# How do I toggle play w/ action script?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-toggle-play-w-action-script/37557>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 11, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-toggle-play-w-action-script/37557 "2003-12-11T17:45:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![3dron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/2acd7d/32.png) [@3dron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/3dron)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-toggle-play-w-action-script/37557/1 "2003-12-11T17:45:25Z")

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on (release) {  
if (stop == “no”) {  
stop = “yes”; stop();  
}  
else if (stop == “yes”) {  
stop = “no”; play();  
}  
}

I know this is bad form, but it also doesn’t work. Please help!  
(and yes I set the variable to no to begin with)

Ron R