flash external xml into array

[susancbk]

im attempting to take data in from an xml file and make it into an array in flash... below is the code im using- the problem i am having is that it dosent trace anything

var xmlDoc:XML = new XML(); 
System.useCodepage = true; 
xmlDoc.ignoreWhite = true; 

xmlDoc.onLoad = function(ok:Boolean) { 
   if (ok) { 
       doMenu(this);        
   } else { 
       trace("XML did not load"); 
   } 
}; 

xmlDoc.load("myImages.xml"); 

function doMenu(xml:XML) { 
   var num:Number = xml.firstChild.childNodes.length;    
   pics = new Array();    
   for (var i = 0; i < num; i++) { 
       pics[i] = xml.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.image;        
   } 
   trace(pics);    
}

here is my xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="yes"?> 

<MENU> 
   <ITEM image="image1.jpg" /> 
   <ITEM image="image2.jpg" /> 
   <ITEM image="image3.jpg" /> 
   <ITEM image="image4.jpg" /> 
</MENU>

[p-dubs]

It's working wonderfully here! I guess I'll ask the obvious. Is your xml document located in the same directory as your Flash file?