# Countdown timer problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-problem/220950>\
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**Created:** [March 30, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-problem/220950 "2007-03-30T17:32:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![dxhans5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@dxhans5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dxhans5)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-problem/220950/1 "2007-03-30T17:32:49Z")

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Hi everyone. I’ve been reading these boards for a few months and I’m just getting started with scripting for Flash. Normally I can fiddle my way through problems and figure out what I did wrong…but this has me baffeled.

I walked through the tutorial for the Date Countdown Timer, however, when I ran the movie, the numbers just cycle from 0-9 in a split sec and then repeat itself over and over.

So I downloaded the actual movie the was put on the forums, and ran JUST that movie on my computer. It worked like it was supposed to. I put EVERYTHING directly into my move…on Frame 1, Scene 1 and it does the same thing my personal one did…just cycles through the number.

Is there something in my movie that I should be looking for that’s causing this problem?

Thanks for the help!!