Webmaster Forum / Flash / Data Integration / November 2006

#include "XMLSA.as"
// Setup text fields

temp_txt.text = "Loading";
temp_txt.TextFormat.align = "center"
// Load the XML/RSS
weather = new XMLSA();
// Load the RSS file
weather.load("http://news.gc.ca/cfmx/ccnews/xml/rss/Regional_en.xml");
weather.onLoad = function(success){
    if (success) {
        // Check RSS version and make shorthand
        if(weather.channel[0].item){
            // Where to find data items for RSS 0.91
            newsNode = weather.channel[0];
        } else {
            // Where to find data items for RSS 1.0 and 2.0
            newsNode = weather;
        }
        // Store the number of news items
        rssCount = newsNode.item.length;
        // Call the showNext function every 5 seconds
        setInterval(showNext,1000);
    } else {
        // Show error message
        temp_txt.text = "Error loading XML";
    }
}
// Function for getting next entry
showNext = function(){
    // Zero the counter if the last article has been shown
    if(rssCounter == rssCount || rssCounter == undefined){ rssCounter = 0; }
    // Get values from XMLSA array
    temp_txt.text = newsNode.item[rssCounter].description.getValue();
    var str0 = temp_txt.text;
    var str1 = temp_txt.text;
    var str2 = str1.indexOf("|");
    var str3 = str1.substr(0, str2);
    temp_txt.text = str3
    str1 = temp_txt.text;
    str2 = str1.indexOf("/");
    str3 = str1.substr(str2 + 1, 15);
    temp_txt.text = str3;   
   
    var str01 = str0.indexOf("Conditions",0);
    var str02 = str0.substr(str01 + 11, str0.length);
    var str03 = str02.indexOf("|",0);
    var str04 = str02.substr(0,str03);
    conditions_txt.text = str04;   
    body._y = head._y + head._height;
   
    varStr = str04.indexOf("Overcast",0);
    if( varStr >= 0){
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.attachMovie("cloudy_mc","cloudy_mc",26);
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.cloudy_mc._alpha = 75;
    }
   
    varStr = str04.indexOf("Drizzle",0);
    if( varStr >= 0){
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.attachMovie("rain_mc","rain_mc",26);
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.rain_mc._alpha = 75;
    }
   
    varStr = str04.indexOf("Rain",0);
    if( varStr >= 0){
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.attachMovie("rain_mc","rain_mc",26);
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.rain_mc._alpha = 75;
    }
   
    varStr = str04.indexOf("Thunder",0);
    if( varStr >= 0){
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.attachMovie("thunder_mc","thunder_mc",26);
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.thunder_mc._alpha = 75;
    }
   
    varStr = str04.indexOf("Partly Cloudy",0);
    if( varStr >= 0){

        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.attachMovie("partly_cloudy_mc","partly_cloudy_mc",26
);
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.partly_cloudy_mc._alpha = 75;
    }
   
    varStr = str04.indexOf("Mostly Cloudy",0);
    if( varStr >= 0){

        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.attachMovie("mostly_cloudy_mc","mostly_cloudy_mc",26
);
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.mostly_cloudy_mc._alpha = 75;
    }
   
    varStr = str04.indexOf("Cloudy",0);
    if( varStr >= 0){
        if(varStr < 5) {
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.attachMovie("cloudy_mc","cloudy_mc",26);
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.cloudy_mc._alpha = 75;
    }
    }
   
    varStr = str04.indexOf("Sunny",0);
    if( varStr >= 0){
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.attachMovie("sunny_mc","sunny_mc",26);
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.sunny_mc._alpha = 75;
    }
   
    varStr = str04.indexOf("Snow",0);
    if( varStr >= 0){
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.attachMovie("snow_mc","snow_mc",26);
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.snow_mc._alpha = 75;
    }
   
    varStr = str04.indexOf("Flurries",0);
    if( varStr >= 0){
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.attachMovie("snow_mc","snow_mc",26);
        _root.weather_mc.image_mc.snow_mc._alpha = 75;
    }
}