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• hms—String expression that specifies the time in the form sHH:MM:SS.FFD, where:
• tempo—Specifies the tempo in frames per second.
• dropFrame—Logical expression that determines whether the frame is a drop frame (TRUE) or
not (
FALSE). If the string hms ends in a d, the time is treated as a drop frame, regardless of the
value of
dropFrame.
• fractionalSeconds—Logical expression that determines the meaning of the numbers after
the seconds; they can be either fractional seconds rounded to the nearest hundredth of a second
(
TRUE) or the number of residual frames (FALSE).
Examples
This statement determines the number of frames in a 1-minute, 30.1-second movie when the tempo
is 30 frames per second. Neither the
dropFrame nor fractionalSeconds arguments is used.
put HMStoFrames(" 00:01:30.10 ", 30, FALSE, FALSE)
-- 2710
This statement converts 600 seconds into minutes:
>> put framesToHMS(600, 1,0,0)
>> -- " 00:10:00.00 "
This statement converts an hour and a half into seconds:
>> put HMStoFrames("1:30:00", 1,0,0)
>> -- 5400
See also
framesToHMS()
hold
Syntax
sprite(whichFlashSprite).hitTest(point)
hold sprite whichFlashSprite
Description
Flash command; stops a Flash movie sprite that is playing in the current frame, but any audio
continues to play.
s A character is used if the time is less than zero, or a space if the time is greater than or equal to zero.
HH Hours.
MM Minutes.
SS Seconds.
FF Indicates a fraction of a second if fractionalSeconds is TRUE or frames if
fractionalSeconds is FALSE.
D A d is used if dropFrame is TRUE, or a space if dropFrame is FALSE.