I think the - <dls-configuration> is the issue. There is a solution for this but i cannot remember where i read about it. Do some google-ing...
C ________________________________ From: "Pruitt, Byron S" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, November 17, 2009 8:29:22 PM Subject: [flexcoders] quick XML question I have a variable named report set to an xml document. var report : XML = <dls-configuration><system></system>………</dls-configuration> var n1 : XML = report.system as XML; var n2 : XML = report.children( )[0]; n1 = null n2 = the system node I have accessed nodes many times like I do for n1 and not a problem with it evaluating to null. I can’t figure out what I am doing differently with the above. Any help showing me the obvious is appreciated. -Steve

