# ? geting the number of jpg's as a variable from a folder

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**Created:** [July 12, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geting-the-number-of-jpgs-as-a-variable-from-a-folder/115909 "2004-07-12T23:15:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![beenetto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c2a13f/32.png) [@beenetto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beenetto)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geting-the-number-of-jpgs-as-a-variable-from-a-folder/115909/1 "2004-07-12T23:15:11Z")

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hello,

how can i give a value to my variable depending on how many .jpg’s i have  
in my pictures folder.  
lets say I have 53 jpg’s in the pictures folder and I need myvariable=53,  
and if i put the 54th in, flash should update this value on \_root.onLoad or on  
what ever.