Countdown timer.. in flash 8

[mattleeds]

hello all,

just wondering if could lend me a hand..

I really need a countdown timer for "startgame" secene on my project

how easy is it to do this? id like it to countdown from 60seconds as soon as you enter that page..

is this possible?

Matt

[NTD]

Hi,

/*
  Count Down Timer 
        T. Norman
   http://ntdesigns.net
*/
function countDownTimer(minute, tX, tY) {
	_root.createEmptyMovieClip("countDown", 10);
	cCenterX = tX;
	cCenterY = tY;
	_root.countDown.counter._x = cCenterX;
	_root.countDown.counter._x = cCenterY;
	_root.countDown.createTextField("myTextField", 1, cCenterX, cCenterY, 30, 20);
	_root.countDown.myTextField.background = true;
	_root.countDown.myTextField.autoSize = "center";
	_root.countDown.myTextField.border = true;
	_root.countDown.myTextField.backgroundColor = 0x00FFCC;
	minute = minute;
	seconds = 59;
	myCountDown = function () {
		seconds--;
	};
	countInterval = setInterval(myCountDown, 1000);
	this.onEnterFrame = function() {
		if &#40;seconds<10&#41; &#123;
			_root.countDown.myTextField.text = minute-1+"&#58;"+"0"+seconds;
		&#125; else &#123;
			_root.countDown.myTextField.text = minute-1+"&#58;"+seconds;
		&#125;
		if &#40;seconds === 0&#41; &#123;
			clearInterval&#40;countInterval&#41;;
			seconds = "0";
			minuteDelay = setInterval&#40;minuteChangeDelay, 1000&#41;;
		&#125;
		if &#40;_root.countDown.myTextField.text == "0&#58;00"&#41; &#123;
			delete this.onEnterFrame;
			_root.countDown.myTextField.text = "Time Up!";
		&#125;
	&#125;;
	minuteChangeDelay = function &#40;&#41; &#123;
		minute--;
		seconds = 59;
		countInterval = setInterval&#40;myCountDown, 1000&#41;;
		clearInterval&#40;minuteDelay&#41;;
	&#125;;
&#125;
//Usage..... functionName&#40;minutes,x position,y position&#41;
countDownTimer&#40;1, 400, 200&#41;;