You can use mx:XML source="myFile.xml" . for compile time embedding or you can use HTTPService for run-time retrieval.
Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gautam P Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: How to use XML file as dataProvider for <s:List> if you need to load an external xml file from the file system rather than from the server, compile your flex project using the option -use-network=false. however, compiling in this fashion will not allow the swf to make calls to the server. On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 1:57 AM, mattcalthrop<mcalth...@gmail. <mailto:[email protected]> com> wrote: > Thanks Gautam. > > I think we're almost there... except: I want the XML to reside in an external file, not as a string in the AS3 code. > > Is that easy to do? > > cheers, > > Matt > > --- In flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:[email protected]> ups.com, Gautam P <p.gau...@...> wrote: >> >> var imageXML:XML = new XML('<imageList><image location="path/to/image1.jpg"/>'+ >> >> '<image location="path/to/image2.jpg"/></imageList>'); >> var s:List = new List(); >> s.dataProvider = imageXML.image; // this give a XMLList (e4x expression) >> s.labelfield = "@location"; // to display location in the list. to >> access attribute prefix "@" symbol >> >> Regards, >> Gautam. >> >> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 5:09 PM, mattcalthrop<mcalth...@...> wrote: >> > Hi all. >> > >> > I am using FB4, and want to specify an XML file to be used as the dataProvider for an <s:List> object. >> > >> > However, I just can't seem to work out how to do it. >> > >> > Have read manuals, done google searches, checked forums - all to no avail. >> > >> > Can anyone help me please? >> > >> > Format of XML file is thus: >> > >> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> >> > <imageList> >> > <image location="path/to/image1.jpg" /> >> > <image location="path/to/image2.jpg" /> >> > <!-- ... --> >> > </imageList> >> > >> > many thanks in advance! >> > >> > Matt >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > -- >> > Flexcoders Mailing List >> > FAQ: http://groups. <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt> yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt >> > Alternative FAQ location: https://share. <https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e6 2079f6847> acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 >> > Search Archives: http://www.mail- <http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups. <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt> yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Alternative FAQ location: https://share. <https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e6 2079f6847> acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 > Search Archives: http://www.mail- <http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links > > > (Yahoo! ID required) > > mailto:flexcoders-fullfeat <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > >
