# Countdown

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 28, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590 "2003-08-28T14:16:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Optical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Optical](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Optical)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590/1 "2003-08-28T14:16:50Z")

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can i use the countdown timer as an animation for my preloader? i want to the time to hit ero and then load my next swf is that possible? and how? tnx guys

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590/2 "2003-08-28T17:57:29Z")

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anybody?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590/3 "2003-08-28T17:58:55Z")

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Like it will count down bytes to go?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590/4 "2003-08-28T18:01:01Z")

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nope, like the time remaining before it will launch

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590/5 "2003-08-28T18:03:20Z")

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Oh ok. I can figure that it. hold please

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590/6 "2003-08-28T18:04:28Z")

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geez thanks man

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590/7 "2003-08-28T18:51:28Z")

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Here

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590/8 "2003-08-28T19:23:38Z")

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thanks man, but can i add milliseconds?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590/9 "2003-08-28T20:56:32Z")

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Oh, claudio got it.

Milliseconds? Just devide seconds by 100…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown/29590/10 "2003-08-28T21:23:09Z")

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i figure out the code to milliseconds but i think the preloader isn’t working, i just got a balnk page and the movieclip just comes out without playing the timer.