Time restricted frame transistion

[Max C]

I know this is probably a simple thing but... I have a template to move PPT files over to Flash. The button for 'next frame' uses the following action script....

on (release, keyPress "<Right>") {
nextFrame();
}


I would like to make it so that users have to wait x amount of time to be able to use the 'next button'. So the user can't just click their way through a class.

Make sense?

[hts5000]

Try this:

Put a variable in your actions panel, like this:

var buttonTime:Number;

Replace the code you posted above with this:

on (release, keyPress "<Right>") {
    if ((getTimer()/1000)-_root.buttonTime>=3) {//Change the 3 to however many seconds you want the user to wait
        _root.buttonTime = getTimer()/1000;
        nextFrame();
    }
}

[Max C]

Sweet! That works! Thanks so much. I did overlook one thing though... Now I need to figure out how to setup an if statement to tell the person they're clicking too soon. Basically a message saying 'you have to wait x amount of time for the next slide' or something.

[hts5000]

All you have to do is add a dynamic text box and use this code:

on (release, keyPress "<Right>") {
    if ((getTimer()/1000)-_root.buttonTime>=3) {//Change the 3 to however many seconds you want the user to wait
        _root.buttonTime = getTimer()/1000;
        nextFrame();
    } else {
        var remainingTime:Number = Math.round(3-((getTimer()/1000)-_root.buttonTime));
        dynaicTextBox = "You have to wait "+remainingTime+" seconds for the next slide";
    }
}

Hope this helps.

[Max C]

So close...

I have this running in my actionscript

stop();
var buttonTime:Number;
var remainingTime:Number = Math.round(3-((getTimer()/1000)-_root.buttonTime));
myDate_date = new Date();
daysofWeek_array = new Array();
daysofWeek_array[0] = "Sunday";
daysofWeek_array[1] = "Monday";
daysofWeek_array[2] = "Tuesday";
daysofWeek_array[3] = "Wednesday";
daysofWeek_array[4] = "Thursday";
daysofWeek_array[5] = "Friday";
daysofWeek_array[6] = "Saturday";
daysofMonth_array = new Array();
daysofMonth_array[0] = "January";
daysofMonth_array[1] = "February";
daysofMonth_array[2] = "March";
daysofMonth_array[3] = "April";
daysofMonth_array[4] = "May";
daysofMonth_array[5] = "June";
daysofMonth_array[6] = "July";
daysofMonth_array[7] = "August";
daysofMonth_array[8] = "September";
daysofMonth_array[9] = "October";
daysofMonth_array[10] = "November";
daysofMonth_array[11] = "December";
myDate_date = new Date();
currentYear = myDate_date.getFullYear();
currentMonth = myDate_date.getMonth();
currentDate = myDate_date.getDate();
currentDay = myDate_date.getDay();

Then I have the following on the button...

on (release, keyPress "<Right>") {
if ((getTimer()/1000)-_root.buttonTime>=3) {//Change the 3 to however many seconds you want the user to wait
_root.buttonTime = getTimer()/1000;
nextFrame();
dynamicTextBox =""
} else {
dynamicTextBox = "You have to wait "+remainingTime+" seconds for the next slide";
}
}

It works except for it doesn't show the seconds.

[hts5000]

Don't put the remainingTime variable in your actionscript. Leave it in the button. Sorry I didn't make the clear earlier.

[Max C]

Tried it on the button the way you had it originally and had the same issue.

[hts5000]

ok, weird. Either way it definitely needs to be in the button. Is anything showing up in the text field? Is the dynamic text box on in a movie clip or on the main time line? If its not on the main time line then _root will not work.