Countdown in Flash

programming flash
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I was wondering if there is a way to do a countdown in flash?

I think something like hours til thing - get.myHours(or something)
and so on…
but I don’t know all the correct stuff to use and everything. i have the idea down… just dont know how to do it…

hmmm…

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http://usaweb1.com/WDTzine/th.index.html
http://www.zoode.org/projects/zt/zt_files/zt_tut.php

I havn’t gotten a change to view these. Let me know if they’re any good. Obviously they won’t compare to Kirupa…but what can you do??

:love:

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I don’t really have time to look at those right now cuz i have to work in 20 mins… but from the quick glance at them i think they might just do the trick

thanks a lot seretha blaze
and i :love: kirupa too

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i’ve made one before, you can download it here… but its kinda messy the way its done…

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do you have a .fla?
cuz thats just the swf…
or you could just tell me what you did or something or or or yeah
thanks tho

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oops… sorry, i though it was an fla that i attached… try this
http://www.flashdevils.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8905
again, there are different and better ways to do it… :slight_smile:

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[AS]onClipEvent (load) {
limit = 4000;
}
[/AS]

is that all the code that is in the thing? cuz thats all i can find…
also im looking for a timer that counts down the days, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds type thing to a certain date… but i think i miiiiiight be able to figure it out

thanks for helpin ahmed

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there’s more coding (the messy part) inside the MC…
im not really sure about the days/hours/minutes thing… it shouldnt be so hard to do…

cheers

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thanks… ill look into when i get back from work

i appreciate i he help ahmed:beem:

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sure =)