More power to you man!

on (release) {
pauseBtn.onRelease = function():Void {
//move to the next frame for the play button
gotoAndPlay(2);

//pause the MovieClip on the current frame
gotoAndStop(”_parent.currentFrame”, 1);
interval = setInterval(function():Void{
clearInterval(interval);
gotoAndStop(”_parent.currentFrame”, 1);
} );
}
}

How do you utilize this method to pause a MovieClip in the current frame, and then start again from that frame?

Kelley

Thanks!

To Neilando …

If you’re using on(), then your code has to be attached directly to the button. I recommend you go with a keyframe version of the same event handler, described in the “museum pieces” entry of this blog. Regardless, the following should work, based on your description (this assumes a button with the instance name myButton):

stop();
var interval:Number;
myButton.onRelease = function():Void {
  gotoAndStop(10);
  interval = setInterval(
    function():Void {
      clearInterval(interval);
      gotoAndStop(20);
    },
    2000
  );
}

That looks a bit messy, but all it does is send the playhead immediately to frame 10, where it stops, then waits 2 seconds before sending it to frame 20, where it stops again.

Does that make sense? All of the above code would go into whatever frame (I’m assuming frame 1) the button appears in.

on (release) {
gotoAndPlay(10);
var interval:Number = setInterval(
function():Void {
play();
clearInterval(interval);
},
2000
);
}

Where do i add the code to restart the timeline from a specific frame??

You’re very welcome. Glad I could help!

Thnx again!

Glad to hear it!

To Wendy …

You’re welcome.

Wendy