ActionScript 2.0 :: Counting Xml File Elements?
Sep 28, 2004
I'm trying to generate a random background and css file using an xml document. My xml structure is as such:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<backgrounds>
<pic>
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The problem is, I don't want to use an array like I have it right now, because then updating it is a pain. What I want to do is retrieve the xml file, count the *pic* element and take that number and put it into a variable to multiply it by *random*. I then want to display the background file in an empty mc, as well as retrieve the *name* and *location* elements and display them in a text box. D**n this sounds complicated now.
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