Result is already at the root of the xml.
In your handler, use toXMLString() to verify your format. Try: mainAppMenuBar.dataProvider = resultXML.menuitem; Tracy ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David C. Moody Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Menu System Here's the XML the script returns: <menuitems> <menuitem label="Retail" data="top"> <menuitem label="Current Year Reservation" data=""/> <menuitem label="Next Year Reservations" data=""/> </menuitem> <menuitem label="Charter" data="top"> <menuitem label="Charter Contact Information" data=""/> </menuitem> <menuitem label="Utilities" data="top"> <menuitem label="Time Management" data="load: empTime"/> </menuitem> </menuitems> This is what I have in my function to assign the dataprovider: var resultXML:XML = new XML(evt.result); Alert.show(resultXML.toString()); mainAppMenuBar.dataProvider = resultXML.menuitems.menuitem; But all I get with this is a blank menubar, I've also tried: resultXML.menuitems And that still gave me just a blank menubar. Thanks for the help! -David --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "David C. Moody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK guys, > > in my example I'm returning XML to set as the dataProvider for my > menuBar > > Example of what's being returned: > <root><menuitem label="Retail" data="top"><menuitem label="Current > Year Reservation" data="" /><menuitem label="Next Year Reservations" > data="" /></menuitem></root> > > But when I set this string as the dataprovider, the button on the > menubar is what you see above, then it actually has the menu items > when you click on the button. > > Not exactly what I wanted, so I figured, OK lets take off the <root> > tags. When I do this I get this error: > > TypeError: Error #1088: The markup in the document following the root > element must be well-formed. > > > So I could possibly be headed on a track that will work, but need a > little help. > > Or a completely different idea. > > Thanks, > -David > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "David C. Moody" <davidm@> > wrote: > > > > Hi guys, > > > > I'm developing a pretty large multi-user application. I need a > good > > menu system for and was looking for some help, maybe someone has > come > > up with something they'd like to share or at least has some ideas. > > > > The general menu will be the same for everyone. But some users > will > > have access to certain features while others will not. > > > > I'm thinking of using a menuBar. But this isn't necessary, I'm > just > > trying to come up with the best way to accomplish this. > > > > What i was thinking now is have 2 databases: > > > > Menu & UserMenu > > > > Menu would hold all menu options, and then UserMenu would hold > access > > rights to each menu? > > > > But the only way I can think of doing this is: > > Loop through menu and then for each menu item, check Usermenu for > > access rights. > > > > Can anyone else think of a better way to do this? Or maybe have a > > menu they'd like to share? > > > > Thanks, > > -David > > >
