Two things: 1. xml namespace: The xml has namespace specified, so yo need to d:
default xml namespace = "http://www.garmin.com/xmlschemas/TrainingCenterDatabase/v1";; 2. I do not understand why the ".." did not work, but this does: var myXML2:XMLList = dataSet.descendants("Trackpoint"); Tracy ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nate Pearson Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Problems walking XML file with E4X It's an air app but that shouldn't matter. If you download the file bellow and put it in data/frankTT.xml you can try it too. I was inspecting my XML through the debugger, but I think you want me to do it this way. Here it is: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " layout="absolute" creationComplete="onInit()"> <mx:XML id="dataSet" source="data/frankTT.xml" format="e4x" /> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ private function onInit():void{ var myXML2:XMLList = dataSet..Trackpoint trace(myXML2.toXMLString()); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:Panel> </mx:Panel> </mx:WindowedApplication> --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just to be sure, you are using toXMLString() to inspect the xml, > correct? > > > > In fact, post the code where you are examining myXMLList. > > > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Nate Pearson > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:19 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Problems walking XML file with E4X > > > > The trace shows all the data. > > The other one doesn't work. I can see in the file that the case is > "Trackpoint". Could it have to do with how it's nested? > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Tracy Spratt" <tspratt@> wrote: > > > > Skip this: > > > > var myXML:XML = dataSet[0]; //dataSet is aleady XML > > > > > > > > Do: > > > > trace(dataSet.toXMLString()); // USE toXMLString() always with xml > > > > > > > > Try: > > > > var myXMLList:XMLList = dataSet..Trackpoint; //NOTE CASE of TrackPoint > > > > > > > > Tracy > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > ] On > > Behalf Of Nate Pearson > > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:07 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Problems walking XML file with E4X > > > > > > > > So I'm new to this whole xml thing (i usually use objects). > > > > I have this xml file: > > > http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/export.mb?episodePkValues=5413584&tra <http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/export.mb?episodePkValues=5413584&tr a> > <http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/export.mb?episodePkValues=5413584&tr <http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/export.mb?episodePkValues=5413584&tr > > a> > > iningCenterExport.courseMode=true > > > <http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/export.mb?episodePkValues=5413584&tr <http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/export.mb?episodePkValues=5413584&tr > > <http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/export.mb?episodePkValues=5413584&tr <http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/export.mb?episodePkValues=5413584&tr > > > > > ainingCenterExport.courseMode=true> > > > > The structure is like this: > > <TrainingCenterDatabase> > > <Courses> > > <CourseFolder> > > <Course> > > <Track> > > <Trackpoint/> > > <Trackpoint/> > > <Trackpoint/> > > > > I want to get to the Trackpoint data. > > > > In my App I have (I renamed the file): > > <mx:XML id="dataSet" source="data/frankTT.xml" format="e4x" /> > > > > Then to put it into an XMLList I go: > > var myXML:XML = dataSet[0] > > var myXMLList:XMLList = myXML..TrackPoint > > > > That doesn't work though, myXMLList is empty! How do I walk this file? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Nate > > >
