# Wait playhead for 5 second in a frame

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wait-playhead-for-5-second-in-a-frame/96521
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [December 10, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wait-playhead-for-5-second-in-a-frame/96521 "2003-12-10T13:19:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![nasih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/919ad9/32.png) [@nasih](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nasih)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wait-playhead-for-5-second-in-a-frame/96521/1 "2003-12-10T13:19:11Z")

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Hi,

thanks for your time.

how will be actionScript for waiting the play head in a frame for 5 second ?

please help

Nasih

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wait-playhead-for-5-second-in-a-frame/96521/2 "2003-12-10T14:10:28Z")

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[AS]  
if(myTimeLine.\_currentframe == myFrameNum){  
waitingID= setInterval(stopInterval, 5000);  
myTimeLine.stop();  
}  
stopInterval = function(){  
clearInterval(waitingID);  
myTimeLine.play();  
}  
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SHO

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wait-playhead-for-5-second-in-a-frame/96521/3 "2003-12-10T14:40:50Z")

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Hi,

I got the idea now  
thanks

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wait-playhead-for-5-second-in-a-frame/96521/4 "2003-12-10T14:48:07Z")

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U r welcome

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wait-playhead-for-5-second-in-a-frame/96521/5 "2003-12-10T19:56:39Z")

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odd, I tried your code and was unable to get it to work.

First I tried it with the script on the main timeline targeting the maintime line.

Then I tried it with in an onclipevent targeting the mc

any clue?