I figured out how to access it in a different manner, $record.fields.nodes.item(i).valueis giving me the ith zero-based value. I should be able to ensure I'm getting AcctNm fields by checkingthe name property before using the value.I'm not sure why the other methods don't work....

Hmm somethings not jiving here...The loop actually crashes livecycle designer...The single line statment gets the following error:TypeError: $record.fields.AcctNm.item is not a function1:XFA:fields[0]:readyI'm using livecycle 8.0, does that make a difference?I'm stumped..Thx

Thanks for the response, that got me closer..Unfortunately the index seems to be giving me problems.Javascript debugger reported:TypeError: $record.fields.AcctNm[1] has no properties5:XFA:fields[0]:readyWhen i remove the index so it looks like $record.fields.AcctNm.valueI get the first value, 'Testi...

How would I go about accessing the current XML data within a javascript initialize function?If i have an xml file:<fields> <AcctNm>Testing</AcctNm> <AcctNm>Testing2</AcctNm> <AcctNm>Testing3</AcctNm></fields>How would i get to the array containing these values while a javascript initialization funct...