# Simple manual countdown timer, but bugged (fla included)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-manual-countdown-timer-but-bugged-fla-included/330188>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 12, 2012, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-manual-countdown-timer-but-bugged-fla-included/330188 "2012-12-12T07:54:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![hsiehson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9f8e36/32.png) [@hsiehson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hsiehson)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-manual-countdown-timer-but-bugged-fla-included/330188/1 "2012-12-12T07:54:16Z")

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Hi ppl,  
Myself is not much of a programmer, but recently just need to create a countdown timer for work that allows manually add-in the time duration that’s needed right on the interface.  
My idea is simple, a reverse frame playback function with a timer. The code did its work except that when the time reaches 0, it didn’t seem to stop the “reverse action”, and therefore I can’t have another go of the timer as that “reverse action” kept kicking in automatically. I’ve tried to add in a stopper, but all as in vain.  
Please take a look of my code if any of you happen to have some time for me.  
Many thanks!