I've been reading. Any suggestions or links to tutorials would be greatly appreciated.

[kglad]

show your current code that parses the xml and populates the scrollpane.  actually, you probably should be using a list component.

[BrianStapleton]

Thanks for the reply, kglad. Here's the code I'm using:

vacanciesXML = new XML();

vacanciesXML.ignoreWhite = true;

vacanciesXML.onLoad = function(success){
    if(success) {
        var depth = 0;
        var nextY = 25;
        count = 0;
        var root = this.firstChild; // The root node
        for(var i = root.firstChild; i != null; i = i.nextSibling) {
            jobMC = attachMovie ("jobclip", "job" + count, depth ++, {_y : (nextY) , _x : (1)} );
            nextY += jobMC._height - 1;
            jobMC.jobPosition.text = i.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
            jobMC.jobLocation.text = i.childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
            count ++;
            jobMC.btn.btntxt = "Read More";
            jobMC.onRollOver  =  function(){
                this.btn.gotoAndPlay("RollOver");}
            jobMC.onRollOut  =  function(){
                this.btn.gotoAndPlay("RollOut");}
        _parent.invalidate();
    setup();
    } else {
        trace ('Error reading XML');
    }
}
           
vacanciesXML.load("http://www.supermacs.ie/recruitment.asp");

Here's what the file looks like. Could I achieve a similar design with a list component?

[kglad]

where is the scrollpane and what's its name?

[BrianStapleton]

The scrollpane is in _parent

It's called myScrollPane1 but it's not referenced in the code because this code is in a movie clip which has been loaded into the scrollpane

[kglad · Accepted solution]

that's not the intended use of the scrollpane but if your rollovers work you should be able to use an onRelease:

jobMC.data=store the data needed to be used in the next frame

jobMC.onRollOut=function(){

moreGlobalData=this.data

whatevertimeline.nextFrame();

}

and in the next frame use moreGlobalData to populate your scrollpane.

[BrianStapleton]

Thanks kglad. In the next frame, I now have the following code:

detailText.text = moreGlobalData;

Is that correct? Please excuse my noob-ness but I'm getting "undefined" in the text box when I export the swf!

[BrianStapleton]

Actually, it's ok - I got it!

I just needed to put "_root." before "moreGlobalData"

Thanks so much kglad!

[kglad]

you're welcome.