# If/ else statements

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-else-statements/3599>\
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**Created:** [January 18, 2002, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-else-statements/3599 "2002-01-18T15:23:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 18, 2002, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-else-statements/3599/1 "2002-01-18T15:23:27Z")

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I require one action to be definately executed on one target movieclip.

Then I need to check 5 other movieclips to see if they are on a certain frame, and if so then to instruct them to play.

I understand that I need to use if / else statements and \_currentframe property for the second part…but I can’t get both parts of the code to execute. Only one or the other…Is there and and statement or something of the like…

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**Post date:** [January 18, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-else-statements/3599/2 "2002-01-18T16:24:41Z")

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Yes, you can use that, doing so :  
if ((movie1.\_currentframe == 20) and (movie2.\_currrentframe ==20) and …) {  
play () ;  
}

You can also set a variable “i” to 0 in your main timeline. When your first MC gets to the frame you want, do \_root.i += 1 ;

Then you can test if (\_root.i ==5) {play();}

Should work.

pom

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**Post date:** [January 19, 2002, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-else-statements/3599/3 "2002-01-19T05:37:56Z")

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though if you are working in Flash 5.0 you should use the “&&” instead of “and”.

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**Post date:** [January 19, 2002, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-else-statements/3599/4 "2002-01-19T09:58:26Z")

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kinda simular to what yuo want … i think…

ZH…