# How to tell if external swf file has finished playing?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-if-external-swf-file-has-finished-playing/233457
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 24, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-if-external-swf-file-has-finished-playing/233457 "2007-07-24T06:55:43Z")
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### Author: ![kt\_sc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/85e7bf/32.png) [@kt\_sc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kt_sc)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-if-external-swf-file-has-finished-playing/233457/1 "2007-07-24T06:55:43Z")

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I have an external swf file loaded in a MovieClip using ‘loadMovie’, is there a method that can tell me when the swf has finished playing? Because i would like to do something immediately after the swf has finished playing (for example, remove the clip.)

Many thanks!