using a while loop with a timer 1

[Streetdaddy]

Basically, can I in actionscript do something like:

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stop()

time = Now()
while (time < (time + (10 seconds))) {
//Keep looping for 10 seconds
}

play()
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I don't want to do it in the timeline...

X-) Miles
vmiles@senet.com.au

 

[Bignewbie]

i dont know, and i wouldn't suggest it. why wouldn't u want to do it in the timeline? how ever here is another alternative:

if u are using 12fps, then why dont u just make a counter on the 13 frame that checks whether how many times it has passed there (in this case 10 seconds) if it hasn't passed there 10 times then make it go back to frame 2, NOT frame 1 coz that's where u initialize your counter. example:


frame 1:

loop == &quot;1&quot;;


frame 2:

loop == loop + 1;

frame 13:

if (loop ==&quot;10&quot{
gotoandPlay (14);
}
else{
gotoandplay (12);
}



hope this works!


biggie

 

[davdesign]

time = gettimer;
while ((time+12000)<gettimer) {
// loop for 12 seconds using gettimer plus 12000 milliseconds
}
play ();


should work but don't hang me if it doesn't.

dave
davdesign@pinkzeppelin.com

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[davdesign]

http://www.callnetuk.com/home/davdesign/dD-pauseframe.html

ok, remembered a fla I made for someone a loooong time ago (hence the old server). The fla is available via the link in the movie. The count is set to a 2 second pause. Remember that the timer built into flash works in milliseconds, so 12 seconds = 12000.

dave davdesign@pinkzeppelin.com

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