XML Output

[MidNite]

On my project I have a list of book types. My boss wants me to draw from an XML file the number of books according to type. For example, at the end of my button link to "Fiction" it should read the number of fiction books from the XML file they will provide.

Fiction (233)

My XML structure is like this:

<BOOKS>
     <FICTION>233</FICTION>
     <NONFICTION>143</NONFICTION>
<BOOKS>

I've searched and searched, I can find out how to PUT the information into the file, but how do I get it to be shown in Flash? That is, I want the "233" to be drawn dynamically from the XML file and listed in type on the screen. Any ideas?

Thanks!

[mtheory]

If the number is being put into the field manually then why not use a simple text file to hold the information.

Create a file books.txt

fiction=233&
&nonfiction=143&

Then create dynamyc fields in your Flash movie with variable assignments of fiction and nonfiction.

Flash action script in first fram of movie would be:

loadVariables ("books.txt","");

I would only use the XML option in a case where the actual titles and information were in the XML file and you got the number by counting the children contained in a particular node(ie: fiction).

You would then be able to retrieve information about each title from the XML file.