How to make a countdown timer in flash CS3

this is a tutorial about how to simply make a countdown timer in flash CS3, hope u like it!

(put this on frame)
code:
timer = 10;

countdown = function(){ timer--; if(timer==0){ clearInterval(countdownInterval); gotoAndPlay(231);
}
}

countdownInterval = setInterval(countdown,1000);


the gotoAndPlay(231); thing is just when the countdowntimer reach 0 then it will go to the frame that i have entered.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• CS3
• countdown
• timer
• flash
• actionscrip
• 2.0
• cak3
• kaka
• tårta
• as3

[YoukilledQWERTY]

god damit is their a way of reseting the timer back to zero please help

[BrokenCak3]

@YoukilledQWERTY

Ofcourse my friend :)

timer = 50;

countdown = function(){ timer--; if(timer==0){ clearInterval(countdownInterva­l); timer = 50; }

}

countdownInterval = setInterval(countdown,1000);

"now when the timer reach zero the timer will reset to 50"

[JJDOMER45]

Really helpful, finally finished my FPS

[BrokenCak3]

Glad i could help ^^

[richeedsf]

when i put the code in, it says ERROR, and im using CS3! whats wrong with the script?

[BrokenCak3]

This coding is made in as2. actionscript 2.0

[tom4od]

that was very annoying it would have been better if you had sound :S

[robloxlover55]

Perfect For creating a timer for the release of windows 8 beta. :3

[wuiyang]

@DanielTaylorReis change the char family, some of them doesn't work with some sprite

[orlanswf]

Helped a lot! Thanks!

[thevolttakle]

how do you make play again button after the timer plz reply fast

[elemayostudios]

@DanielTaylorReis

i had the same problem untill i changed the font. change the font, experiment with other fonts, because some fonts don't work. i am using arial because arial works, but bauhaus 93, ect doesent work. or at least i don't know how to make it work. but anyways i hope i helped a bit. :P

[DanielTaylorReis]

fuck i need this soo much, the timer works but the numbers don t apear on the screen i don know what to do :"(

[DanielTaylorReis]

WRGENT, i did like you did and the timer works but the numbers dont apear on the text box

[MrRedMikey]

thank you :) this helped a lot

[Zapperzappy]

hey i could really use some help is there anyway i can make it so that at the end of the timer it goes straight to another frame?