xml url link how to load in new window?

[panproduction]

Hello,
I'm new to xml and I have a script that is a flash based scroller that takes the information from an xml file:

There are scrolling thumbnails, when you click on them it takes you to a new url page. Only it's loading the url in the same window and I'd like for it to load in a blank or new window.
Here's what I have now:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<thumbnails>
<thumbnail filename="nycomply2.jpg"
label="nycomply web"
url="

http://www.americandreamhouse.com"

description="Appearance Enhancement Compliance Agency" />
<thumbnail filename="amerbarber_2.jpg"
label="abi web"
url="

http://www.americanbarberinstitute.com/about_us.html"

description="ABI School of Barbering and Cosmetology" />
<thumbnail filename="isic_main.jpg"
label="isic web"
url="

http://getincontrol.org/main.html"

description="Institute for the Study of Infection Control" />
<thumbnail filename="smile_dental.jpg"
label="smiledental web"
url="

http://www.smiledentalservice.com"

description="Smile Dental PC - Flushing, Brooklyn NY" />
<thumbnail filename="posterize_01.jpg"
label="posterizethis web"
url="

http://www.posterizethis.com"

description="Compositing, FX for TV and Film" />
<thumbnail filename="HomeModerno.jpg"
label="homemoderno web"
url="

http://www.homemoderno.com"

description="Make Your Home a Future Home!" />
<thumbnail filename="Royal-Parking-of-NY.jpg"
label="royalparking web"
url="

http://www.royalparking.com"

description="Royal Parking Valet Service" />
</thumbnails>

How can I get the url links to load in a new, blank window?

Thanks

 

[Stretchwickster]

Well, in HTML you add the following attribute and value to the anchor (<a>) tag:

target="_blank"

As far as your above example goes, it really depends whether the Flash-based scroller you are using implements this behaviour or not.

A good course of action would be to:
1) try adding the above "target" attribute to the "thumbnail" tag in your sample XML and see if it works
2) try finding some documentation (for the Flash-based scroller) listing the possible attributes for the "thumbnail" tag
3) try searching any FAQs (for the Flash-based scroller)
4) try contacting the author of the Flash-based scroller

Clive

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