Animation to loop 60 frames in 24 hours

I want to create an animation to loop 60 frames in 24 hours and then pass on the following second day repere
(script) thank you for helping me

Sorry - bit sleepy when I last posted.
If you want to have the SAME loop week after week, use
on exitFrame me
   dString = the long date -- "Friday, 25 October 2013"
   loopMarker = item 1 of dString -- "Friday"
    go marker (loopMarker)
end
Make sure your markers match the first item of dString.
If your French date string doesn't have a comma after the name day, or has a different layout, adjust "loopMarker =" accordingly

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