Creating a JPEG slide show with XML This article shows you how to create a dynamic JPEG slide
show in Macromedia Flash MX using XML (Extensible Markup Language) and the
XML ActionScript object. The sample slide show application shown below uses an
external XML file that provides, for each slide, the URL to a JPEG file
and a short text description. Each JPEG is loaded dynamically with the
loadMovie action, and buttons let the audience navigate between
slides. The movie also displays the index of the slide currently displayed,
and the total number of slides.
To view this demo, you need the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. Download the free Macromedia Flash Player now.
The benefit to using XML in this case is that the slide
show's content can be updated without having to modify the original Macromedia
Flash document. You can simply update the XML file (a text file) with different
slide captions, or paths to different JPEG images. Download the Windows source file (62K)
Download the Macintosh source file (68K)
