but remember the timeout("secondHand").forget() when you don't want it any longer, 
cause it continues until it gets the forget() function...


John


 
> You can use the timeout() object in Director 8 to accomplish 
> this.  Read
> the documentation for more details.  Here's a quick example:
> 
> timeout("secondHand").new(1000, #tickTock, 0)
> timeout("minuteHand").new(60000, #ching, 0)
> 
> on tickTock
>   put "tickTock"
> end tickTock
> 
> on ching
>   put "ching"
> end ching
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Terry
> 
> P.S. Your movie must be actually running for this to work.
> -- 
> 
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> ...---===|  DIA Chief Investigator  |===---...
> 
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>    #directorIntelligenceAgency: "http://www.director8.com", \
>    #freeBehaviors : "http://www.behaviors.com/"]
>  gotoNetPage coolSites[yourSelection]
> end visitWebsite
> 
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