# Help... how can I get a clip in to play in reverse?

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**Created:** [April 15, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-how-can-i-get-a-clip-in-to-play-in-reverse/1950 "2002-04-15T02:49:47Z")\
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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:** [April 15, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-how-can-i-get-a-clip-in-to-play-in-reverse/1950/1 "2002-04-15T02:49:47Z")

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I have a button that will make a movie clip play going forward… But now I need a the actionscript that will make it play in reverse… can someone help?

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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:** [April 15, 2002, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-how-can-i-get-a-clip-in-to-play-in-reverse/1950/2 "2002-04-15T05:06:54Z")

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In the movie clip :

```auto
 onClipEvent (enterFrame) {\r\r if (_root.i) this.prevFrame () ;\r\r else play ();\r\r}

```

Then you can set a button that will do :

```auto
 on (rollOver) {_root.i=1;}\r\ron (rollOut) _root.i=0;}

```

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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:** [April 15, 2002, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-how-can-i-get-a-clip-in-to-play-in-reverse/1950/3 "2002-04-15T14:22:40Z")

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ThankX