No... the slides array is being filled up with slides from all projects, then being added to each project. When you don't flush the array between project cycles, then the second project will still have data in it from the first project, and the thrid project will still have data from the first AND second projects, etc... So, like I say, flush the array between project cycles... //HERES THE BIT IM HAVING TROUBLE WITH var slidesList:XMLList = projectNode.slides; var slidesData:Array = new Array(); for each (var slidesNode:XML in slidesList) { var u:String = slidesNode.url; var st:String = slidesNode.title; var c:String = slidesNode.caption; slidesData.push({url:u, title:st, caption:c}); trace (slidesData[0].url); } As for limiting the number of items in an array... you just have to remove one item each time you add a new item. So, do this... // create a "DEQ" or "double-ended queue". // this is a new array with five positions (in this example: 5 zeros). var _deq:Array = new Array(0, 0, 0, 0, 0); // STACK: add a new item to the front of the array function stack(val):void { _deq.unshift(val); _deq.pop(); } // QUEUE: add a new item to the back of the array function queue(val):void { _deq.push(val); _deq.shift(); }

Thanks, have FINALLY managed to get that array thing sorted out! it didnt help that I was referencing the 'slides' nodes instead of the 'slide' node. This things starting to com together nicely :D Is it possible, if I import a Flash .swf instead of an image, for the imported flash to display information contained in an array in the original flash file?

Sure is... You've always been able to do data sharing in some capacity by accessing properties of a parent object in AS2. However, its substantially more powerful now with the new DOM model in AS3. You can now do class sharing, which is the cornerstone of run-time library sharing. It also makes patterns like the singleton (basic OOP design) way more useful since all loaded SWFs can tap into the central data architecture. So yes, the short answer is that you CAN use data loaded by the parent within imported child movies. If ever you were interested in getting into classes, now would be the time since it would make life infinantly easier for managing data between movies. If you want to go down that road, start reading... get a sense of what a class IS and figure out the difference between static and instance members. Then we could proceed on that topic.

Ok thanks, i'll take a look at those things. Oh and i've been meaning to ask you, should I be being pernickety about deleting event listeners if I don't need them? Like only having event listeners on the menu buttons when the menu is actually open, that kind of thing? Or does it not make much difference to memory?

hmm... do I need to start going into custom classes if I just want to get the imported child movie to display text contained in an array from the parent movie? I've tried putting caption_txt.text = stage.portfolioData[projectIndex].slides[slideIndex].caption; in the child's timeline but it can't read see the array when its imported. Also, i've created a function called clearStage to make all the slides exit right and clear the stage, but when I try to call it it says 'TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.' Can you see any problems? function clearStage():void { var currentX:Number = main.photo_mc.x; var rightEdge:Number = stage.stageWidth; var exitRight:Tween = new Tween(main.photo_mc, "x", Regular.easeIn, currentX, rightEdge+400, 1, true); var timer:Timer = new Timer(1000,1); timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE, deletePhotos); function deletePhotos(evt:TimerEvent) { removeChild(main.photo_mc); } } clearStage();