Delay using timer...Why it doesn't work???

[Eyad76]

Hi,

I'm trying to do the delay for a certain movie using the getTimer function....
The movie should play for 25 seconds then restart, the movie is 15 seconds with the delay at the end 10 seconds....the first time goes well since the timer starts from 0...But the second time doesn't, as soon as the movie ends (15 seconds) it restarts, so it doesn't set the timer to delay for another 10 seconds...

The code goes like this:

NewTimer=getTimer();
if (NewTimer>OldTimer+25000){
OldTimer=NewTimer;
tellTarget(_root){
gotoAndPlay(1);
}
}

the Frame after it contains

PrevFrame();
Play();


and both are at the end of the movie....Any suggestions?? Thanks in advance

[peterford]

how about putting this at the end of the movie in the root.

Frame 1
start=getTimer();
Frame 2
<nothing>
Frame 3
if (getTimer()-start>10000)
gotoAndPlay(1)
}else{
gotoAndPlay(_currentframe-1);
}

[Eyad76]

PeterFord....YOU ARE THE MAN...

Thanks dude...It worked, you saved my work