[help] Timer Question, Is there another way?

I am creating a timer using a dynamic text boxs, is there a way to tell my timer to plus 1 every second with out having to refer the frame rate?

i was using the following untill i realised it was affected by frame rate...

on the frame one i have

Code:

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_root.mils = 0;
_root.secs = 0;

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and in a empty MC i have the following controls

Code:

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onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
            _root.sec.text = _root.secs;
            _root.mil.text = _root.mils
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
        _root.mils+= 1;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
        if (_root.mils== 10) {
                _root.mils= 0;
                _root.secs += 1;
        }
}

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Can i do the following without having to worry about the frame rate

[EDIT] : I also have 2 Dynamic text boxes, sec and mil...

theres always another way!

try using setInterval