Declare the variable in the "instance" scope, that is, not inside a function. That will make it available anywhere within the class instance. In non-OO terms, you might call it a "global" variable, but it is not really global, only global to the class instance, hence the term "instance" variable.
Tracy ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wild.katana Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 4:53 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: How do I use URLLoader? Do you mean something like this: public var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(myXMLURL); I tried it but it didn't work... What do you mean by instance variable? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > myLoader needs to be an instance variable instead of a local one. > > > > Maybe the sencond will go away when the xmlLoaded function can compile. > > > > Consider HTTPService instead, it is a bit simpler to use. > > > > Tracy > >