Countdown in Flash

[nobody]

I was wondering if there is a way to do a countdown in flash?

I think something like hours til thing - get.myHours(or something)
and so on..
but I don't know all the correct stuff to use and everything. i have the idea down.. just dont know how to do it..

hmmm..

[Lacuna]

http://usaweb1.com/WDTzine/th.index.html
http://www.zoode.org/projects/zt/zt_files/zt_tut.php

I havn't gotten a change to view these. Let me know if they're any good. Obviously they won't compare to Kirupa...but what can you do??

:love:

[nobody]

I don't really have time to look at those right now cuz i have to work in 20 mins.. but from the quick glance at them i think they might just do the trick

thanks a lot seretha blaze
and i :love: kirupa too

[ahmed]

i've made one before, you can download it here (http://www.flashdevils.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8907)... but its kinda messy the way its done..

[nobody]

do you have a .fla?
cuz thats just the swf..
or you could just tell me what you did or something or or or yeah
thanks tho

[ahmed]

oops.. sorry, i though it was an fla that i attached.. try this
http://www.flashdevils.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8905
again, there are different and better ways to do it.. :)

[nobody]

onClipEvent (load) {
limit = 4000;
}


is that all the code that is in the thing? cuz thats all i can find..
also im looking for a timer that counts down the days, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds type thing to a certain date.. but i think i miiiiiight be able to figure it out

thanks for helpin ahmed

[ahmed]

there's more coding (the messy part) inside the MC...
im not really sure about the days/hours/minutes thing.. it shouldnt be so hard to do..


cheers

[nobody]

thanks.. ill look into when i get back from work

i appreciate i he help ahmed:beem:

[ahmed]

sure =)