//---------------------------------------------------
	// AUTHOR: PAUL ASPDEN
	// DATE: 31/05/2006
	// DESCRIPTION: XML FUNCTIONS
	//---------------------------------------------------
	
	//---------------------------------------------------
	// ABSTRACT GENERIC STRINGS FROM XML FILE
	//---------------------------------------------------

	_root.genericStringsXml = new XML();
	_root.genericStringsXml.ignoreWhite = true;
	
	_root.genericStringsXml.onLoad = function(success) {
		
		trace("-----------------------------------------------");
		trace("GENERIC STRINGS");
		trace("-----------------------------------------------");
			
		if (success) {
			
			_root.genericStrings = new LoadVars();

			totalElements = _root.genericStringsXml.childNodes.length;
			
			for (a = 0; a < totalElements; a ++) {
				
				totalSubElements = _root.genericStringsXml.childNodes[a].childNodes.length;
				
				for (b = 0; b < totalSubElements; b ++) {
						
					nodeName = _root.genericStringsXml.childNodes[a].childNodes[b].nodeName;
					nodeValue = _root.genericStringsXml.childNodes[a].childNodes[b].firstChild.nodeValue;
					
					trace("_root.genericStrings." + nodeName + " >> " + nodeValue.substr(0,20) + "...");
					set("_root.genericStrings." + nodeName, nodeValue);
					
				}					
			
			}
			
			_global.genericStringsLoaded = 1;
			
			// CONTINUE PLAYBACK
			
			//_root.play();

		} else {
			
			_global.genericStringsLoaded = 0;
		
		}
		
		trace("-----------------------------------------------");	
		trace("");	
		trace("");	
	
	};
	
	
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	// LOAD MAIN SITE SETTINGS FROM XML FILE
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	
	function fncLoadSiteSettings(xmlFileName) {

		//STOP PLAY BACK
		
		//_root.stop();
		
		// XML CONTAINER
		
		xmlList = new XML();
		xmlList.ignoreWhite = true;
		
		// BUILD MENU IF LOAD IS OK
		
		xmlList.onLoad = function(success) {
			
			if (success) {
				
				trace("-----------------------------------------------");
				trace("LOAD MAIN SITE SETTINGS XML");
				trace("-----------------------------------------------");
				
				totalListItems = xmlList.childNodes[0].childNodes.length;
				
				for (a = 0; a < totalListItems; a ++) {
					
					siteSettingName = xmlList.childNodes[0].childNodes[a].nodeName;
					siteSettingValue = xmlList.childNodes[0].childNodes[a].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
								
					set("_global." + siteSettingName, siteSettingValue);

					trace("_global." + siteSettingName + " >> " + siteSettingValue);

					_root.testVariable += "_global." + siteSettingName + " >> " + siteSettingValue + "<br>"; 
					
				}
				
				trace("----------------------------------------------- " + newline + newline);
			
				_global.siteSettingsLoaded = 1;
				
				
				// LOAD GENERICS 
				_root.genericStringsXml.load(_global.hostName + _global.xmlDirectory  + "genericStrings.php");
			
			} else {
				
				_global.siteSettingsLoaded = 0;

			}

		}
		
	xmlList.load(xmlFileName);

	};
	
	fncLoadSiteSettings("flashSiteSettings.xml");