how to do a timer

[legalnine]

hi there!! is there such a thing as countdown timer in flash 8? like from 30 secs all the way to 0.

if there is.. could anyone pleaseee teach mi how to do one?

thanks thanks

[gszauer]

There is a built in function, but i wrote one that i use, it makes more sence to me.
This will output time in mm:ss format (m-minutes, s-seconds).
There are 2 variables you need to change, they are commented on in the script.
After calling the script in an enter frame, the remaining time becomes avalible as _root.currentTime
Just copy/paste this script into a blank frame on the root timeline to see it in action.

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//////////////////////////////////////////
//    Code Provided By Gabor Szauer    //
//          http://szauer.net          //
/////////////////////////////////////////
time = 150; // The time you want to count down (In seconds)
fps = 12; // The FPS of your movie (12 by default)
time_left = time*fps;
function countdown() {
   time_left--;
   minutesLeft = Math.floor(((time_left/12)/60));
   secondsLeft = Math.floor(((time_left/12)%60));
   if (secondsLeft<10) {
      secondsLeft = "0"+secondsLeft;
   }
   if (minutesLeft<10) {
      minutesLeft = "0"+minutesLeft;
   }
   _root.currentTime = minutesLeft+":"+secondsLeft;
   trace(currentTime);
}
_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
   countdown();
};