RE: [flexcoders] Multiple XML loads?

[Tracy Spratt]

I am not sure I understand “because you don't know which feed to pull at runtime”.   Using AS code you can change the URL of the HTTPService call and invoke send() at will.   If you need to keep track of which result goes with which send, you can use the ACT pattern, that allows you to set and retrieve data in an AsyncToken.   Tracy   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jamie O Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 9:25 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Multiple XML loads?   Hi all, I'm about a week into learning Flex, liking a lot of what I'm seeing for how things have been built. Reminds me of "waaaay back" when Visual Basic was one of the larger tools on the market for front-end based applications in that all the components and presentation manipulation are right there. I have one conceptual/programming question right now I'm struggling with. Say in the blogreader sample app tutorial, you wanted to have several buttons to read several different RSS or XML feeds. My attempts using HTTPService have failed because you don't know which feed to pull at runtime or been able to use a variable in the HTTPService url. Other attempts have been equally unsuccessful. Put the code from that tutorial in below for reference. Any help thanks! <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" creationComplete="feedRequest.send()"> <mx:HTTPService id="feedRequest" url="" goes here" useProxy="false"/> <mx:Panel x="10" y="10" width="475" height="400" layout="absolute" title="{feedRequest.lastResult.rss.channel.title}"> <mx:DataGrid x="20" y="20" id="dgPosts" width="400" dataProvider="{feedRequest.lastResult.rss.channel.item}"> <mx:columns> <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Posts" dataField="title"/> <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Date" dataField="pubDate" width="150"/> </mx:columns> </mx:DataGrid> <mx:TextArea x="20" y="175" width="400" height="100" htmlText="{dgPosts.selectedItem.description}" /> <mx:LinkButton x="20" y="283" label="Read Full Post" click="navigateToURL(new URLRequest(dgPosts.selectedItem.link));" /> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application> __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Software development tool Software development Software development services Home design software Software development company Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___