# \[AS2\] Multiple countdown timers to schedule indoor hockey **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [May 4, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-multiple-countdown-timers-to-schedule-indoor-hockey/308960 "2010-05-04T06:18:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joncom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@joncom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joncom)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-multiple-countdown-timers-to-schedule-indoor-hockey/308960/1 "2010-05-04T06:18:34Z")
Hello and thanks for taking the the time to offer your advice. I’ve successfully made a countdown timer countdown to a predefined date (Christmas, and yes it was a [tutorial](http://www.republicofcode.com/tutorials/flash/video/countdown.php)). The program I aim to create here will run a series of countdowns, all day long, one after the other, basically counting down to the next event. For example: 1 minute countdown til game begins 20 minute countdown til intermission 2 minute countdown til second half 20 minute coundown til games over 5 minute countdown til new game starts I have been given a lists of times for which to begin each timer (and its duration), but the tutorial I followed earlier uses an onEnterFrame function. I need some way to determine the closest timer that should be running, without killing the CPU with onEnterFrame. This task seems like it should be simple, but I can’t quite wrap my head around it. Please help! Here’s a basic idea of the array holding the start of the timers and its duration. ```auto var timers:Array = new Array( ["6:29AM","1"], // One min warning ["6:30AM","18"], // First ["6:48AM","2"], // Intermission ["6:50AM","18"], // Second ["7:08AM","6"], // Count til next game ["7:14AM","1"], ["7:15AM","18"], ["7:33AM","2"], ["7:35AM","18"], ["7:53AM","7"] ) ``` I think I just need a push in the right direction… as my mind has gone blank. ☹