# A "gotoAndPlay() question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-gotoandplay-question/102468>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 24, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-gotoandplay-question/102468 "2004-02-24T05:23:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![pyrotechnician](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@pyrotechnician](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pyrotechnician)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-gotoandplay-question/102468/1 "2004-02-24T05:23:20Z")

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Can’t I use gotoAndPlay() with a variable?  
Ex:  
framenum = 15 ;  
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gotoAndPlay(framenum);

does this work?

I tried but someway it doesn’t work… Is there a way that I can use gotoandplay like this?

thanks for replies

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-gotoandplay-question/102468/2 "2004-02-24T05:27:35Z")

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Yes it works.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-gotoandplay-question/102468/3 "2004-02-24T05:57:34Z")

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Make sure you target your variable correctly (if the variable exists on a different timeline from where you are calling it from).