Genius - it works - thanks Tim!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Here's a way that you can embed an external xml file into your app:
>
> [Embed('/data/myStubData.xml')]
> private var myStubDataXML : Class;
>
> private function onInitialize() : void {
> var myXML : XML = new XML( myStubDataXML.data );
> }
>
> -TH
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "edlueze" <edlueze@> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah - that's what I'm currently doing. But that's a runtime solution
> > - I was hoping for a compile-time solution.
> >
> > Thanks anyway!!
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Randy Martin" randy@ wrote:
> > >
> > > I'd just read the XML file in using HttpService.
> > >
> > > ~randy
> > >
> > >
> > > _____
> > >
> > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On
> > > Behalf Of edlueze
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:22 PM
> > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Bake XML File into ActionScript
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Randy - thanks for the feedback!
> > >
> > > I was hoping to find a way to preserve the XML file without
> > > contaminating it with the "private var novel:XML = " bit. That way I
> > > can create the XML file using my favorite XML generator (and use a
> > > validating XSD schema to make sure everything is correct). When the
> > > XML file looks good I can simply drop it into my Flex project -
> > > overriding the previous XML file - and everything should just
> compile.
> > >
> > > That approach would work if I was working in MXML using the <mx:XML
> > > id="MyBooks" source="books.-xml"/> tag. I was hoping there was an
> > > equivalent way to do it when working purely with ActionScript .as
> files.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > --- In HYPERLINK
> > > "mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com"flexcoders@, "Randy
> > > Martin" <randy@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > You can include an ActionScript file in it's own script block.
> Then
> > > in the
> > > > .as file, you could just have the XML defined and nothing else.
> > > >
> > > > // put this in books.as -- or whatever filename you choose
> > > > private var novel:XML = <BOOK><TITLE>-My Book</TITLE>-</BOOK>;
> > > >
> > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf--8"?>
> > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="HYPERLINK
> > > "http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"http://www.adobe.-com/2006/-mxml";
> > > layout="absolute"->
> > > > <mx:Script source="books.-as"/>
> > > >
> > > > ... rest of your code
> > > >
> > > > </mx:Application>
> > > >
> > > > HTH,
> > > > ~randy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > _____
> > > >
> > > > From: HYPERLINK
> > > "mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com"flexcoders@
> > > [mailto:HYPERLINK
> > > "mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com"[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > > > Behalf Of edlueze
> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 11:02 AM
> > > > To: HYPERLINK
> > > "mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com"flexcoders@
> > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Bake XML File into ActionScript
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What's the best way to compile an XML file directly into
> ActionScript?
> > > >
> > > > You can assign an XML literal to a variable as such:
> > > >
> > > > var novel:XML = <BOOK><TITLE>--My Book</TITLE>--</BOOK>
> > > >
> > > > But it would be much better to have the XML in an externally
> managed
> > > > file. I'd much prefer to do something like:
> > > >
> > > > var novel:XML = {include "Books.xml";--};
> > > >
> > > > But this doesn't seem to be allowed.
> > > >
> > > > I could load the XML file at runtime but then I'd have to deal
> with
> > > > the asynchronous nature of the loading and I'd have to handle any
> > > > runtime errors if there was a problem - yuck!
> > > >
> > > > If I was working in MXML I'd be able to do something very elegant
> such
> > > > as using the compile-time tag <mx:XML id="MyBooks"
> > source="books.--xml"/>
> > > >
> > > > So how do I include XML into ActionScript in a way that is as
> elegant
> > > > as it is for MXML?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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