# Trying to create a countdown timer

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-create-a-countdown-timer/178151
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 8, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-create-a-countdown-timer/178151 "2006-02-08T03:35:40Z")
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### Author: ![followmelevi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/839c29/32.png) [@followmelevi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/followmelevi)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-create-a-countdown-timer/178151/1 "2006-02-08T03:35:40Z")

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Hi. I only have Flash 5… and I tried to use the tutorial to create a countdown timer… but it uses Flash MX. For some reason the code is not working and I can’t figure out why. I believe the problem lies in this function: counter.onEnterFrame = function(){

The tutorial can be found here:  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/countdown.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/countdown.htm)

I couldn’t find a good countdown tutorial on Flash5… so I tried to use this one… so far to no avail. I could really use some help. Thank you.