# How to play MC backward when it's on end?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 19, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561 "2004-08-19T16:23:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@DaveS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DaveS)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/1 "2004-08-19T16:23:58Z")
Hi!
Can anyone help to solve my problem: I made a very compley shape tween and want it to play backward when it’s end, but I don’t know how. The MC must looping forward and backward.
I don’r have any idea :(. HELP!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/2 "2004-08-19T16:29:57Z")
```auto
MovieClip.prototype.playBackwards = function(){
this.onEnterFrame = function(){
this._currentframe == 1 ? this.prevFrame : delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
}
// Usage:
movieclip.playBackwards();
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/3 "2004-08-19T16:39:36Z")
I tried, but it seems I put the code on wrong place. In \_root timeline I have only one frame, in that frame is placed MovieClip which have 43 frames. MovieClipe instance name is drevo\_mc. What put where?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/4 "2004-08-19T19:07:36Z")
What I always do is create a “scriptloop”. A movieclip with three keyframes and the following code on each frame.
Frame 1:
```auto
currentFrame = [put your total number of frames here];
stop();
```
Frame 2:
```auto
if (currentFrame != 1) {
_root.gotoAndStop(currentFrame - 1);
currentFrame -= 1;
} else {
gotoAndStop(1);
}
```
Frame 3:
```auto
gotoAndPlay(2);
```
Drag the scriptloop onto the stage and give it an instance name of something like “scriptloop\_rewind” and when you want the movie to go backwards, just use the actionscript:
```auto
scriptloop_rewind.gotoAndPlay(2);
```
Also, please note that the scriptloop must be in EVERY frame of the timeline and that I have assumed you’re trying to rewind the \_root timeline. It’s probably best to put the scriptloop on it’s own layer from start to finish.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/5 "2004-08-19T19:18:37Z")
I tried, but it seems I put the code on wrong place. In \_root timeline I have only one frame, in that frame is placed MovieClip which have 43 frames. MovieClipe instance name is drevo\_mc. What put where?
In your case, create a new layer in the “drevo\_mc” and drag the scriptloop detailed above into that layer. Then change the following line in frame 2:
```auto
_root.gotoAndStop(currentFrame - 1);
```
To…
```auto
_root.drevo_mc.gotoAndStop(currentFrame - 1);
```
And I guess you’ll insert the number 43 into the “currentFrame” variable in Frame 1.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/6 "2004-08-19T21:11:37Z")
go to the first frame in your base/root movie (the one that contains drevo\_mc) and paste V’s code, changing the instance name. It should work for you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/7 "2004-08-20T06:51:21Z")
Superb! It works! But here’s a little problem now. When movie clip rewinds, it stops. But i don’t want to do that 🙂 Is there possibility that I done somethink wrong? Thanks a LOT for your help!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2004, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/8 "2004-08-20T06:56:09Z")
> [@newhopekenny](#):
>
> go to the first frame in your base/root movie (the one that contains drevo\_mc) and paste V’s code, changing the instance name. It should work for you.
I tried, but didn’t work. Don’t know why. The \*\*trundrumbalind code \*\*works.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/9 "2004-08-20T13:31:31Z")
any chance if voets or trund can put together i quick fla. Because i have spent 40 minutes trying it out but doesn’t seem to work. I assume this actionscript works for mx2004.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/10 "2004-08-20T18:16:51Z")
I’ll post you one in a few minutes mate…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/11 "2004-08-20T18:29:50Z")
OK, here’s your file. Also note that I’ve changed the line in Frame 2 of the scriptloop from:
```auto
_root.drevo_mc.gotoAndStop(currentFrame - 1);
```
To:
```auto
_root.drevo_mc.gotoAndPlay(currentFrame - 1);
```
This makes the thing loop rather than play, rewind to the beginning and just stop.
Hope this helps, just give me a shout if it’s still not clear from this…
Dave
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/12 "2004-08-20T23:03:16Z")
thanks alot trund. I just didn’t know where to add the scriptloop\_rewind.gotoAndPlay(2); code. Now i know
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2004, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/13 "2004-08-21T08:50:27Z")
Oh, now I see! That’s work as well. I wonder why Flash haven’t got rewind function integrated. Because this thing is very usefull! Thanks for help!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2004, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mc-backward-when-its-on-end/61561/14 "2004-08-21T11:59:57Z")
No problem mate