Loading external XML files with Flash CS3

[gwulfwud]

it still gives me the same error.

btw, I tried to start the codes all over, although now im trying to replicate the one you did for the multiaudio player..

here' it is...can you check it? thanks man.

package com.externalFiles
{
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.media.Sound;
    import flash.media.SoundChannel;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;
    import flash.events.TimerEvent;
    import flash.net.URLRequest;
    
    public class gwPlayer extends MovieClip
    {        
        private var xml:loadsXML;
        public var object_array:Array;
        public var link_array:Array;

        public var totalSong:int;
        
        private var _channel:SoundChannel;
        private var _sound:Sound;
        private var _playing:Boolean;

        private var _sposition:int=0;
        private var _songNumber:int=0;
        
        public function gwPlayer()
        {
            initVar();
            initButtons();
            kuhaXML();
        }
    
        public function initVar():void
        {
            object_array=new Array();
            link_array=new Array();
            _playing=false;
        }
        
        private function kuhaXML():void
        {
            xml=new loadsXML(this);
            trace(link_array);
        }

        public function initButtons():void
        {
            playSound.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,chPlayImage);
            pauseSound.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,chPauseImage);
            stopSound.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,chStopImage);
            forwardSound.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,chForwardImage);
            
            playSound.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,playSong);
            pauseSound.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,pauseSong);
            stopSound.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,stopSong);
            forwardSound.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,forwardSound);
        }
        
        public function chPlayImage(event:Event):void
        {
            trace('Mouse Over PLAY');
        }
        
        public function chPauseImage(event:Event):void
        {
            trace('Mouse Over PAUSE');
        }
        
        public function chStopImage(event:Event):void
        {
            trace('Mouse Over STOP');
        }
        
        public function chForwardImage(event:Event):void
        {
            trace('Mouse Over FORWARD');
        }

        public function playSong(event:MouseEvent):void
        {
            if(_playing)
            {
                //do nothing since it's already playing
            }
            else
            {
                //_channel.stop();
                _channel=_sound.play(_sposition);
                _playing=true;    
            }
        }

        public function pauseSong(event:MouseEvent):void
        {
            if(_playing)
            {
                _sposition=_channel.position;
                _channel.stop();
                
            }
            else
            {
                _channel=_sound.play(_sposition);
            }
            _playing=!_playing;
        }

        public function stopSong(event:MouseEvent):void
        {
            _channel.stop();
            _sposition=0;
            _playing=false;
        }
        
        public function forwardSound(event:MouseEvent):void
        {

        }

        private function initSound(n:Number):void
        {
            _sound=new Sound(new URLRequest(link_array[n]));
            //_sound=new Sound(new URLRequest(url[n]));
            
            _channel=_sound.play();
            _playing=true;
        }

    }
}

[gwulfwud]

i solved the freaking problem! thank God i started all over.

btw, the problem is i renamed my filename (different from the name of the class). I changed it to something and made sure they're all the same (including the constructor) and voila! it's fixed...


got another problem though .... =D

which i will ask after a few hours of racking my brains on how to solve it.

thanks!!!

[gwulfwud]

alright, i really am getting confused..i searched the internet (google) and found a few that explains it but i really can't get the idea...

this is basically the error im gettting .

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
    at com.externalFiles::gwPlayerv2/playSong()

this happens when i press the play button (playSound)..

now what they're saying is that because the function does not exist or something like that..

can someone help please..

[Flep]

alright, i really am getting confused..i searched the internet (google) and found a few that explains it but i really can't get the idea...

this is basically the error im gettting .

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
    at com.externalFiles::gwPlayerv2/playSong()

this happens when i press the play button (playSound)..

now what they're saying is that because the function does not exist or something like that..

can someone help please..

It's cause you have _playing not defined.
Define it:

private var _playing:Boolean=true;

[gwulfwud]

got it!! thank you sir!

[gege79]

Hi
i tried to do this copying your code, but direclty in an empty .fla
this is code


import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.xml.*;


{
function LoadingXML()
{
this.loadXML();
}
function loadXML():void
{
var loader:URLLoader=new URLLoader();
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,completeHan dler);

var request:URLRequest=new URLRequest('setting.xml');
try
{
loader.load(request);
}
catch(error:Error)
{
trace('Unable to load requested document.');
}
}
function completeHandler(event:Event):void
{
var loader:URLLoader=URLLoader(event.target);
var result:XML=new XML(loader.data);
var myXML:XMLDocument=new XMLDocument();
myXML.ignoreWhite=true;
myXML.parseXML(result.toXMLString());
var node:XMLNode=myXML.firstChild;
trace('Colore= '+node.firstChild.attributes['color']);
trace('Nome= '+node.firstChild.attributes['name']);
trace('Genere= '+node.firstChild.attributes['gen']);
trace('Età= '+node.firstChild.attributes['age']);
trace('Path immagine= '+node.firstChild.attributes['picturePath']);

}
}


Then i did the setting.xml
the output is empty and i've no errors.
can help me?