char a=0,b=0,c=0,d=0; while(a<5 || b<9 || c<5 || d<9) { writef("%d%d:%d%d\n", a,b,c,d); // add a single /expression/ here } make that count from "00:00" to "59:59" (minutes and seconds) I seem to remember I figured this out once, but I don't remember how I did it.