How do i make a clock that counts down?

[Marcebra]

Well...I have to make a test in flash. The problem is that I need a countdown timer that counts down from 3 minutes in seconds. When it hits 0, it has to send you to the next frame.Could you please help me?

[Textum Dominous]

You will need a variable set to between 1600 to 1700
for an MC at 12 to 15 frames/sec., decrement the
variable by -1 and have an if statement checking for
result of 0. It will take two frames. Then have it
goto and play the next MC

Hope this helps!!

TD / New member 8/1/0

[Marcebra]

Thank you for your response. Could you please send me an actionscript for 12 fps because I'm not quite sure I understand you.

Thanks again,

[TheeSamos]

Hey,

It's pretty simple acctually...
I made a sample here:

http://hem.passagen.se/samos_82

Tell me if you want the .fla...otherwise..here's the code:

Frame 1:

Set Variable: "Time" = GetTimer/1000
Set Variable: "CountDown" = 180
Set Variable: "/isplay" = CountDown - Time
If (/isplay < 0)
Go to and Play (3)
End If

Commment: "Time" becomes the time that has past in seconds, (note not in milliseconds, divided by 1000)...."CountDown" is 3*60. (3 minutes)...and Display is a textfield that shows the time in this case. When the textfield (Display) shows 0, it plays whatever frame you want...in this case 3.

Frame 2:

GoTo and play (1)

Comment: This updates the time constantly.

Frame 3:

The animation begins here.

Hope this is what you were lookin for...

Samos

[TheeSamos]

Sorry!

Heh...sorry bout the smilies, it's suppose to say /:Display...sorry.

Samos

[Marcebra]

thanks a lot

[Alienz]

I have tried the actionscript also, but unable to get it to work, i feel theres something missing?
A .fla example would be kool.