Failed Delay / How do you Create a Delay?

programming flash
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I read through the AS dictionary, and searched the forums :stuck_out_tongue: but still I can’t figure out how to create a delay, for my movie. I just want the scripted animation to pause for 4 seconds before resuming. I have this code on a movie clip.

onClipEvent (load) {
	_root.loading = "up";
	_root.done = true;
	function switchVar() {
		if (_root.done == true) {
			_root.done = false;
		}
	}
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	if (_root.done == false) {
		if (_root.loading == 'down') {
			MovementLeft = _y-397;
			_y = Math.ceil(_y-MovementLeft/2);
			if (MovementLeft == 1) {
				_root.loading = "up";
				_root.done = true;
			}
		} else if (_root.loading == 'up') {
			MovementLeft = 410-_y;
			_y = Math.floor(MovementLeft/2+_y);
			if (MovementLeft == 1) {
				_root.loading = "down";
				_root.done = true;
			}
		}
	} else if (_root.done == true) {
		setInterval(switchVar(), 4000);
	}
}

Help?

2

Nevermind… I figured it out. I just rearranged my code to look like this…

onClipEvent (load) {
	//since the MC is already up set the variable to up
	_root.loading = "up";
	//every 1500 milliseconds
	setInterval(function () {
		// if it's up, change it to down
		if (_root.loading == 'up') {
			_root.loading = "down";
		//if it's down change it to up
		} else {
			_root.loading = "up";
		}
	}, 1500);
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	if (_root.loading == 'down') {
		MovementLeft = _y-397;
		_y = Math.ceil(_y-MovementLeft/2);
	} else if (_root.loading == 'up') {
		MovementLeft = 410-_y;
		_y = Math.floor(MovementLeft/2+_y);
	}
}