Timer Controls

[Matthew1285]

I am having issues using expressions with a countdown timer. I've found some script but I keep getting errors saying that it is not a functioning code. This is the current code I use

rateOfSpeed=1;
clockStartTime = thisComp.layer(“slider”).effect(“Slider Control”)(“Slider”)*60;

clockTimeNumber = Math.floor(clockStartTime – rateOfSpeed*time);

function addZero(n) {
if (n<10) return “0” + n else return n;
}

minutes = Math.floor(clockTimeNumber/60);
seconds = clockTimeNumber%60;

if (clockStartTime > 0 && time < clockStartTime) {
addZero(minutes) + “:” + addZero(seconds);
} else {“00:00”}

For some reason, the errors saying "Syntax error: unexpected token else." I am assuming that there is something I'm missing, but my skills with expressions aren't that good. Any advice?

[Mylenium]

Easy enough. You botched your brackets on line 6. This is better:

function addZero(n){
if (n<10) {return “0” + n} else {return n}
};

Mylenium

[Matthew1285]

Ah, I see thank you!. I had a feeling that I had missed something.

[Mathias Moehl]

Yes, Myleniums hint should solve the issue.

If you are looking for a more flexible solution where you can customize the formatting of your counter easily, my Counter Numbers iExpression is also an option.

(iExpressions is an extension that is available at aescripts).

[Matthew1285]

I'll take a look at it. It might help me out in the future.