[flexcoders] Change from directly loading a XML file to using RemoteObject

I was loading XML directly from a file using source="data.xml"/> but I needed to change this to access a CFC.  So I have created a RemoteObject but the data is available in a different format.  Does anyone know a quick way that I can change the result so I can access it as if I had loaded the X

[flexcoders] Extending visual custom components

I would like to create a custom component that displays visual controls such as labels etc then extend that to display other controls beneath the previous ones.  Does any one know how I can do this or should I just have many small components and reuse them in other components?  For example.. I