>>. I've never used the CDATA tags or seen the need >>for them in xml files?
I don't know what parser you use, but with XPath, I have experienced many problems with HTML inside an XML file when I don't use CDATA. I use CDATA tags and a different XPath method to access it and it works fine. Thanks, Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Berkey >>Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 1:34 PM >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Question for XML Style Junkies >> >>I don't know a ton about xml, but I use <p> and <p class="headline"> and <br >>/> and <hr /> and <a href="http://somewhere.com";>Somewhere.com >>website</a> >>tags directly in the xml file amongst text without problems. a separate css >>file defines the elements. I've never used the CDATA tags or seen the need >>for them in xml files? >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Merrill, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> >>Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 12:08 PM >>Subject: [Flashcoders] Question for XML Style Junkies >> >> >>My XML file takes the following form: >> >><?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> >><home> >> <banner imageUrl="media/banner.jpg" x="0" y="0"/> >> <bar title="Home" x="10" y="0" width="750" height="30"/> >> <panels> >> <panel title="Message" x="10" y="10" height="150" width="250"> >> <button title="Read Article" action="switchTab"/> >> <content title="<![CDATA[Some<br>HTML Text in <br>here]]>"> >><![CDATA[Lorem Ipsum Paragraph Text Here]]> >> </content> >> </panel> >> <panel title="HR Toolbox" x="220" y="10" height="150" width="150"> >> <button title="Send e-mail" action="sendEmail" >>param1="message"/> >> <content title="<![CDATA[Some<br>HTML Text in <br>here]]>"> >><![CDATA[Lorem Ipsum Paragraph Text Here]]> >> </content> >> </panel> >> <panel> >> ...etc. ...etc. >> </panels> >></home> >> >>However, after I load it into Flash, it gets truncated to: >> >><?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> >><home> >> <banner imageUrl="media/banner.jpg" x="0" y="0" /> >> <bar title="Home" x="10" y="0" width="750" height="30"/> >> <panels> >> <panel title="Message" x="10" y="10" height="150" width="250"> >> <button title="Read Article" action="switchTab"/> >> </panel> >> </panels> >></home> >> >>I am assuming the way I am using CDATA tags are throwing it off somehow. >>For example, I have a CDATA tag inside an attribute value under the >>Home/Panel/Panel[0]/Title attribute value and this is where it seems to >>break. Is this bad form and/or causing Flash to choke? If not, what >>could be causing this? If this is bad XML form, how would you >>reorganize it to work in Flash? >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------- >>FYI - FWIW: >>I am loading the XML in a standard way: >> >>var xmlObject = new XML(); >>xmlObject.ignoreWhite = true; >>xmlObject.onLoad = Delegate.create(this, loadSuccess); >>xmlObject.load("home.xml") >> >>and the delegate function just moves the playhead once the file is >>loaded - when I get to the frame after it's loaded, I do a trace on the >>XML and see the truncation as described. >>------------------------------------------------------------------ >>Ideas? >> >>Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com >> >> >> >> >> >>NOTICE: >>This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged >>or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify >>the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of this e-mail >>by you is prohibited. >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
