# How do you make a flash animation play in backward using ActionScript only?

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**Created:** [February 25, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-flash-animation-play-in-backward-using-actionscript-only/138813 "2005-02-25T16:05:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![blackjersey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@blackjersey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blackjersey)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-flash-animation-play-in-backward-using-actionscript-only/138813/1 "2005-02-25T16:05:28Z")

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Can it be done? For example, I have 10 frames and at the 10th frame I have a stop(); command and a button, in that button, I want an ActionScript command that plays the whole 10 frames in backward or reverse motion.

All i can think of is to copy the whole 10 frams and paste it to another layer and make the motion tween reverse. I want the .swf file to be small as much as possible. Can it be done? : )

Help me guys!

Thanks and cheers!