Link inside xml-text

[Eero Tuomenoksa]

Hi

I have problem in html links. I using eternal xml-file to hold my my
textArea text in flash. I have programmed so that one xml node is for each
textArea. My text includes two html links, that ihave been done like <u><a
href="www.flash.com">Flash</a></u>.

Everything works fine but flash includes in published version two commas
start and end to my link. So my link look like this: here text ,Flash, and
text continues.

Is there a way that i can make the commas disappear. The textarea is
parsering xml to html and link works. So only promlem is those commas.

Thanks in advance

Eero

[Jeff North]

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:24:40 +0300, in alt.macromedia.flash "Eero
Tuomenoksa" <etuomenoksa@hotmail.com> wrote:

>| Hi
>|
>| I have problem in html links. I using eternal xml-file to hold my my
>| textArea text in flash. I have programmed so that one xml node is for each
>| textArea. My text includes two html links, that ihave been done like <u><a
>| href="www.flash.com">Flash</a></u>.
>|
>| Everything works fine but flash includes in published version two commas
>| start and end to my link. So my link look like this: here text ,Flash, and
>| text continues.
>|
>| Is there a way that i can make the commas disappear. The textarea is
>| parsering xml to html and link works. So only promlem is those commas.
>|
>| Thanks in advance
>|
>| Eero
>|

Wrap your link in the CDATA tag. This will ensure that the xml parser
will ignore tags (and other data) within this area.

<![CDATA[<u><a href="www.flash.com">Flash</a></u>]]>
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[Eero Tuomenoksa]

Thanks,

But that doesn´t work, if i use CDATA tag, the Flash don´t parse my html and
i got commas still there.

Eero

"Jeff North" <jnorth@yourpantsbigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:umopi0dn9ekk473o06onj3dki8bhcgof56@4ax.com...

> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:24:40 +0300, in alt.macromedia.flash "Eero
> Tuomenoksa" <etuomenoksa@hotmail.com> wrote:
>

> >| Hi
> >|
> >| I have problem in html links. I using eternal xml-file to hold my my
> >| textArea text in flash. I have programmed so that one xml node is for

each

> >| textArea. My text includes two html links, that ihave been done like

<u><a

> >| href="www.flash.com">Flash</a></u>.
> >|
> >| Everything works fine but flash includes in published version two

commas

> >| start and end to my link. So my link look like this: here text ,Flash,

and

> >| text continues.
> >|
> >| Is there a way that i can make the commas disappear. The textarea is
> >| parsering xml to html and link works. So only promlem is those commas.
> >|
> >| Thanks in advance
> >|
> >| Eero
> >|

> Wrap your link in the CDATA tag. This will ensure that the xml parser
> will ignore tags (and other data) within this area.
>
> <![CDATA[<u><a href="www.flash.com">Flash</a></u>]]>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> [email]jnorth@yourpantsbigpond.net.au[/email] : Remove your pants to reply
> ---------------------------------------------------------------

[Adam Albright]

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:24:40 +0300, "Eero Tuomenoksa"
<etuomenoksa@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi
>
>I have problem in html links. I using eternal xml-file to hold my my
>textArea text in flash. I have programmed so that one xml node is for each
>textArea. My text includes two html links, that ihave been done like <u><a
>href="www.flash.com">Flash</a></u>.
>
>Everything works fine but flash includes in published version two commas
>start and end to my link. So my link look like this: here text ,Flash, and
>text continues.
>
>Is there a way that i can make the commas disappear. The textarea is
>parsering xml to html and link works. So only promlem is those commas.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Eero

There is nothing magical about putting links in a XML page.

Sample XML:

<something id="78" name="xxx" sub-1="X" sub-2="Y" myUrl="Z">
<p>
<h1>blah, blah</h1>
<li>blah, blah, blah</li>
<a href="XX.html" target="_blank">Web site</a>
</p>
</something>

Something is a uniquie name, so is id and name. Sub 1, 2 could be
basis of searching the XML along with name and id. While limited,
Flash supports some of the basic tags like headings, lists and
anchors. Combined with linking to a CSS file for formatting can be
fairly neat.

[Eero Tuomenoksa]

Sorry but i don´t understand how that helps me. There is no problem to
make link but my problem is those commas start and end of my link.

Eero

"Eero Tuomenoksa" <etuomenoksa@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<cgipe4$car$1@nyytiset.pp.htv.fi>...

> Thanks,
>
> But that doesn´t work, if i use CDATA tag, the Flash don´t parse my html and
> i got commas still there.
>
> Eero
>
> "Jeff North" <jnorth@yourpantsbigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:umopi0dn9ekk473o06onj3dki8bhcgof56@4ax.com...

> > On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:24:40 +0300, in alt.macromedia.flash "Eero
> > Tuomenoksa" <etuomenoksa@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >

> > >| Hi
> > >|
> > >| I have problem in html links. I using eternal xml-file to hold my my
> > >| textArea text in flash. I have programmed so that one xml node is for

> each

> > >| textArea. My text includes two html links, that ihave been done like

> <u><a

> > >| href="www.flash.com">Flash</a></u>.
> > >|
> > >| Everything works fine but flash includes in published version two

> commas

> > >| start and end to my link. So my link look like this: here text ,Flash,

> and

> > >| text continues.
> > >|
> > >| Is there a way that i can make the commas disappear. The textarea is
> > >| parsering xml to html and link works. So only promlem is those commas.
> > >|
> > >| Thanks in advance
> > >|
> > >| Eero
> > >|

> > Wrap your link in the CDATA tag. This will ensure that the xml parser
> > will ignore tags (and other data) within this area.
> >
> > <![CDATA[<u><a href="www.flash.com">Flash</a></u>]]>
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > [email]jnorth@yourpantsbigpond.net.au[/email] : Remove your pants to reply
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------

[Jeff North]

On 26 Aug 2004 00:06:39 -0700, in alt.macromedia.flash
[email]etuomenoksa@hotmail.com[/email] (Eero Tuomenoksa) wrote:

>| Sorry but i don´t understand how that helps me. There is no problem to
>| make link but my problem is those commas start and end of my link.

The commas must already exist within the xml file or your code. They
can't appear by themselves.

>| "Eero Tuomenoksa" <etuomenoksa@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<cgipe4$car$1@nyytiset.pp.htv.fi>...
>| > Thanks,
>| >
>| > But that doesn´t work, if i use CDATA tag, the Flash don´t parse my html and
>| > i got commas still there.

Could be because of you xml file structure and how you are reading it
in via Flash.
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[Adam Albright]

On 26 Aug 2004 00:06:39 -0700, [email]etuomenoksa@hotmail.com[/email] (Eero
Tuomenoksa) wrote:

>Sorry but i don´t understand how that helps me. There is no problem to
>make link but my problem is those commas start and end of my link.

The point you seem to be missing is to avoid the problem you're having
you should try placing the HREF reference in a child node in your XML.
If you do, your comma problem should go away.

What I chuckle at is people have a problem, ask for help, are given an
answer then they still want to do it THEIR WAY which don't work
rejecting a method that DOES work which makes me wonder why I bother
trying to help in the first place.