Well, something pops out at me immediately as I look at your XML - it is not well formed. You cannot have stray < or > symbols inside your XML tags - these have to be encoded (See http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5032714.html). In your case you have:
<menuitem id="menuDrill" label="Drill =>" > This should be: <menuitem id="menuDrill" label="Drill =>" > --- In [email protected], "bc24fl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Fair enough. Here is the code: > > The menu is created using: > ============ > > public var myMenu:Menu; > //myMenu is globally created > > > var pt:Point = new Point(event.localX, event.localY); > > myMenu = Menu.createMenu(null, myMenuData, false); > > pt = event.target.localToGlobal(pt); > > myMenu.labelField="@label"; > > myMenu.show(pt.x, pt.y); > > ============= > > After this I add a few event handlers specific to the menu > > > Then I add a switch statement to test what item was clicked. When the > item "Lock / Unlock" is selected I ouput an Alert to make sure It is > working correctly. Directly after the Alert I run the following: > > =================== > myMenuData.menuitem.(@id=="menuDown")[EMAIL PROTECTED] = "false"; > > // I ALSO TRIED > > myMenu.dataDescriptor.setEnabled(myMenuData.menuDrill.menuDown[0],false); > > =================== > > > The data is statically defined in mxml like so: > ========================= > <!-- Define the menu data. --> > <mx:XML format="e4x" id="myMenuData"> > <root> > <menuitem id="menuDrill" label="Drill =>" > > <menuitem id="menuDown" label="Down" toggled="false" > enabled="true"/> > <menuitem id="menuUp" label="Up" toggled="false" > enabled="true"/> > </menuitem> > <menuitem type="separator"/> > <menuitem label="Lock / Unlock" type="check" toggled="false"/> > <menuitem type="separator"/> > <menuitem label="Reset Graph" toggled="false"/> > </root> > </mx:XML> > ======================= > > I hope this is enough info. > > If someone has another example using a different data source please > post. I don't have to use an XML formatted data. > > Thanks for the help. > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > --- In [email protected], "Michael Schmalle" > <teoti.graphix@> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Without looking at your exact dataProvider with a simple Application, I > > can't help much. > > > > I got this to work yesterday using @enabled = false on the node. > > > > But the ex4 implementation various on 'WHERE' you are trying to set the > > enabled of the node. > > > > Can you post a simple mxml Application? > > > > Mike > > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Andrew Price < > > andrew.price@> wrote: > > > > > I am new to flex myself but is it not just. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > menuDown.enabled="true" > > > > > > > > > > > > or > > > > > > > > > > > > menuDown.enabled="fasle" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > > > Behalf Of *bc24fl > > > *Sent:* 03 June 2008 14:56 > > > *To:* [email protected] > > > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Re: Enable / Disable Flex Menu Items > > > Programmatically using AS 3.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm really struggling for help. We have done everything to try and > > > get a solution to this problem including: > > > > > > 1. Posting on public forums / mailing lists > > > 2. Purchased books on AS3 and Flex > > > 3. Signed up for a year subscription to Lynda.com > > > 4. Purchased support from experts-exchange.com > > > 5. Purchased support directly from Adobe where supposedly it's 3 day > > > response (no resolution) and we have received no response for a week > > > (business days). > > > > > > What in the world am I doing wrong? This question doesn't appear to > > > be rocket science as I've done this (enable/disable menu items) in > > > many other programming languages. > > > > > > As you can see I have exhausted every (that I know of) resource. What > > > else am I to do? My employer is upset and now considering dropping > > > the language altogether and I don't want that. > > > > > > Any advice would BE MUCH APPRECIATED. > > > > > > End rant. > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > "bc24fl" > > > <bc24fl@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have the following XML data defined in my app: > > > > > > > > ========= > > > > <!-- Define the menu data. --> > > > > <mx:XML format="e4x" id="myMenuData"> > > > > <root> > > > > <menuitem id="menuDrill" label="Drill =>" > > > > > <menuitem id="menuDown" label="Down" toggled="false" > > > > enabled="true"/> > > > > <menuitem id="menuUp" label="Up" toggled="false" > > > > enabled="true"/> > > > > </menuitem> > > > > <menuitem type="separator"/> > > > > <menuitem label="Lock / Unlock" type="check" > > > toggled="false"/> > > > > <menuitem type="separator"/> > > > > <menuitem label="Reset Graph" toggled="false"/> > > > > </root> > > > > </mx:XML> > > > > =========== > > > > > > > > I can statically disable one of the items by setting > enabled="false", > > > > however I need to disable the item by using Action Script 3.0. > > > > > > > > I've tried using dataDescriptor like so but it does not work: > > > > > > > > =========== > > > > > myMenu.dataDescriptor.setEnabled(myMenuData.menuDrill.menuDown,false); > > > > =========== > > > > > > > > I've posted this on a few forums and haven't received a solution. I > > > > hope I can find one here. > > > > > > > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Teoti Graphix, LLC > > http://www.teotigraphix.com > > > > Teoti Graphix Blog > > http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com > > > > You can find more by solving the problem then by 'asking the question'. > > >
