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Flash - Playing a Flash Movie Backwards

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Step Ten: Play Button Actions

1. Move the play head to frame 1.
2. Right click on the play button on the right, select: Actions
3. Make sure the Actions panel is set to Normal.
   You do this by clicking on the side menu button ( ). Select Normal.
4. Select: > Actions > Movie Control > Play
   The following actionscript will be attached to the button.
   
       on (release) {
           play();
       }
   
   We will now add a line which will switch the controller off. This is important, because is the viewer clicks the play button before the car gets back to frame 1, the car will play, go forwards, the controller will instruct the car to go back and it will start to reverse again.
   
5. You may want to save and test the movie at this stage. Make sure you click the buttons before the car gets to the ends. The reverse button should always work, the play button will not, unless the car has got back to frame1.
6. If you have closed the Actions panel, right click on the play button, select: Actions
7. Click on the line of script: play();
   This selects the line and ensures that the next line of script goes in the correct place.
8. Select: > Actions > Movie Control > Goto
9. In the options above select: Goto and Stop
10. Go to expert mode.
11. In front of the gotoAndStop type: _root.control.
    
    Your actionscript should look like this:
    
        on (release) {
            play();
            _root.control.gotoAndStop(1);
        }
    
12. Your movie is now ready to save and test!

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