setInterval() question

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hi there folks.

this is the actionscript in the main timeline of my movie:

dropMenuOpen = false; // define initial status of dropdown

menuButton_mc.onRelease = function() {
	
	trace("clicked");
	
	if (dropMenuOpen == false) {
		function myInterval() {
			trace("interval executed");
		}
		setInterval(myInterval, 1000);

		dropMenuOpen = true;
		trace("drop menu opened");
	
	} else {
		
		dropMenuOpen = false;
		trace("drop menu closed");
	
	}
	
}

really basic. there’s a button on the main timeline (menuButton_mc) and when it’s clicked it uses an else/if to check if the (currently nonexistent) dropdown is open or closed. there are no problems here…

the problem is that if the condition is false, I want to execute some commands inside a setInterval(). this will not work for some reason! it seems to be an issue with the placement; if I place the setInterval() command outside the else/if, it executes fine. am I missing out on something fundamental here? helppp!

oh yeah, I’m using flash 8. :wink: