xml gallery question

[tenderfoot]

Hiya Guys,

I have a script that that loads an XML file (filled with image paths and urls) and navigates the xml object until it reaches all the nodes I wish to grab. Then, it saves the image paths to an array and the same for the urls.

What I need to do is for every imagepath/url combination, I wish to create a button. When you click this button it triggers the URL in a new window, but also displays the image relating to the image path on the flash stage.

I know how to create buttons, and instances of buttons. I am not sure how to pass the values to the button and create a button for every imagepath/url pair and display the image/trigger the URL.

Could someone help?

P.S. The last couple of actionscript lines are probably redundant. I was just experimenting alittle but I fear I have hit a brick wall with this.

XML file

<root>
 <image>
   <path>image1.gif</path> 
   <url>http://www.google.co.uk/</url> 
 </image>
 <image>
   <path>image2.gif</path> 
   <url>http://www.yahoo.co.uk/</url> 
 </image>
   <image>
   <path>image3.gif</path> 
 <url>http://www.hotmail.co.uk/</url> 
 </image>
</root>

Actionscript code:

//Create new instance of XML for Flash to parse
var my_xml = new XML();
//Remove shitespace from xml file
my_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
//Load XML
my_xml.onLoad = function(success){
//If xml loaded
if (success){
	CreateMenu(this);
	}
}

//This function navigates the xml actionscript object
function CreateMenu(menu_xml){
		//Target the nodes you need and save them to the variable items
		var items = menu_xml.firstChild.childNodes;
		//Loop through each node
		for (var i=0; i<items.length; i++) {
		//Target the values of each node and resave to a new variable
		var imagepath = items[i].firstChild;
		var imagepath_nodeValue = imagepath.firstChild;
		var url = items[i].childNodes[1];
		var url_nodeValue = url.firstChild;
		trace(imagepath_nodeValue);
		trace(url_nodeValue);

[tenderfoot]

Aah, I was wrong! I need to do is for every imagepath/url combination, create a a new button. When you click this button it loads the image in an empty movie clip on the stage from the images folder. When the image loads the image needs to be clickable and go the the URL grabbed from the XML file.

I am guessing I need to loop through an array like this

for i=0 1<array.length i++{
Create button(i);
Button(i) = url;
Button(i) = imagepath

Button(i).onRelease = function() {
assign imagepath to button
attach button to stage.

}
}

Don't know if this is the right logic? Any ideas of the syntax?

Also once the image is loaded, how can I make it clickable to trigger the url?

I know I am asking alot, but all help is greatly appreciated!

[comicprophet]

Did you ever get the answer, I have exactly the same issue and would really appreciate the help. Thanks Eric