Simple Timer -- Hmm, why is this not working

Trying to set up a simple code, for a simple timer.  I know
I should use interval, but could anyone skim this code and
tell me why it only runs through once.  This is for simple
pototype program, and I don't want to start building the
whole prog.  Just to do some testing.  Right now it will be
simple alpha fade-ins, that are just running in sequence. 
(More latter).  Thanks,


//here is the code

sTimer = 0;    //set var
init();            //call initial function

function  init(){        
sTimer.onEnterFrame = simpleTimer();    
 //set sTimer var to call simpleTimer ever time it hits a
new frame 25 frames per second.
}

function simpleTimer(){
sTimer += 1;                 
    //increment  sTimer var. For some reason it is only
running through this once.                            
trace(sTimer);}          //trace result "  1  ".
stop.

/*
if(sTimer > 1000 && sTimer < 1001){ doThis();}
   //sedo code
if(sTimer > 1100 && sTimer < 1101){
doThis2();}
if(sTimer > 1200 && sTimer < 1201){
doThis3();}
if(sTimer > 1300 && sTimer < 1301){
doThis4();}
if(sTimer > 1400 && sTimer < 1401){
doThis5();}
*/

//not it is only running through once


Thanks for any tips, or even better fixes.  (and if anyone
knows of a walk through and or tutorial on how to use the
setInterval and clearInterval functions, that would be great
as well.  

Many Thank you to you guys, and gals(?).

Paul Vdst
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This is not working because sTimer is a Number

	sTimer = 0;    //set var

and Numbers do not have a onEnterFrame method

	sTimer.onEnterFrame = simpleTimer();  

(Additionaly the '()' makes it a function call which is not
what we want
here)

As your code is probably on the timeline, i.e. inside a
MovieClip, this will
probably work:

	this.onEnterFrame = simpleTimer;  

For the setInterval: check out the docs, there's a good
example there.

hth
-------------
Andreas Weber


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Trying to set up a simple code, for a simple timer.  I know
I should use
interval, but could anyone skim this code and tell me why it
only runs
through once.  This is for simple pototype program, and I
don't want to
start building the whole prog.  Just to do some testing. 
Right now it will
be simple alpha fade-ins, that are just running in sequence.
 (More latter).
Thanks,


//here is the code

sTimer = 0;    //set var
init();            //call initial function

function  init(){        
sTimer.onEnterFrame = simpleTimer();    
 //set sTimer var to call simpleTimer ever time it hits a
new frame 25
frames per second. }

function simpleTimer(){
sTimer += 1;                 
    //increment  sTimer var. For some reason it is only
running through this
once.                            
trace(sTimer);}          //trace result "  1  ".
stop.

/*
if(sTimer > 1000 && sTimer < 1001){ doThis();}
   //sedo code
if(sTimer > 1100 && sTimer < 1101){
doThis2();}
if(sTimer > 1200 && sTimer < 1201){
doThis3();}
if(sTimer > 1300 && sTimer < 1301){
doThis4();}
if(sTimer > 1400 && sTimer < 1401){
doThis5();}
*/

//not it is only running through once


Thanks for any tips, or even better fixes.  (and if anyone
knows of a walk
through and or tutorial on how to use the setInterval and
clearInterval
functions, that would be great as well.  

Many Thank you to you guys, and gals(?).

Paul Vdst
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