getting the key pressing work is not the problem, my problem is: How to get this Number.

The Number is counting up, and anytime I press the key i get the value in a new variable

Ok here is my code:

import flash.display.Sprite;

import flash.events.TimerEvent;

import flash.utils.Timer;

import com.greensock.*;

import com.greensock.easing.*;

////////////////////////DAYTIME IN SECONDS

var today:Date;

var current:Date;

var time:Date;

var millisecond:int;

var second:int;

var minute:int;

var hour:int;

var day:int;

var month:int;

var secs:int;

var timer:Timer = new Timer(500);

          timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, timerHandler);

          timer.start();

          function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void

          {

                    time = new Date();

                    millisecond = time.getMilliseconds();

                    second = time.getSeconds();

                    minute = time.getMinutes();

                    hour = time.getHours();

                    day = time.getDate();

                    month = time.getMonth();

                    today = new Date(2012,5,28,0,0,0,0);

                    current = new Date(2012,month+1,day,hour,minute,second,millisecond);

                    secs = (current.getTime() - today.getTime())/1000;

                    trace(secs); //"secs" is the current daytime in seconds

          stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, HerdOn);

////////////////////////EVENT

          function HerdOn(event:KeyboardEvent):void

          {

                              var xPos:Number = -411.10;

                              var yPos:Number = -8.05;

                              var pixWidth:int = 0; 

                              if (event.charCode == 49) // key "1"

                              {

                                        trace ("start");

                                        //So, when I have pressed the key "1", here I want to have a new Variable which gives me a static number

                                        //of "secs"

                                        currentCount

                                        trace ("One is pressed");

                                        bob_mc.x = xPos;

                                        bob_mc.y = yPos;

                                        bob_mc.width = pixWidth;

                                        TweenLite.to(bob_mc, 15.25, {x:xPos, y:yPos, scaleX:2, ease:Linear.easeNone});

                              }

                              if (event.charCode == 50) //key "2"

                              {

                                        trace("stop");

                                        TweenLite.to(bob_mc, 15.25, {paused:true, ease:Linear.easeNone});

                              }

                    }

          }

Ok I understand, maybe this is my big problem, so

How do I call a function or a variable in another function, even the variable is local. I thought it only works with global variables.

For me it's a bit cunfusing, why I put function into function.

Now, when I seperate the function, where I calculate the daytime in seconds, I have to call it again when I press my key, right?
How? (sorry for my inexperience xD)