XML / Flash Mp3 player playlist problem

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  • jiwas78
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    • Jun 2008
    • 6

    XML / Flash Mp3 player playlist problem

    Hey there.
    I am learning XML and Actionscript.
    I have a problem with getting my XML data to load when my SWF is in an HTML page in a browser. When I open the SWF on it's own whether in Flash Player or browser, my playlist of songs comes up. But in the HTML page it's a no go. Here is what my XML looks like:

    Code:
    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
    <playlist>
    	<song title="Alliance" artist="Jack Hammer & B Mac" src="../content/music/Alliance.mp3" />
    	<song title="Black Friday" artist="King Gregor" src="../content/music/BlackFriday.mp3" />
    	<song title="A Dangerous Man" artist="Jack Hammer" src="../content/music/DangerousMan.mp3" />
    </playlist>
    And my actionscript, which admittedly I did copy and paste from a tutorial and have little idea of how it all works, I just know that it doesn't:

    Code:
    XMLNode.prototype.moveBefore = function(beforeNode){
    	if (this == beforeNode) return (0);
    	beforeNode.parentNode.insertBefore( this.cloneNode(true), beforeNode);
    	this.removeNode();
    }
    Clamp = function(min, n, max){
    	if (n<min) return min;
    	if (n>max) return max;
    	return n;
    }
    
    
    
    var song_spacing = 20;
    var over_node;
    GenerateSongListing = function(playlist_xml, target_mc){
    	
    	target_mc = target_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("list_mc",1);
    	
    	var songs = playlist_xml.firstChild.childNodes;
    	for (var i=0; i<songs.length; i++){
    		var song_mc = target_mc.attachMovie("song", "song"+i, i);
    		song_mc._y = i*song_spacing;
    		
    		song_mc.node = songs[i];
    		song_mc.title_txt.text = songs[i].attributes.title;
    		song_mc.moved = false;
    		
    		song_mc.select_btn.onPress = function(){
    			this._parent.onMouseMove = function(){
    				if (!this.moved){
    					dragline_mc._visible = true;
    					dragline_mc._y = playlist_mc._y + this._y;
    					highlight_mc._visible = true;
    					highlight_mc._y = playlist_mc._y + this._y;
    					this.moved = true;
    				}
    			}
    		}
    		
    		song_mc.select_btn.onDragOver = function(){
    			over_node = this._parent.node;
    			dragline_mc._y = playlist_mc._y + this._parent._y;
    		}
    		
    		song_mc.onMouseUp = function(){
    			if (this.onMouseMove){
    				delete this.onMouseMove;
    				dragline_mc._visible = false;
    				highlight_mc._visible = false;
    				if (this.moved){
    					this.node.moveBefore(over_node);
    					GenerateSongListing(playlist_xml, playlist_mc);
    				}
    			}
    		}
    		
    		song_mc.select_btn.onRelease = function(){
    			if (!this._parent.moved){
    				SetSong(this._parent.node);
    			}
    		}
    		
    	}
    }
    
    
    var playlist_xml = new XML();
    playlist_xml.contentType = "text/xml";
    playlist_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
    playlist_xml.onLoad = function(success){
    	if (success){
    		GenerateSongListing(this, playlist_mc);
    	}else trace("Error loading XML file"); // no success?  trace error (wont be seen on web)
    }
    playlist_xml.load("../xml/playlist.xml");
                    
    dragline_mc._visible = false;
    highlight_mc._visible = false;
    I'm sure it's just a simple issue. Something that I'm not aware of or haven't done properly. I'm a total newbie with XML and Actionscript and have tried most everything I could think of but so far no answers. Can anyone help?

    Cheers.

    Jack.
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