# F5 Check if movie has played before, .. if so stop

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**Created:** [November 18, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-check-if-movie-has-played-before-if-so-stop/35825 "2003-11-18T16:58:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-check-if-movie-has-played-before-if-so-stop/35825/1 "2003-11-18T16:58:56Z")

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Hello,

I have a movie loaded into a header (which is loaded every time a new page is browsed). This movie spouts out a pop up window after 30 seconds then stops. This works except of course every page time this loads afresh it spouts out a new one.

Is there some sort of way to check if movie has been played (say within a 4 hour period) and if it has not to play (do not spout out the pop up)?

Any help would be appreciated. This is Flash5, thanks