# Exit timer? OR? HELP!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exit-timer-or-help/11669>\
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**Created:** [January 20, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exit-timer-or-help/11669 "2003-01-20T22:19:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![bleukat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@bleukat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bleukat)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exit-timer-or-help/11669/1 "2003-01-20T22:19:16Z")

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I am launching an .exe from a Flash .exe from a button (using MX for a cd project).

OnRelease the new program opens and the Flash .exe quits. There is a time where the desktop shows between the applications running.

Is there a way to use an Exit timer here so that the Flash .exe doesn’t close for a few seconds while the new one opens?

Any suggestions on how to deal with this are welcome. Thanks!

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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:** [January 21, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exit-timer-or-help/11669/2 "2003-01-21T03:28:27Z")

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Does anyone know how to pause before exit??? I would like to pause for about 5 seconds before closing the Flash exe after the button is hit.  
Anyone???