A demonstration of server side ActionScript in ColdFusion. This was the last sneak peek given at the Adobe MAX 2008 conference in San Francisco, and was recorded on November 18, 2008. …

http://www.developphp.com/Flash_tuts/AS3_xml_magic_menu.php
In this free Flash ActionScript 3 fla file download tutorial you can learn how to create a menu out of thin air using nothing but XML and ActionScript 3. Theres is nothing in the library, and nothing on stage. Everything you see is rendered out through code. The buttons get their roll_over, roll_out, and click states assigned through an XML for loop in Flash.

There is a lack of information online or in books about XML content management for flash, and it could be a powerful tool set for Flash CMS developers if understood.

http://www.developphp.com/Flash_tuts/AS3_xml_magic_pages.php

If you are interested in learning how to create complex dynamic Flash Content Management Systems, this is the lesson for you. Using the the xml file and the free fla source file you can gain a better understanding of how to work with external data in Flash at an expert level. Create cool content management systems for clients, render out complex pagination from database results, and much much more can be achieved with the right imagination and this foundation.

The XML file in the folder will fuel the whole system in a dynamic fashion, bringing in external images, text, and labels. You can also add more child nodes to the MenuItems in my XML file pretty easily if you understand XML just a little bit.