# \[MX\] setInterval Bug?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-setinterval-bug/112200
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 4, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-setinterval-bug/112200 "2004-06-04T18:15:04Z")
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### Author: ![foochuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@foochuck](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/foochuck)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-setinterval-bug/112200/1 "2004-06-04T18:15:04Z")

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Hello,

I’ve been experiencing a problem using setInterval and I’m wondering if any Flash users out there have expierienced it and/or have come across a fix for this problem. Heres a description of the layout/problem:

Flash Movie 1: I have an empty movieclip in this movie that I load Flash Movie 2 into.

Flash Movie 2: Gets loaded into Flash Movie 1 into an empty movieclip. This movie contains a setInterval action that repeats indefinitly.

I open Flash Movie 1, press the button to load Flash Movie 2, Movie 2 performs as expected. The setInterval loop performs correctly.

Next I unload Movie 2 from Movie 1. During the unload I clear the interval thats happening in Movie 2. Now while I’m still in the same session I load Movie 2 back into Movie 1. The setInterval loop seems to be going even faster then before. I unload Movie 2 and repeat - loading it back into Movie 1 and now the setInterval is going even faster.

Yet each time the Interval is cleared. Now if I reset my movie by closing and reopening it the setInterval works fine the first time - but throughout the session as the movie containing it is loaded and unloaded the interval keeps going faster and faster each time.

Is this a bug in Flash MX? Does anyone know of a cure for this?

Thanks :rd: