How to create "elapsed" time clock w/ minutes/seconds/milliseconds

[propshop]

I would like to add a timer (not a countdown) in my animation that starts from zero, has a format like 00:00:00 and goes until a certain frame then stops. ACTUAL/ACCURATE time elapsed isn't so important as the action of time passing. As long as it is close and relatively believeable.

Can anyone help?
-Julie

 

[billwatson]

place a dynamic text box on stage with instance name theTime

add to first frame

seconds = 0;

function formatTime(time) {
var h = Math.floor(time/3600)<10 ? &quot;0&quot;+Math.floor(time/3600) :
Math.floor(time/3600);
var m = (Math.floor((time/60)%60)<10) ? &quot;0&quot;+Math.floor((time/60)%60) :
Math.floor((time/60)%60);
var s = ((time%60)<10) ? &quot;0&quot;+(time%60) : (time%60);
return h+&quot;:&quot;+m+&quot;:&quot;+s;
}

function clock() {
seconds ++;
theTime.text = formatTime(seconds);
}
theTimer = setInterval(clock, 1000);

then in the last frame

clearInterval(theTimer)

 

[propshop]

Can you give dynamic text an instance name in Flash 5? I don't seem to be able to figure it out....

 

[billwatson]

no you cant...you have to use a variable name..give your textfield the variable name theTime and delete the .text from the above


looking over that again i see you want milliseconds in which case change the 1000 in the setinterval statement to 1

 

[propshop]

Thanks Bill - I'll give it a try. Also, if I'm putting this on a black background, how do I make sure the text is white?

 

[billwatson]

however it is you set text color in 5. id asume through the properties panel