# Detecting \_root frame number

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting--root-frame-number/76799>\
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**Created:** [January 21, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting--root-frame-number/76799 "2005-01-21T15:43:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![sifu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sifu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sifu)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting--root-frame-number/76799/1 "2005-01-21T15:43:02Z")

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could anybody tell me how to stop a movieclip if the current frame of the main stage has reached a particular frame number.

thanks in advance for any replies.

sifu