Help KILL my interval!

[FlashGod.com]

Im writing a scrambling text proto and its working fine, but I can't seem to kill the interval if I want it to stop before its finished.

How do I get to the interval obj?

thanks
-joe

TextField.prototype.clearWrite = function() {
	clearInterval(itv);
	this.html ? this.htmlText="" : this.text="";
};
TextField.prototype.XWrite = function($text, $milliseconds) {
	var THIS = this;
	var i = 0;
	this.html ? this.htmlText="" : this.text="";
	this._visible = false;
	this.text = $text;
	!this.multiline && this.textWidth>this._width ? this._width=this.textWidth+3 : null;
	this.html ? this.htmlText="" : this.text="";
	this._visible = true;
	this.itv = setInterval(function () {
		var ts = "";
		var al = "!@#$%^&*()_-123467890~=".split("");
		for (var s = 1; s<=$text.length-i; s++) {
			ts += al[random(al.length)];
		}
		!THIS.html ? THIS.text=$text.substring(0, i)+ts : THIS.htmlText=$text.substring(0, i)+ts;
		i++;
		if (i>$text.length) {
			clearInterval(THIS.itv);
		}
		updateAfterEvent();
	}, $milliseconds != undefined ? $milliseconds : 20);
};
// USEAGE
write.onPress = function() {
	myTXT.XWrite("<font color='#FF0000'>I knew a man</font> from spain with a top hat, <font size='19'>specs, and a cane</font>");
};
erase.onPress = function() {
	myTXT.clearWrite();
};

[moot]

can you stick the interval in _root? i've never had problems clearing intervals after i started sticking them all in _root.

[silentweed]

you posted the same question yesterday http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=706670 which i answered to..its better to keep one thread running rather than reposting the same question