Background Color From An Xml File

[Hooch]

Hello all, I have Googled this a couple ways and have found absolutely nothing.I simply want a flash file to get it's background color from an xml file.Eventually I will change the xml file to a php file that gets the color froma database. Then I will have a member pick their own color scheme. Thank you.

[OmerHassan]

Hello all, I have Googled this a couple ways and have found absolutely nothing.I simply want a flash file to get it's background color from an xml file.Eventually I will change the xml file to a php file that gets the color froma database. Then I will have a member pick their own color scheme. Thank you.

I don't think you can change the background of your Flash movie but you can use a different colored rectangle as the background.This is how you read a color from an XML file:

var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader( new URLRequest("bgcolor.xml") );xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);function xmlLoaded(e:Event):void{    var bgcolor:XML = XML(xmlLoader.data);    var bg:Shape = new Shape();    bg.graphics.beignFill(uint(bgcolor.color));    bg.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);    bg.graphics.endFill();    addChildAt(bg, 0);}

bgcolor.xml is your XML file which contains the hexadecimal color code inside <color></color> tags.

[Hooch]

Thanks OmerDo I make the rectangle a movie clip?I am not up on flash.ty

[OmerHassan]

No, the rectangle will be a Shape object. It takes up less memory and will do the job. It will be generated by the code I wrote in my previous post (I have not tried executing it so let me know if it's erroneous); you won't have to draw your own rectangle.

[Hooch]

The xml code needs tweakinghere's what I have.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><color bgcolor="0xff6600"></color>

I have tried the following with no luck either

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><color>#FF6600</color>

[Hooch]

Hey Omer any ideas on the xml file?