# Random Timer + Random .swf

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-timer-random-swf/117840
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**Created:** [July 30, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-timer-random-swf/117840 "2004-07-30T19:25:05Z")
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### Author: ![RJ\_Benny](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rj_benny/32/662_2.png) [@RJ\_Benny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RJ_Benny)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-timer-random-swf/117840/1 "2004-07-30T19:25:05Z")

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Okay I havea website and I’m trying to do something which is kind of easy but ahrd to explain so here goes:  
I have a looping movie playing in the background, I also have a selection of movies that are to replace the looping movie. Now at a random interval no shorter than 10 seconds I want one of these movies to be randomly called and played then to return to the looping animation before starting the random timer again  
Now I understand both these things seperatly are on this forum, the only problem I have is combining the 2 to work seamlessly  
If I have the random timer start the actionscript that generates a number between 1 and 5 say, then a case statement declares 5 as being donkey.swf then that is saved as a variable and the movie then loads donkey.swf and plays it  
after that i need the movie to revert back to the looping movie upon which the timer starts again  
sorry if this all sounds a little confusing but I’m kinda rushing cos i have to go but any help u can give me on this I’d be much obliged 😃

Benny