Reading and displaying RSS feeds in Flash MX 2004-03-11 - By Merrill, Jason
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(Darron - your code you posted doesn't seem to work, fyi - but you make some
correct points about his code changes.)
Bryan, you changed my code on me man! :) Use this:
#include "XMLtoObject.as"
myXML = new XML ()
myXML.ignoreWhite = 1
myXML.load ('index.xml');
myXML.onLoad = function (success){
if (success) {
o = this.toObject ();
trace(o.rss.channel.item[5].title)
trace(o.rss.attributes.version)
}
}
So in others words, to get:
"Alien faces and writing found on Mars?"
You would do this:
o.rss.channel.item[6].title;
To get an attribute, like version in your XML file, you would do this:
o.rss.attributes.version
Let me know if you get this working. If you can't I can e-mail a MX 2004
sample file that works with your XML.
Jason Merrill
ICF Consulting Government e-Learning Solutions
icfconsulting.com
:::>-- --Original Message-- --
:::>From: BRYAN MASON [mailto:BMASON@(protected)]
:::>Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:47 PM
:::>To: 'flashnewbie@(protected)'
:::>Subject: RE: [Flashnewbie] Reading and displaying RSS feeds
:::>in Flash MX
:::>
:::>
:::>Jason,
:::>
:::>Here is the link to the XML feed that I am trying to work with:
:::>
:::>http://z.about.com/6/g/paranormal/b/index.xml
:::>
:::>Bryan
:::>
:::>-- --Original Message-- --
:::>From: Merrill, Jason [mailto:JMerrill@(protected)]
:::>Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:03 PM
:::>To: flashnewbie@(protected)
:::>Subject: RE: [Flashnewbie] Reading and displaying RSS feeds
:::>in Flash MX
:::>
:::>
:::>:::>The output window says "undefined". What am I doing wrong?
:::>
:::>Well, "trace(o.Section[1].Content[1])" - that was only an
:::>example. I would
:::>need to know what your XML file looks like to tell you how
:::>you should access
:::>the data. Can you post a sample?
:::>
:::>
:::>
:::> Jason Merrill
:::> ICF Consulting Government e-Learning Solutions
:::> icfconsulting.com
:::>
:::>
:::>
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:::>
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:::>:::>-- --Original Message-- --
:::>:::>From: BRYAN MASON [mailto:BMASON@(protected)]
:::>:::>Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:31 AM
:::>:::>To: 'flashnewbie@(protected)'
:::>:::>Subject: RE: [Flashnewbie] Reading and displaying RSS feeds
:::>:::>in Flash MX
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:::>:::>
:::>:::>Jason,
:::>:::>
:::>:::>OK. I need a little help. In my FLA, I have placed the
:::>:::>following code on
:::>:::>frame 1:
:::>:::>
:::>:::>#include "XMLtoObject.as"
:::>:::>myXML = new XML ()
:::>:::>myXML.ignoreWhite = 1
:::>:::>myXML.load ('index.xml')
:::>:::>myXML.onLoad = function (success){
:::>:::> if (success) {
:::>:::> var o = this.toObject ();
:::>:::> }
:::>:::>}
:::>:::>trace(o.Section[1].Content[1])
:::>:::>
:::>:::>The .as file is in the same dir as the FLA. I saved the XML
:::>:::>that I got from
:::>:::>the web to a file in the same dir as the FLA for testing
:::>:::>purposes. Also, I
:::>:::>added a "var" right in front of the "o =". Is that correct?
:::>:::>
:::>:::>The output window says "undefined". What am I doing wrong?
:::>:::>
:::>:::>TIA
:::>:::>
:::>:::>Bryan
:::>:::>
:::>:::>-- --Original Message-- --
:::>:::>From: Merrill, Jason [mailto:JMerrill@(protected)]
:::>:::>Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:35 PM
:::>:::>To: flashnewbie@(protected)
:::>:::>Subject: RE: [Flashnewbie] Reading and displaying RSS feeds
:::>:::>in Flash MX
:::>:::>
:::>:::>
:::>:::>If you need help getting the XMLtoObject.as class up and
:::>:::>running with your
:::>:::>XML file, gimme a holler.
:::>:::>
:::>:::> Jason Merrill
:::>:::> ICF Consulting Government e-Learning Solutions
:::>:::> icfconsulting.com
:::>:::>
:::>:::>
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:::>:::>
:::>:::>
:::>:::>
:::>:::>
:::>:::>
:::>:::>:::>-- --Original Message-- --
:::>:::>:::>From: BRYAN MASON [mailto:BMASON@(protected)]
:::>:::>:::>Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:16 PM
:::>:::>:::>To: 'flashnewbie@(protected)'
:::>:::>:::>Subject: RE: [Flashnewbie] Reading and displaying RSS feeds
:::>:::>:::>in Flash MX
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:::>:::>:::>
:::>:::>:::>I will definitely check it out. I agree that once the class
:::>:::>:::>is implemented,
:::>:::>:::>it is much more flexible and straightforward. Jessie was
:::>:::>:::>doing it the other
:::>:::>:::>way so that I could see the nuts and bolts of it all.
:::>:::>:::>
:::>:::>:::>Bryan
:::>:::>:::>
:::>:::>:::>-- --Original Message-- --
:::>:::>:::>From: Merrill, Jason [mailto:JMerrill@(protected)]
:::>:::>:::>Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:11 PM
:::>:::>:::>To: flashnewbie@(protected)
:::>:::>:::>Subject: RE: [Flashnewbie] Reading and displaying RSS feeds
:::>:::>:::>in Flash MX
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:::>:::>:::>
:::>:::>:::>This is the reason I use classes like the link I posted
:::>:::>earlier. It
:::>:::>:::>automatically creates arrays and objects for each node
:::>:::>:::>item, so your XML
:::>:::>:::>file can be structured however you want, and its easy to
:::>:::>:::>access text values
:::>:::>:::>and attributes. If there is only one node at a particular
:::>:::>:::>level, it remains
:::>:::>:::>a string. If there is more than one, it creates an array
:::>:::>:::>for each node and
:::>:::>:::>so on down the file. Really, if you have time, give it a
:::>:::>:::>shot. It makes it
:::>:::>:::>so easy to traverse the XML file, I don't bother
:::>:::>hardcoding XML node
:::>:::>:::>references anymore. Just my thoughts, as its saved me a
:::>:::>:::>lot of headaches.
:::>:::>:::>
:::>:::>:::>
:::>:::>:::> Jason Merrill
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:::>:::>:::>
:::>:::>:::>
:::>:::>:::> The
:::>:::>:::>:::>real thing that I
:::>:::>:::>:::>want to get from this are the individual item
:::>nodes. If I
:::>:::>:::>:::>understand your
:::>:::>:::>:::>code correctly, it assumes that there is only
:::>one item node
:::>:::>:::>:::>with a title,
:::>:::>:::>:::>link and description. I think that I misled you when I
:::>:::>:::>:::>posted the XML
:::>:::>:::>:::>structure earlier. If that is the case, I apologize.
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