# Help with IF Script
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 6, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364 "2004-09-06T01:43:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@gregminderkai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gregminderkai)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364/1 "2004-09-06T01:43:00Z")
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]if (abort eq “95743G29V8X0”) {
```
stop;
```
}
I have Flash MX 2004 Pro. I wanna make it so I can press the enter key on the keyboard when I type the code in to make my countdown stop.[/size][/font]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364/2 "2004-09-06T19:02:53Z")
erm to run an action when your enter key is pressed, have this code (best on an onEnterFrame)
```auto
if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)){
//your actions here
}
```
Prophet.
PS for IF/ELSE mini tut, see here: [http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=608900&posted=1](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=608900&posted=1)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364/3 "2004-09-06T20:27:50Z")
That didn’t work. Heres what I did- if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER))
//if(abort eq “95743G29V8X0”) }
stop();
I put that in but it didn’t work.
> [@Prophet](#):
>
> erm to run an action when your enter key is pressed, have this code (best on an onEnterFrame)
>
> ```auto
> if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)){
> //your actions here
> }
>
> ```
>
> Prophet.
>
> PS for IF/ELSE mini tut, see here: [http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=608900&posted=1](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=608900&posted=1)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364/4 "2004-09-06T20:46:54Z")
That didn’t work. Heres what I did- if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER))
//if(abort eq “95743G29V8X0”) }
stop();
I put that in but it didn’t work.
:S
if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)) **{**
//if(abort eq “95743G29V8X0”)
stop();
}
You missed the opening bracket, and whats abort eq “95743G29V8X0”??
And I assume you want the stop(); within the conditin
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364/5 "2004-09-06T20:54:56Z")
Heres what I did I made a timer that counts down from 12, and I put the script if(abort eq “95743G29V8X0”) and the 95743G29V8X0 is an abort code its supposed to make the timer stop counting but it doesn’t.
> [@ntshp](#):
>
> That didn’t work. Heres what I did- if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER))
> //if(abort eq “95743G29V8X0”) }
> stop();
> I put that in but it didn’t work.
> :S
> if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)) **{**
> //if(abort eq “95743G29V8X0”)
> stop();
> }
>
> You missed the opening bracket, and whats abort eq “95743G29V8X0”??
> And I assume you want the stop(); within the conditin
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364/6 "2004-09-06T21:32:01Z")
```auto
if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)){
if (abort eq "95743G29V8X0") {
stop()
}
}
```
sorry, i guessed you would understand that
```auto
//
```
means its a comment and as such flash ignores these lines of code… the above should work… assuming your stopping an animation on the \_root level and your original IF statement will equate to true…
Prophet.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364/7 "2004-09-06T21:37:48Z")
I still don’t get it? Help me? Nothing works. It still won’t stop.
QUOTE=Prophet]
```auto
if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)){
if (abort eq "95743G29V8X0") {
stop()
}
}
```
sorry, i guessed you would understand that
```auto
//
```
means its a comment and as such flash ignores these lines of code… the above should work… assuming your stopping an animation on the \_root level and your original IF statement will equate to true…
Prophet.[/QUOTE]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364/8 "2004-09-06T22:39:13Z")
Could you please post your fla, we will just end up coming round in circles otherwise
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364/9 "2004-09-06T22:41:27Z")
The fla is too big.
> [@ntshp](#):
>
> Could you please post your fla, we will just end up coming round in circles otherwise
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-script/63364/10 "2004-09-06T23:14:30Z")
I din’t quite understood what your timer whould be?
if ist’s a variable displayed with the help of getTimer(); you won’t be able to stop it with a stop(); action. That is for movieclips.
If you by timer were reffering to a movieclip then put this code on it
```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)) {
if (abort eq "whatever") {
stop();
}
}
}
```
Or try using a listener
```auto
asdfg = new Object();
asdfg.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)) {
trace("You pressed enter.");
if (abort eq "thatthingcode") {
stop();\\ i guess
}
}
};
Key.addListener(asdfg);
```