How to auto-load first image

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I have built a flex app that interfaces with Drupal services and AMFPHP. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how I autoload the first image in my slideshow?
Thanks :)

Here's my flex code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" creationComplete="init()" borderColor="#666666" themeColor="#009DFF" backgroundGradientAlphas="[1.0, 1.0]" backgroundGradientColors="[#000000, #666666]">

<mx:Script>
    <![CDATA[
       import mx.controls.;
      import mx.rpc.events.
;
        import mx.rpc.remoting.*;
      import mx.utils.ArrayUtil;
    
      
       [Bindable]
     public var articles:Array;
     [Bindable]
     public var currentIndex:int = 0;
       [Bindable]
     public var currentPicture:Object;
      [Bindable]
     public var slideTimer:Timer = new Timer(1000, 5);
     
       public function init():void
        {
          getArticles();
     }
     
       public function onFault(event:FaultEvent):void
     {
          Alert.show(event.fault.faultString, "Error");
        }
     
       public function onViewsResult(event:ResultEvent):void
      {
          articles = ArrayUtil.toArray(event.result);
        }
     
       public function getArticles():void
     {
          article.all(); 
       }
     
       // show the next picture in set
            private function goNext():void
         {
              if (currentIndex < articles.length - 1){
                    currentIndex++;
                }
              else {
                 currentIndex = 0;
              }
              switchPictures();
          }
         
           // show the previous picture in set
            private function goPrevious():void
         {
              if (currentIndex != 0){
                    currentIndex--;
                }
              else {
                 currentIndex = articles.length - 1;
                }
              //set the current picture
              switchPictures();
          }
         
           private function switchPictures():void{
                fadeIn.end();
              fadeOut.end();
             picture.visible = false;           
           }
         
           private function updateCurrentPicture():void{
             
               //set the current picture based on current index
               currentPicture = articles[currentIndex];
           }
         
              
           //this changes the set of pictures
         public function set dataProvider(value:Array):void
         {
              articles = value;
              currentIndex = 0;
              updateCurrentPicture();
            }
         
           public function  get dataProvider():Array
          {
              return articles;
           }
         
           public function returnImages():void{
               currentPicture = articles[0];
              var firstpicture:Image = new Image();
              firstpicture.source = 'http://mysite.com/{currentPicture.field_image_attachments[0].filepath}';
              this.picture.addChild(firstpicture);
           }
         

     
   ]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:RemoteObject showBusyCursor="true" destination="amfphp" source="article" id="article">
   <mx:method name="all" result="onViewsResult(event)" fault="onFault(event)" />
</mx:RemoteObject>
<mx:Fade id="fadeOut" duration="1000" alphaFrom="1.0" alphaTo="0.0" effectEnd="updateCurrentPicture()"/>
<mx:Fade id="fadeIn" duration="1000" alphaFrom="0.0" alphaTo="1.0"/>

<mx:Canvas xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
    <mx:Canvas y="10" width="500" height="460" horizontalCenter="0" backgroundAlpha="1.0">
       <mx:Image id="picture" x="0" y="0" width="500" height="376" source="http://mysite.com/{currentPicture.field_image_attachments[0].filepath}" hideEffect="{fadeOut}" showEffect="{fadeIn}" complete="picture.visible = true" autoLoad="true" creationComplete="returnImages()"/>
       <mx:VBox y="238" height="95" width="500" backgroundColor="#C3C3C3" alpha="0.4" horizontalCenter="0">
     <mx:Button height="25" textAlign="left" horizontalCenter="0" label="{currentPicture.title}"  color="#FFFFFF" moveEffect="Move" click="navigateToURL(new URLRequest('http://mysite.com/node/' + currentPicture.nid), '_self');" />
      <mx:Text width="500" height="60" textAlign="left" horizontalCenter="0" text="{currentPicture.teaser}"  color="#FFFFFF" moveEffect="Move" />
        </mx:VBox>
       <mx:Button width="58" height="20" styleName="next" click="goNext()" label="Next" color="#FFFFFF"  labelPlacement="right" textAlign="right" x="442" y="343"/>
     <mx:Button y="343" width="78" height="20" styleName="previous" click="goPrevious()" x="0" label="Previous" color="#FFFFFF"/>
    </mx:Canvas>
 
</mx:Canvas>


</mx:Application>

Please help!

Comments

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dd

i forgot about this post lol

scarer's picture

managed to do this check out the sites at

http://www.cdp.edu.au/cdp/feature-stories

http://ag3.griffith.edu.au

If you have any questions about the source let me know :)

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