[RESOLVED] timer and setInterval

[tabus]

Hello,

I'm trying to get a movie clip to automatically load up another external clip, after playing an embedded flv.

This is what I've tried so far:

var holdFrame = setInterval( holdFrame, 5000);
gotoAndPlay(
_root.mc_holder.loadMovie("swf/library.swf"));
clearInterval (holdFrame);

Although it throws no errors, the setInterval is ignored and it just loads direct into the next mc clip.

Can anyone shed some light as to where I'm going wrong?
Thanks

[tabus]

I realise now that setInterval may not be the best solution, does anyone know what would be?

[tabus]

It seems that its not possible?

[marlopax]

var intervalId:Number;
var count:Number = 1;
var maxCount:Number = 1;
var duration:Number = 5000;

function executeCallback():Void {
 trace("executeCallback intervalId: " + intervalId + " count: " + count);
 if(count >= maxCount) {
 clearInterval(intervalId);
 } 
 count++;
}

intervalId = setInterval(this, "executeCallback", duration); 

Note:

This code is from adobe help under actionscript 2 "ActionScript language elements > Global Functions > setInterval function".


marlopax

[Northcode]

if you only want it to execute once you can use setTimeout instead of setInterval. The syntax is the same but it only calls the callback function once.

@tabus, your orignal code was just wrong, that's why it didn't work. setInterval returns the id of the timer it creates so that you can kill it later. The first parameter to setInterval has to be a function that you want called when the interval expires.

var id = setInterval(myFunction, 5000);
function myFunction()
{
   clearInterval(id);
   gotoAndPlay(_root.mc_holder.loadMovie("swf/library.swf"));
}

It looks like you might have been trying to use an anonymous function. If that's what you were trying to do, then this is how you woud do it...

var holdFrame = setInterval( 
function() 
{
gotoAndPlay(
_root.mc_holder.loadMovie("swf/library.swf"));
clearInterval (holdFrame);
} , 5000);

[tabus]

Thanks for your help on this.
I'm working through an old ActionScript 2 book, but I don't think the setInterval is what I need.

What I need to achieve is to delay a frame, so the flv can play, then time the length (about 2 secs) in AS code so that upon this given time ends, the script then automatically loads the next movie clip in the holder.

I've tried both your codes and they work for the entire clip but not for the frame, so the animation loads, works fine, gets to the flv and returns back to the start of the animation rather than holding on the frame for the 5 secs to play the flv. So it allocates the code to the whole mc.

Is there no behaviour function that has a frame delay timer?

[Northcode]

If you want to stop on a frame, use gotoAndStop() then in the frame you use stop() and you can set up a timer to issue the next gotoAndStop. This has nothing to do with standalone support or projectors though, so I'm moving it to a more appropriate section of the board.

[tabus]

Thanks for the tip,
Sorry about posting on the wrong board, just I'm producing it for a cd-rom, so thought it would be the right place.

Thanks again

p.s. what section have you sent the post?

[Northcode]

Flash Newbies there's a permenent redirect from the thread you started in the Standalone & Applications forum.

[tabus]

Thanks,
I got your script worked by the way, so problem solved.