What method should I use to accomplish this...

[mrand01]

I have an XML document that defines slides in a slide show. I want to build a Flash application that loads this document and creates "objects" for each slide. These objects can be items in a datagrid or movieclips that get created...it doesn't matter. All that has to happen is these get loaded, and the user has a way of rearranging them. The point of this is to allow the user to rearrange a slide show so the slides are in different places. I know Flash can't write back to the XML document, so I need to use a server technology to accomplish that, but how can I make the rest work?

[red penguin]

Sounds like something we recently did.

Create your XML on the fly and then send it to PERL to create the XML doc ??

[mrand01]

yeah i got that figured out...how can I make the user interface...I need something simple that any user can use. Im a developer, not a designer!!! lol

[red penguin]

Originally posted by mrand01
Im a developer, not a designer!!! lol Me too. Develop a Component that allows for drag and drop re-arrangement. Oh wait. It's been done...

Start with this:
DeluxTree (http://learningworlds.com/kc/kc_frame_tree.htm)

XML goodie goodness.