# Can I test whether a sound has finished playing?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-test-whether-a-sound-has-finished-playing/35687>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 17, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-test-whether-a-sound-has-finished-playing/35687 "2003-11-17T00:14:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ranoka](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ranoka/32/265_2.png) [@Ranoka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ranoka)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-test-whether-a-sound-has-finished-playing/35687/1 "2003-11-17T00:14:31Z")

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using actionscript, I want to test whether a sound has finished playing, and then tell flash to play a different sound file, or to change the frame.

Thanks for any help :hr: