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I'm not too sure...Why not just put the code on the 6th frame of the movie clip?

You pretty much have two options to accomplish what you want. The easiest is to
call the function at frame the frame you want to start at . If that is an
unnacceptable solution you will need 2 intervals not just one. something like
this should work:

// first interval function for all frames before 6
function timerStart(){
   
  if(this._currentframe >= 6){
     
           clearInterval(myTimer2)
           frameGo();
      }   
}

//second function to call what you want.
function frameGo(){
       
           var myTimer:Number =  setInterval(frameGo, 20000)

// your next frame functionality    
   if (_currentframe < _totalframes){
     
            nextFrame();
       }
   
// clears the interval once you get to the last frame
    else if (_currentframe == _totalframes){

            clearInterval(myTimer);
           
       }
};

var myTimer2:Number = setInterval(timerStart, 100);

Hi guys thanks for the responses.

It doesn't matter where I place this code on the timeline it executes across
the whole of the movie:

var frameGo = function () {nextFrame ();}
var myTimer = setInterval(frameGo, 20000);

This is fine for all frames above and including 6 - but if I'm back at the
menu system from frames 1 - 5 (different sequences in the menu) - the code is
STILL executing which I don't want to happen.

Hence why I've been trying to implement and if/else statement.  MATTANDIE I
tried your code and it doesn't appear to solve the problem. It is advancing the
playhead still across these first 5 frames.

What I don't understand which may be part of the reason why this is not
working is I can't trace the if statement - the output is not telling me that
I'm at or above frame 6. The first two lines of code in this case in this
instance are going to execute anyway despite what I declare in the if/else
block. Perhaps I need to write the following so that the setInterval is
incorporated in this block.

var frameGo = function () {nextFrame ();}
var myTimer = setInterval(frameGo, 20000);
 
if (this._currentframe >= 6 )
{
trace ("more than 6")
frameGo ();
}
else if (this._currentframe <= 5){
trace ("less than 6")
clearInterval(this.myTimer);
}

This may be what you were trying to get me to do MATTANDIE but it's not
working for me. In your code example I notice your declaring the function
frameGo () from frame 5 and below - I think I want it to do the opposite.

Any more help appreciated :-)

Struggling.

The problem is I can't rely on buton actions at the beginning of the movie to
initiate any functions, because the button actions are coming from XML data
strings - and that gets much too complicated for me at the moment!

It makes no sense to me (and curse my limited knowledege) that you can't use
the if/else function thus:

if (currentframe >= 6 )
{
trace ("more than 6")
frameGo ();
}

The trace above never works which makes me think it is a scope issue? What
amazes me further is that if the frameGo (); function is just that wrapped up
in a function it appears to run anyway?

This is why I'm so confused.

Let me know if you can help me any further....

Chris

Thanks so much for looking at that. I've been absent so excuse me for not
getting back quicker!

Right that does work exactly how I wanted - thanks so much. And the code is
logical for me to understand.

The only thing is that I notice when you jump to the first frame after 6, the
interval seems random...i,e, it plays for only a few seconds then jumps to the
next frame. When it goes to the next frame it traces currentframe - not when
you first click.

That's really weird isn't it it isn't tracing the frame when it hits the first
frame it is only doing it when it cycles to the next frame in the sequence?

Personally I can't see how that is possible?

You've done so much - so don't worry if that's enough for you...thanks for
your continued help.

Chris