Actionscript 3 :: Call XML Items Through Flash Based On Date?
Mar 28, 2012
I have a Health Tips flash animation that i want to show one tip every day.I created an xml with 365 items one for each day. Now i want to link my flash with xml in order to get the correct tip for the specific day.I created the XML using two methods.. which one do you think is the best?
<data>
<Tip date="28/03/2012" title="Start your day with breakfast." description="Breakfast fills your empty tank to get you going after a long night without food. "/>[code]....
I need to code my flash movie to get it working, but unfortunately don't know how.I started with some basic stuff:
var my_date:Date = new Date();
var months:Array = ["1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12"];
var dateStr = ((months[my_date.month]).toString())+"_"+ my_date.date.toString()+"_"+ my_date.fullYear.toString();[code].....
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