Create The User Interface - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH Tutorials Manual

280 Data Integration: Using XML for a Timesheet (Flash Professional Only)
For this tutorial, you will need to the data.xml file provided in the Tutorial
Assets folder. This file can be found in one of the following locations:
In Windows, browse to boot drive\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash
8\Samples and Tutorials\Tutorial Assets\Data Integration\Using XML
for a Timesheet\data.xml
On the Macintosh, browse to Macintosh HD/Applications/
Macromedia Flash 8/Samples and Tutorials/Tutorial Assets/Data
Integration/Using XML for a Timesheet/data.xml
For demonstration purposes, you will access the XML data from your hard
disk and display the DeltaPacket property within your screen. In the real
world, the XUpdate would be sent to the server for processing.

Create the user interface

You will begin by creating a user interface, which displays the information
in the XML file.
Add XMLConnector and DataSet
Components
First you will add the components that will manage the data.
1.
Create a new Flash document using Flash Professional 8. Make sure
your computer is connected to the Internet.
2.
From the Components panel, open the Data category and drag an
XMLConnector component on the Stage. In the Property inspector,
enter the instance name timeInfo_con.